Cinco de Mayo – May 5

Get out the chips and salsa and pour yourself a margarita! We’re celebrating the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Not a big deal in Mexico but it’s like a Mexican 4th of July in the U.S.

  • Border Bound
    • Robin and Linda Williams “Sugar for Sugar” (Sugar Hill)
  • Che Apalache
    • Play anything by this Latino bluegrass band from their album “Rearrange My Heart” (Free Dirt)
  • Chips and Salsa
    • Wayne Taylor “It’s About Time” (Wayne Taylor Records)
  • Dos Corazones
    • Joe Carr and Alan Munde “Welcome to West Texas” (Flying Fish)
  • Español
    • Bill Emerson and Wayne Taylor “Appaloosa” (Webco)
    • Bill Emerson “Eclipse” (Rural Rhythm).
  • Estamos Tontos
    • Watson and Hardy “Love Hounds On My Tail” (Rhubarb)
  • Evangelina
    • Ronnie McCoury “Heartbreak Town” (Rounder)
  • Gunfighter’s Revenge
    • Larry Sparks “Almost Home” (Rebel)
  • Hills of Sonora
    • Wayne Taylor “Movin’ On” (Raincoe Music)
  • I Got Mexico
    • Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road with Eddy Raven “Country Grass” (Pinecastle)
    • Eddy Raven “All Grassed Up” (Pinecastle)
  • Jalapeño Flashback
    • Andy Owens Project “Real Music” (Real Records)
  • Margarita Breakdown
    • The Special Consensus “Freight Train Boogie” (Turquoise)
  • Mexican Stomp
    • Frank Wakefield “That Was Now, This is Then!” (Rosewood)
  • Mexico
    • Chris Hillman “Morning Sky” (Sugar Hill)
  • Mexico’s Daughter
    • The Del McCoury Band “Family Circle” (McCoury Music)
  • Mexico Love
    • Steve Spurgin “Tumbleweed Town” (Tricopolis)
  • Oh Mexico
    • Randy Waller and the Country Gentlemen “Keeper of the Flame” (Lendel)
  • Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico
    • Bluegrass Etc. “Travelin’ Band” (Sierra)
    • Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band (Rebel)
  • Santa Fe
    • Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers “The Long Awaited Album” (Rounder) Includes a mariachi band.
  • Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
    • Tim O’Brien “Red on Blonde” (Sugar Hill)
    • Dierks Bentley “Up on the Ridge” (Capitol Nashville)
  • The Seashores of Old Mexico
    • Larry Stephenson “What Really Matters” (Compass)
  • The Tequila Express
    • Aaron Bibelhauser “As You Like It” (no label)