Grateful Dead Family Discography: Little Glass Of Wine

The Little Glass Of Wine

Composer: Traditional / Carter Stanley

The Little Glass Of Wine was performed by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman in 1991 and 1994. On Garcta / Grisman setlists the title is often given as Poison Glass of Wine.

The version of The Little Glass Of Wine performed by Garcia and Grisman follows the Stanley Brothers version of the song. Ralph Stanley has said in interviews that they learnt a song called Poison In A Glass Of Wine when they were children. In the late 1940s they created a new arrangement using the melody of the earlier song and new lyrics written by Carter Stanley. This song was first released, as The Little Glass Of Wine, on a Stanley Brothers single in 1948.

The origins of the traditional song that is the basis of Little Glass Of Wine date back to possibly 1700s. There are many variation of songs with the same theme. Related songs have titles such as Oxford City, Worcester City, The Cup of Poison, Poison In A Glass Of Wine, The Fatal Glass and many others.

The Little Glass Of Wine

no info Single (Little Maggie / Little Glass Of Wine), Stanley Brothers, 1948
no info Single (Little Glass Of Wine / Little Birdie), Stanley Brothers, 1952
no info Single (Mountain Flower / Little Glass Of Wine), Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, 1962
Bluegrass, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, 1962
Bluegrass Gentlemen, Bluegrass Gentlemen, 1962
The Mountain Music Sound Of The Stanley Brothers, Various Artists (Lonesome Pine Fiddlers), 1962
Twelve Shades Of Bluegrass, Bob Johnson & Lonesome Travellers, 1962
Gone To The Country, The New Lost City Ramblers, 1963
On The Road, The Country Gentlemen, 1963
Angels Are Singing, The Stanley Brothers, 1966
Red Smiley and the Blue Grass Cutups, Vol. 2, Red Smiley and the Blue Grass Cutups, 1967
no info Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys featuring Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1971
no info John Henry, Ralph Stanley, 1971
no info Tribute to the Stanley Brothers, Keith Whitley & Ricky Skaggs, 1971
no info Early Days of Bluegrass, Vol. 5, The Rich-R-Tone Story, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1974
no info The Memory of Your Smile, Ralph Stanley, 1981
Stanley Series, Vol. 2 #1, Stanley Brothers, 1984
no info On Radio, Vol. 2, Stanley Brothers, 1984
Stanley Series, Vol. 2 #3, Stanley Brothers, 1986
Stanley Series, Vol. 3 #1, Stanley Brothers, 1987
no info On WCYB Farm and Fun Time, Stanley Brothers, 1988
Classic Bluegrass, Ralph Stanley, 1990
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1949-1952, The Stanley Brothers, 1991
On The Radio, Stanley Brothers, 1991
Clinch Mountain Bluegrass, Stanley Brothers, 1994
no info Mountain Music Collection, Vol. 2: Fair and Tender Ladies, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1994
Rhythm of the Mountains, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1994
1971-1973, Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys, 1995
no info Clinch Mountain Echoes: Songs in the Stanley Mode, Ralph Stanley II/John Rigsby, 1996
no info Classic Mountain Music, Ralph Stanley, 1996
Complete Columbia Recordings, Stanley Brothers, 1996
Stanley Series, Vol. 4 #1, Stanley Brothers , 1996
no info Earliest Recordings: Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s, 1947-1952, Stanley Brothers, 1997
no info Reunion, Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys, 1997
no info 20 Bluegrass Favorites, Vol. 2, Red Smiley, 1998
no info Been There Still, Tom, Brad & Alice, 1998
no info The Sound of Blue Grass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 1999
no info 50th Anniversary Collection, Stanley Brothers, 19??
no info As Good As It Gets: Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2000
On the Road (And More), The Country Gentlemen, 2001
Too Late to Cry, The Stanley Brothers, 2001
Bluegrass Bonanza, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2001
no info Echoes of Clinch Mountain, The Stanley Brothers, 2002
no info First Generation Blue Grass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2002
no info Selected Sides 1947-1953: The Very Best of Bluegrass, Flatt & Scruggs/Stanley Brothers, 2004
Blazing Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2004
no info Plum Pitiful: 20 Sad and Tragic Bluegrass Songs, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2004
no info Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952), The Stanley Brothers, 2005
no info For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records, Various Artists (Paul Burch), 2005
no info Bluegrass from Roots to Branches, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2005
Best Of Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups, Vol. 2, Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups, 2006
no info East to West, Paul Burch, 2006
no info Mechanical One-Man Bluegrass and Country Music, Royer's One Man Band, 2006
no info Vintage Bluegrass Masters, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2006
Sound Traditions: The Best of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Red Smiley), 2006
The Definitive Collection 1947-1966, The Stanley Brothers, 2007
The Essential Guide To Bluegrass, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2007
no info Best Loved Bluegrass: 20 All-Time Favorites, Various Artists (Ralph Stanley), 2008
no info Bluegrass & Banjo, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2009
Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene: Vanguard Records & The 1960s Musical Revolution, Various Artists (Stanley Brothers), 2012
Del and Dawg: Live!, Del McCoury and David Grisman, 2016

Poison In A Glass Of Wine

no info Appalachia, The Old Traditions, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Garrett and Norah Arwood), 1982
no info As Close as Can Be, Peta Webb and Ken Hall, 2000
no info Far in the Mountains: Vols 3 & 4, Various Artists (Garrett and Norah Arwood), 1982
Kentucky Mountain Music, Various Artists (Bill Bundy), 2003

The Fatal Glass

no info Casey Anderson Live at the Ice, Casey Anderson, 1963