Episode 2569: 26-16 Finger Pickin' Good, Pt.1

Fingerstyle guitar is one of the most personal of styles and we'll hear some great players the next two weeks. A couple of recordings served as inspiration for these episodes of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Awhile back, Tompkins Square released a collection of demos and outtakes from the great guitarist Duck Baker on a recording called Les Blues Du Richmond, with a wide variety of tunes in many styles. Craft Records has a collection called The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose, featuring guitar and banjo from some great American primitive guitarists and banjo players including John Fahey, Robbie Basho and Peter Lang. We'll focus this recording next week. Fingerstyle guitar … this week and next on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysDuck Baker / “Maple Leaf Rag” / Les Blues Du Richmond / Tompkins SquareBruce Molsky / “The Brass Band Ruchenitsa” / Soon Be Time / CompassLauren Sheehan / “Weepin' Willow Blues” / Some Old Lonesome Day / Wilson RiverRyley Walker / “Primrose Green” / Primrose Green / Dead Oceans Blind Blake / “Wabash Rag” / Guitar Wizards 1926-1935 / YazooBruce Cockburn / “3 Al Purdys'” / Bone On Bone / True NorthChris Smither / “Maybelline” / Call Me Lucky / Signature SoundsDuck Baker / “Homage to Leadbelly” / Les Blues Du Richmond / Tompkins SquareMitch Greenhill & Mayne Smith / “Evolution of Blind Joe Turtle” / Friends of Fahey Tribute / Slacktone RecordsJoan Baez / “The Lily of the West” / Vol.2 / VanguardJohn Renbourn / “Three Pieces by O'Carolan” / The Hermit / TransatlanticGuy Van Duser / “Alligator Crawl” / Stride Guitar / RounderRory Block / “Need a Little Sugar in my Bowl” / A Woman's Soul / Stony PlainRy Cooder / “Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer” / Boomer's Story / RepriseWayne Henderson / “Cannonball Blues” / Rugby Guitar / Flying FishPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways