Episode 2586: 26-33 When the Lines Go Down

t has been a rough summer weather-wise for so many areas of the U.S. and around the world, from wind to fire to floods. Folk music bears the news and holds the memories of communities affected, so we'll share some songs that have been inspired by troubled times. We'll hear songs and tunes from Tom Rush, Trombone Shorty, Bob Franke and James McMurtry who lends us the title for the program “When the Lines Go Down”. Folk music to remember and mourn … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg & Edgar Meyer / “Why Don't You Go Back in the Woods” / Skip, Hop & Wobble / Sugar HillCaroline Cotter / “Home on the River” / Home on the River / Self-producedK C Groves / “Little Rain” / Happy Little Trees / Self-producedMudbone / “Muddy Water Blues” / Rivers / Last Honky Tonk Tony Joe White / “Storm Comin'”/ Hoo Doo / Yep RocJohnny Cash / “Five Feet High and Risin” / Greatest Hits Vol.1 / ColumbiaThe Carter Family / “The Cyclone of Rye Cove” / In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain / Bear FamilySam Kelly & the Lost Boys / “Crash on the Levee” / Pretty Peggy / NavigatorTrombone Shorty / “Hurricane Season” / Backatown / Verve ForecastJerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg & Edgar Meyer / “The Hymn of Ordinary Motion” / Skip, Hop & Wobble / Sugar HillJames McMurtry / “Hurricane Party” / Just Us Kids / Lightning RodSusan J. Berman / “The Storm” / Nantucket Girl / Self-producedIrma Thomas / “I Count the Tears” / After the Rain / RounderTom Rush / “Wasn't That A Mighty Storm” / Celebrates 50 Years of Music / AppleseedBob Franke / “The Great Storm is Over” / Fast Folk Music Magazine Vol.1 No.6 / Self-producedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways