Sing Out! Radio Magazine

This week we will present music from young artists who have taken a musical style and created something very personal. We'll hear music from Mipso, Connla, I'm With Her, Vivian Leva, Molly Tuttle and many more. Talented young players putting their distinctive style on tradition-based music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysNoam Pikelny / “Big Sandy River” / Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe / CompassMipso / “Train Down the Line” / Coming Down the Mountain / SelfChris Thile / “Modern Friendship” / Thanks for Listening / NonesuchI'm With Her / “Overland” / See You Around / RounderKristin Scott Benson / “Eagle Eye Annie” / Stringworks / Mountain HomeConnla / “Organised Chaos” / The Next Chapter / Self ProducedWe Banjo 3 / “Lonesome Road” / Roots of the Banjo Tree / Self-producedHouse of Hamill / “Cedars House” / March Through Storms / Self-producedNoam Pikelny / “Big Sandy River” / Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe / Compass  Emily Miller and Jesse Milnes / “Bully of the Town” / The New Young Fogies, Volume One /  Self-producedJake Armerding / “Company Town” / Caged Bird / Self-producedVivian Leva / “Why Don't You Introduce Me as Your Darlin'” / Time is Everything / Free DirtLeela & Ellie Grace / “Common Ground” / Where the Waters Run / Self-producedMolly Tuttle / “Walden” / Rise / CompassLaura Cortese & the Dance Cards / “Stockholm” / California Calling / CompassPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

It's easy to forget that the end-of-summer holiday is more than a time for picnics and last swims. For this edition of the Magazine, we'll celebrate those who labor, and those who fight for the rights of everyone. We'll hear John McCutcheon, Malvina Reynolds, the New Lost City Ramblers, and Peggy Seeger's classic engineer song. Celebrate the workers … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysCurt Bouterse / “Carlisle” / Nixon's Farewell / Dancing CatJoe Jencks / “Solidarity Forever” / Poets, Philosophers, Workers & Wanderers / Turtle BearBarbara Dane / “”Millworker” / Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard Hitting Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysTom Chapin / “Fair Pay Fair Play Blues” / Threads / SundanceJohn McCutcheon / “Sydney-Joe Hill” / Untold / AppleseedJohn O'Connor / “Saturday” / We Ain't Gonna Give it Away / Self ProducedCurt Bouterse / “Tucson Tucstep” / Nixon's Farewell / Dancing CatPeggy Seeger / “Gonna Be An Engineer” / The Folkways Years 1955-1982 / Smithsonian FolkwaysNew Lost City Ramblers / “Old Age Pension Check” / Songs from the Depression / Smithonian FolkwaysMagpie / “The Mill was Made of Marble” / When We Stand Together / Long TailAlice Gerrard & Kay Justice / “Cotton Mill Girls” / Tear Down the Fences / KbellMalvina Reynolds / “Bury Me in my Overalls” / Ear to the Ground / Smithsonian FolkwaysWindbourne / “Which Side are You On” / Song on the Times / Self ProducedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

We all know that fiddle festivals, large and small, East and West, are an important part of sharing the music. This week we present a collection of great fiddlers with styles from various regions of the US and Canada, as might be heard at a festival near you. We'll hear classic tunes from John W. Summers and Brad Leftwich, great Irish fiddling from Kevin Burke, edgy playing from Darol Anger and a lovely ensemble performance from Childsplay. So rosin up your bow and get ready … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBob Carlin w/ Brad Leftwich / “Step Back Cindy” / Banging and Sawing / RounderJohn W. Summers / “Fine Times at Our House” / Classic Old Time Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysLynn “Chirps” Smith / “Limburger Cheese” / Midwestern Harvest / MarimacMike Bryant / “Zollie's Retreat” / Sandstone & Pine Rosin / SandrockFeleboga Stringband / “Cranberry Rock” / Tugboat to Hamburg / Apple BlossomDarol Anger, Emy Phelps + Friends / “These Boots (Were Made for Walkin')” / Music of Our People / Fiddlistics The Fretless / “Star Monster” / Live at the Art Farm / Self-producedOliver the Crow / “Grace” / Oliver the Crow / Self-producedBob Carlin w/ Brad Leftwich / “Cherokee Shuffle” / Banging and Sawing / RounderChildsplay / “The Fiddle and the Drum” / The Bloom of Youth / Self-producedAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas / “Keeping Up with Christine” / Ports of Call / CulburnieKevin Burke / “Spoken Memories of Johnny Cunningham” / An Evening with Kevin Burke / LoftusKevin Burke / “Dion Reel Medley” / An Evening with Kevin Burke / LoftusApril Verch / “The Newpart” / The Newpart / Slab TownPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

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

Summer is sadly drawing near its close, with some children and grownups already headed back to school. Gather around the old computer (or the old-school radio) and listen to some music that children and adults will enjoy.We include music from Dan Zanes, Elizabeth Mitchell, Greg Brown, Trout Fishing in America, Dave Fry and, of course Pete Seeger, along with many more. One last celebration of summer with great music for everyone … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBonnie Rideout / “Morrison's Jig” / Gi'me Elbow Room / Maggie's MusicDan Zanes and Friends / “Rock Island Line” / Lead Belly Baby / Smithsonian FolkwaysTaj Mahal / “Shake Sugaree” / Shake Sugaree / Music for Little PeopleTwo of a Kind / “Kelp” / We're All in this Together / Self ProducedDoc Watson / “Mole in the Ground” / Sings Songs for Little Pickers / Sugar HillMike Seeger / “Muskrat” / Animal Folk Songs for Children / RounderThe Okee Dokee Brothers / “Jackalope” / Saddle Up / Self ProducedGreg Brown / “Four Wet Pigs” / Bath Tub Blues / Red HouseBonnie Rideout / “Marching Song” / Gi'me Elbow Room / Maggie's MusicPete Seeger / “Abiyoyo” / Children's Concert at Town Hall / ColumbiaElizabeth Mitchell & Suni Paz / “Tu eres mi sol” / Tu Eres Mi Flor / Smithsonian FolkwaysElizabeth Mitchell / “Shoo Lie Loo” / Sunny Day / Smithsonian FolkwaysCathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / “Dancin' in the Kitchen” / Dancin' in the Kitchen / Community MusicDave Fry / “Put Your Finger in the Air” / Playground / Dave Fry MusicTrout Fishing in America / “Rubbere Baby Buggy Bumpers” / Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers / Self ProducedOozakazoo / “Dinosaur in my Backyard” / Young Folk Rock / Self ProducedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Sometimes it might seem disappointing when a folk music recording includes orchestrations. For another point of view, I listened to “When the Day the Day is Done: The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby” on Ace Records and I came to the realization that in the right hands it can be quite beautiful. Robert Kirby adds string and horn parts to some of my favorite recordings; we'll hear three of those arrangements alongside others with interesting brass or string accompaniment. Stringing along … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysChildsplay / “My Cape Breton Home” / The Great Waltz / Self-producedRichard and Linda Thompson / “First Light” / When the Day is Done / AceThe Super Saturated Sugar Strings / “Amplified” / All Their Many Miles / Self-producedCorky Siegel's Chamber Blues / “Lay Down Sally” / Different Voices / Dawnserly RecordsJudy Collins / “Tom Thumb's Blues” / In My Life / ElektraNick Drake / “Introduction” / When the Day is Done / AceBalsam Ridge / “Jack Diamond” / Mountain Overture / Mountain HomeChildsplay / The Great Waltz of China” / The Great Waltz / Self-producedMoira Smiley / “Wise Man” / Unzip the Horizon / Self-producedWill Sexton & Simone Stevens / “Come Josephine in my Flying Machine” / The Beautiful Old . DoubloonCanterbury Country Dance Orchestra / “Farewell to Whiskey-Money Musk” / Mistwold / F&WTim Hart & Maddy Prior / “Dancing at Whitsun” / When the Day is Done / AceAlasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas / “Highlander's Farewell” / Highlander's Farewell / CulburniePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

People celebrate the Summer season in many different ways, and one of the most popular is to go towards the water. This week we present a collection of songs related to maritime life and work. We'll hear selections from Lou Killen, Waterson-Carthy, Dan Milner, Steeleye Span and many more. So come aboard for some great nautical music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysYankee Clipper / “Keel-Hauling Medley” / Hauling Home / HoneybeeLouis Killen / “All Things Are Quite Silent” / Ballads and Broadsides / TopicThe Boarding Party / “The Sailor's Alphabet” / 'Tis Our Sailing Time / Folk-LegacyDeby Benton Grosjean et al / “The Flowing Tide-The Gypsies-The Roaring Hornpipe” / Celtic Voyage GourdMick Hanly / “The Good Ship Delerious” / Homeland / Celtic ConnectionsAnne Briggs / “Standing on the Shore” / The Time Has Come / WaterThe Watersons / “The Greenland Whale Fishery” / Early Days / TopicThe Dicey Doh Singers / “The Sloop John B” / Classic Maritime Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysYankee Clipper / “The Red Star Line-The Garden Gate” / Hauling Home / HoneybeeWaterson Carthy / “Captain Kidd” / Fishes and Fine Yellow Sand / TopicDan Milner / “All For Me Grog-Parnell's March” / Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea / Smithsonian FolkwaysSteeleye Span / “Saucy Sailor” / Below the Salt / ShanachieCyril Tawney / “Chicken on a Raft” / Navy Cuts / ADAPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

It's summer time and that's the time to go to your favorite music festival or better yet, try out a new one. We'll hear classic music from the first Newport Folk Festival in 1959, travel to Galax, Virginia for the Fiddler's Convention and visit Colorado for two of the Centennial State's finest events. Celebrate summer music with us … this week on The Sing Out! Radio MagazinePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBascom Lamar Lunsford / “Rye Straw” / Ballads, Banjo Tunes, and Sacred Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysBlue Ridge Mountain Ramblers / “Grey Eagle” / In the Field Behind the Stage / Old Blue RecordsRoan Mountain Hilltoppers / “Sally Ann” / In the Field Behind the Stage / Old Blue RecordsKirk Sutphin with the New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters / “Belle of Lexington” / In the Field Behind the Stage / Old Blue Tommy Jarrell / “Sourwood Mountain” / The Brandywine Mountain Music Convention / Chubby DragonSmokey Valley Boys / “Cricket on the Hearth” / The Brandywine Mountain Music Convention / Chubby DragonBarbara Dane with Frank Hamilton & Bill Lee / “Dink's Blues” / The Newport Folk Festival 1959 / Not NowPete Seeger / “The Bells of Rhymney” / The Newport Folk Festival 1959 / Not NowMississippi John Hurt / “Candy Man” / Folk Music at Newport Part.1 / VanguardBascom Lamar Lunsford / “Ten Steps” / Ballads, Banjo Tunes, and Sacred Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysJohn Gorka / “Love is Our Cross to Bear” / Folks Live / Blue Plate MusicNorman & Nancy Blake / “Battleship of Main” / Folks Live / Blue Plate MusicClaire Lynch and the Front Porch String Band / “It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing” / Rockygrass / Blue Plate MusicBill Monroe & Doc Watson / “Watson's Blues” / Off the Record Volume 2 / Smithsonian FolkwaysBill Monroe & Doc Watson / “Paddy on the Turnpike” / Off the Record Volume 2 / Smithsonian FolkwaysBill Dillof / “All I Got's Gone” / Bluff Country Gathering 2000-2004 / JawbonePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This time around we'll feature music in the Cowboy Way – sent out especially to Rick and Becky, our close kin in Cody, Wyoming. We've got classic songs from Lead Belly, Powder River Jack and Kitty Lee, Jack Guthrie, and others; more contemporary offerings include music from Dom Flemons, Jim Kweskin and (of course!) Riders in the Sky. Brew up some cowboy coffee and sit back under the open sky … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysWayne Erbsen / “Texas Quickstep” / Cowboy Songs of the Wild Frontier / Native GroundDom Flemons / “Home on the Range” / Presents Black Cowboys / Smithsonian FolkwaysLead Belly / “Western Cowboy” / Deep River of Song: Black Texicans / RounderJim Kweskin / “The Tenderfoot (Cowboy)” / Unjugged / HornbeamCrockett Family / “Buffalo Gals Medley” / When I Was A Cowboy Vol.2 / YazooPowder River Jack & Kitty Lee / “Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail / When I Was A Cowboy Vol.1 / YazooGlenn Ohrlin / “The High-Tone Dance” / The Cowboy Tour / RounderWaddie Mitchell / “The Old Nighthawk” / Live / ShanachieWayne Erbsen / “Sally Goodin” / Cowboy Songs of the Wild Frontier / Native GroundDom Flemons / “Little Joe the Wrangler” / Presents Black Cowboys / Smithsonian FolkwaysGirls of the Golden West / “Round-Up Time in Texas” / Flowers in the Wildwood / TrikontJack Guthrie / “Oklahoma Hills” / Swinging Hollywood Hillbillies-Hillbilly Cowboys / ProperPatsy Montana / “I Want to be a Cowboy Sweetheart” / Columbia Country Classics Vol.1 / ColumbiaRay Bierl / “Blue Mountain” / Cowboy Dancing / Greasy StringKathy Johnson / “Happy Trails” / Way Out West / Singing Bridge Riders in the Sky / “Rawhide” / Always Drink Upstream from the Herd / RounderPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we'll continue with more great songs of the road and the long steel rails, perhaps in time to inspire your summer travel. We'll hear great music from sources as varied as Jimmy Webb, The Delmore Brothers, Paul Simon, Asleep at the Wheel, and lots more. Follow that road … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysCountry Cooking / “Farewell Blues” / 26 Bluegrass Instrumentals / RounderUtah Phillips / “Daddy, What's a Train?” / Good Enough / PhiloDiane Patterson / “Open Road” / Open Road / Self-producedGordon Lightfoot / “Me and Bobby McGee” / If You Could Read My Mind / RepriseThe Price Sisters / “Get On the Main Highway” / A Heart Never Knows / RebelPaul Simon / “Train in the Distance” / Heart and Bones / LegacyJohn Hartford and the Hartford Stringband / “Keep On Truckin' / Good Old Boys / RounderJimmy Webb / “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” / Ten Easy Pieces / GuardianThe Delmore Brothers / “Freight Train Boogie” / Freight Train Boogie / AceCountry Cooking / “Orange Mt. Special” / 26 Bluegrass Instrumentals / RounderJudy Collins / “Someday Soon” / Who Knows Where the Time Goes / ElektraJohn Reischman & the Jaybirds / “Wellesley Station” / On That Other Green Shore / CorvusRoustabout / “The Race Between the Ford and the Chevrolet” / Roustabout / Yodel-Ay-HeeAsleep at the Wheel / “Choo Choo Ch'Boogie” / Swing Time / SonyHot Buttered Rum / “Leaving Dallas” / Lonesome Panoramic / Self-producedPure Prairie League / “Kansas City Southern” / Two Lane Highway / RCAPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Wanderlust can become a serious problem if not treated properly. The best remedy is to get out there and travel! This week in part one of our feature we focus on great songs of the road and the long steel rails: just the cure for the need to explore. We'll hear great music from Chuck Berry, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Tom Rush, David Hamburger, and of course, Steve Goodman. So ditch those blues and come on the road … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysKristin Scott Benson / “Farewell Blues” / Stringworks / Mountain HomeChuck Berry / “No Particular Place to Go” / Rock N' Roll Rarities / ChessBela Fleck & Abigail Washburn / “Railroad” / Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn / RounderJohn O'Connor / “Big Bend Boulevard” / Rare Songs / Self ProducedRoger Miller / “King of the Road” / All Time Greatest Hits / MercuryTom Rush / “On the Road Again” / Take a Little Walk with Me / ElektraGuy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi / “Sonny and Brownies Last Train” / Sonny & Brownie's Last Train / M.C. RecordsRed Squirrel Chasers / “New River Train” / Shakin' Down the Acorns / VigortoneKristin Scott Benson / “Travelers Rest” / Stringworks / Mountain HomeSteve Goodman / “City of New Orleans” / The Original Steve Goodman / BuddahTim & Mollie O'Brien / “Wichita” / Away Out On The Mountain / Sugar HillThe Young'uns / “Ghafoor's Bus” / Strangers / Hereteu RecordsAfter the Flood / “Illinois Central” / After the Flood / Self ProducedBilly Bragg & Joe Henry / “KC Moan” / Shine A Light / Cv 30 RecordsDavid Hamburger / “Pennsylvania Station Blues” / Pennsylvania Station Blues / Lounge SideCommander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen / “Hot Rod Lincoln” / Lost in the Ozone / MCAPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

On this edition of the Magazine, we'll stretch from Ireland across to the Appalachians, with a stop at bluegrass, as we continue to mark Accordion Awareness Month. Tunes and songs from Louisa Jo (Lou) Killen, John and Phil Cunningham, Los Texmaniacs, and more. Reels, tangos and Cotton Eyed Joe … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMalcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen / “Banish Misfortune” / Banish Misfortune / June AppalEuphonia / “Cotton Eyed Joe” / The Old Jawbone / TuxedoBoubacar Traore' / “Kanou” / French Essentials III / Aureau ExportLouisa Jo Killen / “All Things are Quite Silent” / Ballads and Broadsides / TopicLos Texmaniacs / “Mexico Americano” / Cruzando Borders / Smithsonian FolkwaysBill Monroe / “Bluegrass Special” / Columbia Historic Edition / ColumbiaAstor Piazzola & Gary Burton / “Neuvo Tango” / The New Tango / AtlanticMalcolm Dalglish and Grey Larsen / “The First of May-Drunkards Path-An Comhra Donn” / Banish Misfortune / June AppalJohn & Phil Cunningham / “Reels” / Silly Wizard: Live in America / Green LinnetLaura Smyth & Ted Kemp / “The Brown Hare of Whitebrook” / The Poacher's Fate / Broken TokenBruce Daigrepont / “La Musique D'Accordion (Accordion Music)” / Paradis / RounderJIIG / “Angeline the Baker-Abe's Retreat” / JIIG / Fallen AnglePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

June is officially recognized as National Accordion Awareness Month in the United States. It was established in 1989 to promote awareness of the accordion, encourage people to learn about the instrument, and celebrate its contributions to many musical traditions. In honor of the month, we'll listen to Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Jody Kruskal, The Subdudes, and lots more. From folk and polka to jazz, zydeco, gospel, blues, classical, rock, and pop, celebrate with us … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysLydom, Bugge & Hoirup / “Tretur-Furmandsrill-Rigel” / Gangspil / Go Danish Folk MusicThe Subdudes / “Angel to Be” / Annunciation / High StreetMaria Kalaniemi & Sven Ahlback / “Polska After Johan Erik Taklax” / Airbow / NorthsideJimmie Shand and his Band / “The Marestand Twostep” / Jimmie Shand Plays Jimmie Shand / DeltaSourdough Slim / “Roaming Cowboy” / Contagious Fun / Roundup RecordsTango-Orchestri Unto / “Juno” / Dark Wings of the Night / ARCThe Occasionals / “The Baden Powell” / Back in Step / GreentraxJody Kruskal / “She's Got the Money Too” / Concertina Valentine / Self-producedFrankie Yankovic / “The Pennsylvania Polka” / America's Favorites / ColumbiaLydom, Bugge & Hoirup / “Springdans-O hejsa, min kone er tyk” / Gangspil / Go Danish Folk MusicSteve Riley & the Mamou Playboys / “Tout le Temps en Temp” / Live / RounderJoseito Mateo & Louis Kalaff / “Los Budegueros” / Republica Dominicana / PutumayoYale Strom / “Young Forces Grow” / “City of the Future-Yiddish Songs from the Former Soviet Union” / ARCHigh Neighbor Boys / “Zeke Terney's Stomp” / Okeh Western Swing / CBS Special ProductsLa Famille Leger / “Tunes from Lucy Johannes” / L'Etoille Nord / Self-producedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

On this episode we'll conclude our two part-feature on psychedelic influences on folk music. We'll hear classic selections from Pearls Before Swine, The Incredible String Band, The Grateful Dead, Peter, Paul and Mary and newer music from Lankum, Anna & Elizabeth and Cinder Well. Blending folk melodies with a mystical atmosphere … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJohn Fahey / “Night Train to Valhalla” / The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose / CraftLankum / “What Will We Do When We Have No Money” / Between Earth and Sky / Rough TradeThe Young Tradition / “Idumea” / Oberlin 1968 / Wing & A PrayerAnna & Elizabeth / “By the Shore” / The Invisible Comes to Us / Smithsonian FolkwaysPearls Before Swine / “The Jeweler” / The Use of Ashes / Floating WorldThe Incredible String Band / “A Very Cellular Song” / Live at the Fillmore 1968 / HuxLeo Kottke / “The Ice Miner” / The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose / CraftThe Grateful Dead / “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad” / Ladies and Gentlemen The Grateful Dead Fillmore East New York City April 1971 / RhinoThe Byrds / “Going Back” / The Notorious Byrd Brothers / ColumbiaThe Horseflies / “Late for the Dance” / In the Dance Tent / Live and Kickin'Cinder Well / “Queen of the Earth, Child of the Skies” / No Summer / Free DirtPeter Paul & Mary / “Love City (Postcards to Duluth)” / Late Again / Warner BrothersPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The distinctive sound of the psychedelic era was not just component of the rock music of the period, there was a good bit of folk music which was influenced by the times. That sound did not end with advent of the 1970s and lives on in the work of many artists today. On the next two editions of SORM, we look back to that magical period and forward to today. This week we'll hear some classic music from Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and Paul Siebel, among others. We'll also hear some contemporary players like In Gowan Ring, Helen Dorothy and The Creaking Tree String Quartet. A little mind-bending music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Creaking Tree String Quartet / “Zig Zag” / The Creaking Tree String Quartet / Self-producedBob Dylan / “Mr. Tambourine Man” / Bringing it All Back Home / ColumbiaIn Gowan Ring / “On the Butterfly's Wing” / Hand-Eye / H-EPat Kilrory / “The Magic Carpet” / Light of Day / ElektraJefferson Airplane / “The Other Side of this Life” / Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 11/25 & 27/66 SonyHelen Dorothy / “Be Kind to Your Heart” / Light Time & Sound / Self-producedStrawbs / “Pieces of 79 & 15” / Strawbs / A+MThe Creaking Tree String Quartet / “Scotland Yard” / The Creaking Tree String Quartet / Self-producedLal & Mike Waterson / “Bright Phoebus” / Bright Phoebus / DominoFairport Convention / “Chelsea Morning” / Fairport Convention / PolydorJohn Martyn / “Solid Air” / Live at Leeds & More / ScrapperQuicksilver Messenger Service / “Shady Grove” / Shady Grove / BGOPaul Siebel / “Then Came the Children” / Woodsmoke & Oranges / ElektraPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

We'll conclude the revisit to our two-part travel feature with music from Mandolin Man Belgium, Trio Mediaeval from Norway, Ladysmith Black Mambazo from Africa, Divanhana from Bosnia and many more. Find that comfy chair once again and travel the world … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMandolinman / “Polka Antwerp” / Unfolding the Roots / ARCGrupo Mono Blanco / “El cascabel” / Fandango / Smithsonian FolkwaysSrdjan Beronja / “Raga Charukeshi” / The Sounds of Varansi / ARCBobby McFerrin / “Medicine Man” / Medicine Music / EMITrio Mediaeval / “I mine kate ungdomsdager” / Folk Songs / ECMLamia Bedioui & The Desert Fish / “Sti Filaki” / Athamra / Self-producedPaul Winter / “Call of the Elephant” / Earth: Voices of A Planet / Living MusicMandolinman / “Contradans Ghent in A Minor” / Unfolding the Roots / ARCThe Celtic Fiddle Festival / “Planxty Burke-Thomas Burke” / Storm in a Teapot / LoftusYo Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble / “Shingashi Song” / Sing Me Home / Sony MasterworksLadysmith Black Mambazo / “Unomathemba” / Shaka Zulu / Warner BrothersDivanhana / “Oi Safete, Sajo, Sarajlito” / Zukva / ARCGypsy Kings / “Allegria” / Allegria / Elektra MusicianPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The conventional wisdom is that history doesn't repeat, it rhymes. With that in mind, we'll revisit two programs from an earlier time of uncertainty, when traveling was difficult amid world and family situations. We can become armchair travelers, and enjoy a grand variety of World music from all corners of the globe. In the first installment, we'll hear from the Finnish band Frigg, The Russian group The Terem Quartet, The Battlefield Band from Scotland, Itzhak Perlman and the Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra and many more. Find a comfy chair and travel the world with some great music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysFrigg / “Juhlamarssi” / X X / Self-producedViguele / “Rosario por Malaguenas” / Tempermento-Traditional Music from Spain / ARCThe Terem Quartet / “The Legend of the Old Mountain Man” / Terem / RealworldLakou Mizik / “Wa Di Yo” / Wa Di Yo / CumbanchaGeoffrey Oryema / “Land of Anaka” / Realworld 25 / Realworld Debashish Bhattacharya / “Amrit Anand” / Calcutta Chronicles / RiverboatAlasdair Fraser / “Dawn Dance” / Dawn Dance / CulburnieFrigg / “Early Bird” / X X / Self-producedAldeia dos Anjos / “Mal-me-quer” / Discover Music from Brazil / ARCIyatra Quartet / “Chandra” / Break the Dawn / PRS FoundationKamakahi-Kuo-Pahinui Hawaiian Slack Key Band / “Monterey Sunrise” / Hui Aloha / Dancing CatBattlefield Band / “Seven Braw Gowns” / The Producer's Choice / TempleItzhak Perlman w/ The Andy Statman Klezmer Orchestra / “Shalom Aleykhem” / In the Fiddler's House / AngelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

How do we know what has gone before in music and folklore? Musical explorers with reel-to-reel recorders and notebooks went out and found music, recording musicians and singers and storytellers to make sure the music kept going. For the record this week, we'll listen to field recordings from years past, including the Doc Watson Family, Sara and Maybelle Carter (as recorded by Mike Seeger) and Pink Anderson, among many others. Music collected in the field … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Doc Watson Family / “Tucker's Barn” / Tradition / RounderJames “Son Ford” Thomas / “44 Blues” / Voices of Mississippi / Dust to DigitalWill Shade, Charlie Burse and Gus Cannon / “Take Your Fingers Off It” / Classic Harmonica Blues / Smithsonian FolkwaysPink Anderson / “Talking Blues” / Classic African American Songsters / Smithsonian FolkwaysPeg Leg Sam / “Froggy Went A-Courting” / Classic African American Songsters / Smithsonian FolkwaysE.C. Ball / “The Farmer's Curst Wife” / Sounds of the South / AtlanticMaybelle Carter and Sara Carter Bayes / “I'm Leaving You this Lonesome Song” / Classic Old-Time Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysDoug Wallin / “Naomi Wise” / Classic American Ballads / Smithsonian FolkwaysBurl Hammons / “The Big Scioty” / The Hammons Family / RounderThe Doc Watson Family / “Give the Fiddler a Dram” / Tradition / RounderThe Southland Hummingbirds / “You Don't Know Like I Know” / Voices of Mississippi / Dust to DigitalIndian Bottom Association Old Regular Baptists / “Guide Me O Though Great Jehovah” / Songs of the Old Regular Baptists / Smithsonian FolkwaysBozie Sturdivant / “Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down” / A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings / RounderJames “Son Ford” Thomas / “I Know It's Wrong to be Playin' the Blues” / Voices of Mississippi / Dust to DigitalLead Belly / “Cow Cow Yicky Yicky Yea” / Cowboy Songs on Folkways / Smithsonian FolkwaysElizabeth Cotten / “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” / Close To Home / Smithsonian FolkwaysW.H. Stepp / “Bonaparte's Retreat” / A Treasury of Library of Congress Field Recordings / RounderPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This time around we share more fine finger-style music, with great players including Doc Watson, John Fahey, and Leo Kottke. We'll also present some songs that use fine guitar playing to frame classic lyrics. Listen for lots more examples of fingers moving with grace and rhythm … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJohn Fahey / “Night Train to Valhalla” / The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose / CraftSimon & Garfunkel / “For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her” / Live From New York City, 1967 / ColumbiaTom Rush / “Rockport Sunday” / The Circle Game / ElektraJoni Mitchell / “That Song About the Midway” / Clouds / RepriseDoc Watson / “Windy and Warm” / Southbound / VanguardBert Jansch & John Renbourn / “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” / Stepping Stones / VanguardNic Jones / “Planxty Davis” / Penguin Eggs / TopicJoan Shelley / “Brighter Than the Blues” / Over and Even / No QuarterPeter Walker / “April in Cambridge” / The Thousand Incarnations of the Rose / CraftGlenn Jones / “My Charlotte Blue Notebook” / The Wanting / Thrill JockeyLeo Kottke / “Louise” / Greenhouse / One WayHot Tuna / “Water Song” / The Very Best of Hot Tuna / RCA LegacyDavey Graham / “Prelude from the Suite in D Minor” / The Complete Guitarist / Stephan Grossman's Guitar WorkshopSteve Dawson / “Hale Road Revelation” / Lucky Hand / Black HenJohn Hartford / “Presbyterian Guitar” / Aereo-Plain / RounderPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

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

When we think of swing music, visions of Big Bands from the 1930s and 1940s usually come to mind. Although most of the Big Bands are gone, the musical style is still very much in vogue. This week we'll listen to swing music (and its relative, boogie woogie) in many settings, old and new.We'll include Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, The Boswell Sisters, Ry Cooder, The Boulder Acoustic Society, and of course, the David Grisman Sextet. We'll swing into Spring … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJoe Venuti / “Raggin' The Scale” / Violin Jazz 1927-1934 / YazooThe David Grisman Sextet / “Horn Pipe Dream” / The David Grisman Sextet / Acoustic DiscHotcha! / “Fois Dras (Dance of the Fatted Ducks)” / Dust Bowl Roots / Self-producedCafe Accordion Orchestra / “Crazy Rhythm” / On Holiday / Self-producedBob Wills and his Texas Playboys / “Beaumont Rag” / Take Me Back to Beaumont / RounderThe Delmore Brothers / “Freight Train Boogie” / Freight Train Boogie / AceThe Boswell Sisters / “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” / That's How Rhythm was Born / ColumbiaMeade “Lux” Lewis / “Honky Tonk Train Blues” / The Anthology of Boogie Woogie Piano / PrimoJoe Venuti / “Wild Cat” / Violin Jazz 1927-1934 / YazooBoulder Acoustic Society / “Does It Really Matter” / Now / Self-producedRy Cooder / “Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now” / Jazz / Warner BrothersSultans of String / “Kitchen Party” / Luna / Self-producedHank Snow / “The Golden Rocket” / The Very Best of Hank Snow / BMGAsleep at the Wheel / “House of Blue Lights” / Swing Time / SonyMerle Haggard / “Right or Wrong” / The Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or, My Salute to Bob Wills / CapitolThe Western Flyers / “I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” / Wild Blue Yonder / Versa-TonePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we conclude our birthday celebration for Pete Seeger with a survey of more recent interpretations of some of Pete's best songs and some newer recordings by Pete. We'll hear Judy Collins, John McCutcheon, The Malvinas. Dave Fry and others. Revisiting our tribute to Pete Seeger in the 1960s and beyond in a classic episode … this week on The Sing Out Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Four Banjo Pieces” / The Goofing Off Suite / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “My Rainbow Race” / Rainbow Race / ColumbiaArlo Guthrie / “Ramblin' Round” / Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys / Rising SonVarious / “Puttin on the Style” / Folk Songs of the Catskills-A Celebration of Camp Woodland / Cob'sCobble RecordsJudy Collins / “Oh Had I A Golden Thread” / Sowing the Seeds-The 10th Anniversary / AppleseedThe Byrds / “Turn, Turn, Turn” / Turn, Turn, Turn / Columbia Peter, Paul & Mary / “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” / Very Best of Peter, Paul & Mary / RhinoPete Seeger / “My Dirty Stream” / The Folkways Collection / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Igor Stravinsky Ruhssian Folk Theme and Yodel” / The Goofing Off Suite / SmithsonianFolkwaysJohn McCutcheon / “Well May the Worls Go” / To Everyone in All the World / AppalseedDave Fry / “Lessons from Pete” / Troubadour / Dave Fry MusicDon Treistman / “Sing Out Pete” / Self released CD singleThe Malvinas / “How Can I Keep from Singing” / God Bless the Grass / Soona SongsBruce Springsteen / “Bring 'Em Home” / We Shall Overcome-The Seeger Sessions / ColumbiaPete Seeger / “Extraduction” / At 89 / AppleseedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we begin a two-part feature in celebration of Pete Seeger's birthday. In his 94 years he introduced us to a peaceful way of life, strength and stamina and some of the finest music yet produced in the United States and beyond. We'll listen to some early recordings of Pete with the Almanac Singers and the Weavers, a set of live performances from the 1950s and 1960s and more from the folk music legacy he left. It's an encore airing of the shows we produced for Pete's 100th birthday … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Opening Theme” / The Goofing Off Suite / Smithsonian FolkwaysBascom Lamar Lunsford / “Wish I was a Mole in the Ground” / Classic Mountain Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Almanac Singers / “Liza Jane” / Songs of Protest / Prism LeisureThe Almanac Singers / “Round and Round Hitler's Grave” / Songs of Protest / Prism LeisureWoody Guthrie / “Pastures of Plenty” / This Land is Your Land-The Asch Recordings Vol.1 / Smithsonian FolkwaysWoody Guthrie / “Hard Travelin'” / Hard Travelin'-The Asch Recordings Vol.3 / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Weavers / “Goodnight Irene” / Wasn't That A Time / VanguardLead Belly / “John Henry” / Bourgeois Blues / Smithsonian FolkwaysBrownie McGee / “Betty and Dupree” / Classic Folk Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysRamblin' Jack Elliot / “South Coast” / Hard Travelin' / FantasyPete Seeger / “Opening Theme (Reprise)” / The Goofing Off Suite / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Medley-Hold Up Your Petticoat-Where Have All the Flowers Gone?-Step By Step-JoeHill's Last Will” / The Complete Bowdoin College Concert 1960 / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “Abiyoyo” / Children's Concert at Town Hall / ColumbiaPete Seeger / “I Don't Want Your Millions Mister” / The Prestige Folklore Years / Prestige-FolklorePaul Robeson / “Joe Hill” / Classic Labor Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysEarl Robinson / “Black and White” / Classic Folk Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger and the Hooteneers / “Another Man Done Gone” / Sing Out! With Pete Seeger and theHooteneers / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways