Sing Out! Radio Magazine

For the podcasts this week and next, we'll revisit some great live music we presented in previous shows, music recorded live in concerts across the years. There are selections recorded in Greenwich Village, some great Cajun and Zydeco, and banjo music from the Newport Folk Festival. Live and in concert … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMike Marshall & Chris Thile / “Byron's” / Live Duets / Sugar HillPete Seeger / “Demonstrations of Banjo Styles” / Live at Newport / VanguardEarl Scruggs / “Earl's Breakdown” / Newport Folk Festival 1959 / Not NowBob Dylan / “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Live at the Gaslight 1962 / ColumbiaRichard Shindell / “The Courier” / Fast Folk / Smithsonian FolkwaysTim Buckley / “For Janie” / Live at the Folklore Center / Tompkins SquareDave Van Ronk / “Trouble in Mind” / Down in Washington Square / Smithsonian FolkwaysMike Marshall & Chris Thile / “'Til Dawn” / Live Duets / Sugar HillThe Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band / “Young People from the Country / ArhoolieBalfa Toujours / “La Chandelle est Allumee'” / Live at Whiskey River Landing / RounderClifton Chenier / “Zydeco Cha Cha” / Zydeco Dynamite / RhinoChristine Lavin / “Passwords” / Live at McCabes / Self-producedLoudon Wainwright / “Meet the Wainwrights” / Years in the Making / StorysongPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

In honor of Labor Day I've collected some rare and some better-known songs about the labor struggle. Today many of us take for granted the great strides made by the labor movement to give us so many of the benefits we take for granted. We'll hear music from Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Utah Philips, Maria Dunn and many more. We'll celebrate the true meaning of the end of summer holiday … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJody Kruskal & Luke Richardson / “Waiting for the Boatsman” / Waiting for the Boatsman / JKMMerle Travis / “Sixteen Tons” / Folksongs of the Hills / CapitolJim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur / “Down on Penny's Farm” / Penny's Farm / KingswoodDan Schatz / “Gone Gonna Rise Again” / The Promise of Sowing / Folk LegacyPete Sutherland / “Coleman's March-Shacks and Chalets” / Poor Man's Dream / EpactPete Seeger and the Hooteneers / “All I Want is Union” / Sing Out! Hootenanny / Smithsonian- FolkwaysUtah Phillips et al / “Power to the Union” / IWW Rebel Voices / Flying FishSeattle Labor Chorus / “Hail-A-Union” / Songs of Working People / Self-producedJody Kruskal & Luke Richardson / “Cluck Old Hen” / Waiting for the Boatsman / JKMWoody Guthrie / “!913 Massacre” / Protest! / ViperCraig Johnson / “Piney Mountains” / Away Down the Road / 5-StringCincinnati's University Singers / “The Future America” / The Hand that Holds the Bread / New WorldUncle George Jones / “This What the Union Done” / Songs and Ballads of the Bituminous Miners / RounderJohn McCutcheon / “The Young Ones Don't Remember” / Gonna Rise Again / RounderMaria Dunn / “Blue Lung” / Piece by Piece / Self-producedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The word dulcimer is derived from the Latin, with the word dulce meaning sweet, and melos meaning song. In folk circles we have the mountain dulcimer, which is thought to be from Germany and France, and also the hammered dulcimer, which evolved from the Middle Eastern and Central European instrument called the Cymballon. These instruments share the name and some repertoire, but aren't actually related. We'll hear master players of both instruments, including Jean Ritchie, Bill Spence, Ken Bloom and Ken Kolodner. The sweet song of the dulcimer … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysGerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond / “Sally Comin' Through the Rye” / Hell Up Coal Holler / ShanachieSally Rogers / “Jubilee” / The Unclaimed Pint / Flying FishKen Bloom / “Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm” / The Bowed? Dulcimer / New TimeyJohn McCutcheon / “Lonesome John-Fine Times at Our House” / Fine Times at Our House / Green HaysJoni Mitchell / “Carey” / Blue / RepriseNo Strings Attached / “Take Five” / Take Five / TurquoiseDavid Massengill / “We Will Be Together” / We Will Be Together / GadflyHelicon / “Jerusalem Ridge” / The Titan / TurquoiseGerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond / “Shelvin' Rock / Hell Up Coal Holler / ShanachieJean Ritchie / “Hangman” / Constant Sorrow / One DayBill Spence & Fennig's All-Star String Band / “Cuffy-Sleepy Lou” / Fennigmania / Front HallJon Kay / “Leaver's Lullaby” / A Night at the Grind / StoneheadThe Bee Eaters / “Eleanor Rigby” / The Bee Eaters / Self-producedNorm Williams / “Beech Spring” / A Wayfarer... / Self-producedThe Gallier Brothers / “Catnip Dream” / Three Wire Choir / Dancing ThumbPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week's program continues our feature on musical trios. We'll hear selections ranging from Peter, Paul and Mary, to The Rhythm Rats, and include Crosby, Stills and Nash, Finest Kind, instrumentalists Aly Bain. Ale Moller, Bruce Molsky and lots of others. Three is not always a crowd, sometimes that's just right ... this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Rhythm Rats / “Indian War Whoop” / Pretty Crowin' Chicken / 5-StringMetamora / “Endless Chain” / Metamora / Sugar HillAly Bain. Ale Moller, Bruce Molsky / “Summerwaltz” / Meeting Point / WhirliePeter, Paul & Mary / “Come and Go with Me” / A Song Will Rise / Warner BrothersThe Once / “You're My Best Friend” / Row Upon Row of the People They Know / BorealisThe Waifs / “Ironbark” / Ironbark / CompassDewey Balfa, Marc Savoy & DL Menard / “Jai Ete Au Bal” / En Bas Du Chene Vert / ArhoolieCrosby, Stills & Nash / “You Don't Have to Cry” / Crosby Sills & Nash / AtlanticThe Rhythm Rats / “Flower of Edinburgh” / Pretty Crowin' Chicken / 5-StringThe Ukulele Kings / “Shoes” / Three Cool Cats / Mid MittenFinest Kind “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” / Silks & Spices / Fallen AngleScott Nygaard, John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist / “Half Past Fout” / The Harmonic Tone Revealers / CorvusGathering Time / “Tanglewood Tree” / Tanglewood Tree / Triple GThe Kingston Trio / “Someday Soon” / Nick-Bob-John / Folk EraThe Henry Girls / “James Monroe” / Louder Than Words / Beste Unterhalting The Young Tradition / “Wonderous Love” / Oberlin 1968 / A Wing & A PrayerPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

On the podcast this week we focus our attention on vocal and instrumental trios – a subject we haven't featured before. We'll hear selections from The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Nightingale, The Jeremiahs, The Malvinas, The Wailin' Jennys and many more. Three scoops make a triple decker … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysOld New England / “Scotty O'Neil-Jane's March-The Isle of Mull” / Old New England / Great MeadowCarolina Chocolate Drops / “Why Don't You Do Right” / Genuine Negro Jig / NonesuchMartin Simpson-Andy Cutting-Nancy Kerr / “The Sheffield Apprentice” / Big Bend Killing / Great Smoky Mountains AssociationNightingale / “Eric and the Angels-Jenny's Welcome to Charlie-Mariposa” / Trois / Self-producedSutton, Holt & Coleman / “Travelin' Man” / Ready for the Times / High Windy AudioThe Wailin' Jennys / “Wildflowers” / Fifteen / Red HouseBrace, Cooper & Jutz / “My Sally” / Profiles in Courage, Frailty & Discomfort / Red BeetOld New England / “The Kitchen-The Chicago Reel” / Old New England / Great MeadowThe Malvinas / “Somewhere off the Foot of the Mountains” / God Bless the Grass / Soona SongsGrisman-Hartford-Seeger / “When I'm Sixty-Four” / Retrograss / Acoustic DiscThe Jeremiahs / “Plough and Stars” / The Femme Fatale of Maine / Self-producedThe Loose Acoustic Trio / “Pinball Wizard” / Sorrow Be Gone / Big BookThe Skirtlifters / “Fire Bell Galop” / A Ragtime Episode / Self-producedKallet-Epstein-Ciccone / “Farthest Field” / Heartwalk / Self-producedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

When I was a kid my family loved to sing. My sister had a lovely soprano voice and my dad sang all these out-dated silly songs that embarrassed me at the time. Now I'd give anything to hear him sing again. I've collected some of my favorite sing-along songs. Singing always helps to raise the spirits and in these difficult times it just might help. So sing along … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine!Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Western Flyers / “I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” / Wild Blue Yonder / Versa-ToneMatt Watroba / “We Shall Not Be Moved” / Community Sings Vol. 1 / Common ChordsPete Seeger / “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream” / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysEric Bibb / “Follow the Drinkin' Gourd” / Jericho Road / Stony PlainBessie Jones / “Amazing Grace” / Let Your Backbone Slip / RounderSally Rogers / “Lovely Agnes” / The Unclaimed Pint / Flying FishTom Rush / “Circle Game” / Circle Game / ElektraAnne Lindsay / “You Really Got a Hold on Me” / Soloworks / ViolindsayFinest Kind / “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” / Silks & Spices / Fallen AngleThe Western Flyers / “Tennessee Waltz” / Wild Blue Yonder / Versa-ToneThe Malvinas / “How Can I Keep From Singing” / God Bless the Grass / SoonasongsDavid Mallett / “Inch by Inch” / Danid Mallett / North RoadTom Paxton / “Ramblin' Boy” / Ramblin' Boy / ElektraSteve Goodman / “Lincoln Park Pirates” / Live at the Earl of Old Town / Red PajamasStan Rogers / “The Mary Ellen Carter” / Between the Breaks...Live! / Borealis-Fogarty's CovePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

It's vacation time with music from John Gorka, John Hartford, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Thompson and lots more. Traveling on … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBen Plotnick / “Railroad to Babylon” / Greenland / Self-producedJohn Gorka / “Holed Up in Mason City” / Bright Side of Down / Red HouseJohn Hartford / “Steam Powered Aereo-Plain” / Aereo-Plain / RounderRachel Baiman / “Never Tire of the Road” / Shame / Free DirtRob Ickes & Trey Hensley / “Georgia on a Fast Train” / Before the Sun goes Down / CompassJim & Lynna Woolsey / “Last Train Out” / Last Train Out / Broken RecordsBen Bedford / “The Pilot and the Flying Machine Pt. 1” / The Pilot and the Flying Machine / WaterbugMose Allison / “Night Ride” / I Love the Life I Live / Real GoneBen Plotnick / “K & K Waltz” / Greenland / Self-producedKris Kristofferson w/ Jackson Browne / “Me and Bobby McGee” / The Austin Sessions / RhinoRichard Thompson / “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” / Acoustic Classics / BeeswingAnna & Elizabeth / “Little Black Train” / Anna & Elizabeth / Free DirtRed Knuckles & the Trailblazers / “The Golden Rocket” / Shades of the Past / Sugar HillMark Baker / “Early Morning Rain” / And I Ride / Self-producedPeter Mayer / “Driving with my Knee” / Novelties / Blue BoatPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This is the time of the year for family vacations, so we'll feature some traveling music from Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka, Kate Campbell, Rory Block and Steve Goodman. Destinations and modes of transportation blend together … this week on The Sing Out Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMerle Travis / “Cannonball Stomp” / Walkin' the Strings / RavenTim O'Brien / “Forty Nine Keep on Talkin'” / Traveler / Sugar HillSarah Alden / “Come Take a Trip on my Airship”/ Sarah Alden / Self-producedTony Trischka / “Promontary Point” / Great Big World / RounderScott Ainslie / “Terraplane Blues” / Terraplane / CattailSteve Goodman / “City of New Orleans” / Steve Goodman / BuddahKate Campbell / “See Rock City” / The Portable Kate Campbell / CampadreThe Byrds / “Gunga Din” / The Ballad of Easy Rider / CBSVassar Clements / “Westport Drive” / Grass Routes / RounderMerle Travis / “On a Bicycle Built for Two” / Walkin' the Strings / RavenRory Block / “New Frisco Train” / Keepin' Out of Trouble / Stony PlainDan Hicks & his Hot Licks / “Coast to Coast” / Where's the Money? / MCAOrdinary Elephant / “Railroad Man” / Before I Go / Self-releasedDillard & Clark / “Train Leaves Here this Morning” / The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark / A+MBlue Velvet Band / “Hitch Hiker” / Sweet Moments with the Blue Velvet Band / Warner BrothersArlen Roth w/ Johnny Winter / “Rocket 88” / Slide Guitar Summit / AquinnahPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we'll venture back out onto the deep blue sea to conclude our two-part feature focusing on maritime music. We'll hear Lee Murdock, Lindsay Straw, Gordon Bok, Lindsay Stray, Molly's Revenge and many more. Voices across the water … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysVarious / “Staten Island Hornpipe” / Wind in the Rigging / MFSLKitty Donohoe / “The Mackinac Bridge-St. Anne's Reel” / Bunyan and Banjos / RoheenLee Murdock / “Voices Across the Water” / Voices Across the Water / DepotStan Rogers / “White Squall” / From Fresh Water / Fogarty's CoveLindsay Straw / “The Female Rambling Sailor” / The Fairest Flower of Womankind: Songs of Feminine Triumph / Self-producedCastlebay / “Cappy John's Bride” / Islands in Time / CastlebayThe Boarding Party / “The Sailor's Alphabet” / 'Tis Our Sailing Time / Folk LegacyVarious / “Strike the Bell” / Wind in the Rigging / MFSLMarshall Dodge & Robert Bryan / “The Body in the Kelp” / The Best of Bert and I... / Islandport PressGordon Bok / “The Hills of Isle au Haut” / Apples in the Basket / TimberheadJohn Roberts and Debra Cowan / “Combing the Mane” / Ballads Long and Short / Golden HindDan Milner et al / “Ten Thousand Miles Away” / Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea / Smithsonian FolkwaysDuck Baker & Keiran Fahy / “The Joys of My Life-The Banks of Lough Gouna” / The Fairy Queen / Day JobKevin Burke & Micheal O Domhnaill / “Lord Franklin” / Promenade / Muligan-CompassMolly's Revenge with Moira Smiley / “The Northern Shore” / The Western Shore / MolriPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the podcast we begin a two-part feature focusing on maritime music. This time around we'll hear from Waterson Carthy, John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Cyril Tawney, Stan Rogers and many others. Mariners all … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale / “Haul Away, Joe” / Sea Shanties / Musical HeritageWaterson-Carthy / “Ye Mariners All” / Waterson-Carthy / TopicAly Bain & Ale Moller / “The Full Rigged Ship-The New Rigged Ship” / Fully Rigged / NorthsideJohn Roberts & Tony Barrand / “Jolly Roving Tar” / Live at Holsteins / Golden HindBellowhead / “The Dockside Rant” / Broadside / NavigatorThe Johnson Girls / “Swing Your Tail” / Fire Down Below / Folk LegacyJody Kruskal / “Harbor Le Cou” / Concertina Valentine / Self-producedMaggie Sansone / “North Sea Crossing” / Wind Drift / Maggie's MusicTom Lewis / “A Seaman's Hymn” / Sea-Dog, See Dog / Flying FishThe Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale / “Santy Anna” / Sea Shanties / Musical HeritageCyril Tawney / “Chicken on a Raft” / Navy Cuts / ADAStan Rogers / “Rolling Down to Old Maui” / Between the Breaks...Live / BorealisMichael Cooney / “Sloop John B” / Still Cooney After All These Years / Front HallThe Jolly Boys / “Take Me Back to Jamaica” / Sunshine 'N' Water / RykoLouis Killen / “The Flying Cloud” / 25th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport / Mystic SeaportThe X-Seaman's Institute / “Reuben Ranzo” / Classic Maritime Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

School is over and summer vacation season is upon us. This week we'll offer up some great music and stories for young people. We'll hear Elizabeth Mitchell, Ella Jenkins, Bill Harley, Greg Brown, Dave Fry and others. So gather up the kids and sit down around the old radio or computer for a laugh or two. Some great songs to start the season on a lively note … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysRaymond Scott / “The Toy Trumpet” / Restless Nights and Turkish Twilights / ColumbiaElizabeth Mitchell / “Froggie Went a-Courtin'” / Classic Folk Songs for Kids / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “The Foolish Frog” / Children's Concert at Town Hall / ColumbiaDavid Holt / “I Got a Bullfrog” / I Got a Bull Frog / High Windy AudioElla Jenkins / “Miss Mary Mack” / Classic Folk Songs for Kids / Smithsonian FolkwaysBill Harley / “The World of Whickum-Whackum” / cELLAbration A Tribute to Ella Jenkins / Smithsonian FolkwaysKathy Kallick / “Bye Bye Kitty Zydeco” / Use a Napkin (Not Your Mom) / Sugar HillDave Fry / “Put Your Finger in the Air” / Playground / Self-produced / Dave Fry MusicRaymond Scott / “Huckleberry Duck” / Restless Nights and Turkish Twilights / ColumbiaDennis Warner / “Cat in the Sink” / Beep Beep / Main TrailMike Anderson / “Teaching Fluffy to Fly” / Anna's Old Boot / Music WorksTaj Mahal / “Fishin' Blues” / Shake Sugaree / Music for Little PeopleGreg Brown / “Bath Tub Blues” / Bath Tub Blues / Red HouseAndy Offutt Irwin / “I Love to Whistle” / Andy's Wild Amphibian Show / Community Music Lou & Peter Berryman / “Ketchup Wasn't Red” / The Universe: 14 Examples / CornbeltLaura Boosinger / “The Little Pig” / Sing It Yourself! / Native GroundPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Bluegrass for me begins with the first recordings Bill Monroe made with Earl Scruggs. We'll hear that initial tune and some additional music from Bill and the Bluegrass Boys, some classics from Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, and The Stanley Brothers. We'll have a set of brother duets and some great instrumental tunes from Kenny Baker, Chubby Wise and other great players. Honoring bluegrass pioneers … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysRon Stewart / “Stewart's Dream” / Time Stands Still / RounderBill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys / “Heavy Traffic Ahead” / The Essential Bill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys / ColumbiaBill Monroe / “Footprints in the Snow” / In The Pines / CountyBill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys / “Blue Moon of Kentucky” / Grand Old Opry Live Classics / Cracker Barrel-Opry ClassicsJunie Scruggs / “Sally Goodin-Sally Ann / American Banjo Scruggs and Three Finger Style / Smithsonian FolkwaysLester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys / “Pike County Breakdown” / Best of Bluegrass Vol 1 / MercuryFlatt & Scruggs / “Til the End of the World Rolls Round” / The Essential Flatt & Scruggs / ColumbiaFlatt & Scruggs / “You Are My Flower” / Recorded Live a Vanderbilt University / ColumbiaThe Stanley Brothers / “Little Maggie” / Earliest Recordings-Rich-R-Tone / RevenantThe Stanley Brothers / “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow” / The Stanley Brothers 1949-52 / Bear FamilyRon Stewart / “Whistling Rufus” / Time Stands Still / RounderThe Blue Sky Boys / “Sunny Side of Life” / There'll Come a Time / BSRJim & Jesse / “Are You Missing Me” / 1952-55 / Bear FamilyThe Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / “Little Annie” / Bluegrass at the Roots / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Goins Brothers / “I'm Getting Ready to Go” / Run Satan, Run / Hay HollerHazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard / “Tiny Broken Heart” / Won't You Come and Sing for Me / Smithsonian FolkwaysKenny Baker / “Brandywine” / Master Fiddler / CountyDon Reno & Red Smiley / “Dixie Breakdown” / On The Air / Copper CreekChubby Wise / “Stone's Rag” / An American Original / PinecastlePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Our program this time around will focus on the innovators in the genre of bluegrass music. Almost from its inception, players began to alter bluegrass music - much to the dismay of Bill Monroe and many other traditionalist. We'll hear some of those innovators including The Country Gentlemen, Old and In the Way, Alison Brown and some remarkable recordings made by Bill Monroe with melodic bluegrass banjoist Bill Keith. Putting the “new” in bluegrass … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys / “Devil's Dream” / Bill Monroe 1959-1969 / Bear FamilyThe Country Gentlemen / “Handsome Molly” / On the Road / VanguardThe Dillards / “Walkin' Down the Line” / Live!!! Almost!!! / ElektraThe Charles River Valley Boys / “Ticket to Ride” / Beatle Country / RounderDoc Watson & Clarence White / “Beaumont Rag” / Long Journey Home / VanguardThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Jimmy Martin / “Sunny Side of the Mountain” / Will the Circle Be Unbroken / LibertyOld & In The Way / “High Lonesome Sound” / That High Lonesome Sound / Acoustic DiscMuleskinner / “Muleskinner Blues” / A Potpourri of Bluegrass Jam / SierraCountry Cooking / “Big Ben” / Country Cooking / RounderJ D Crowe and the New South / “I'm Walkin'” / JD Crowe and the New South / RounderBill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys / “Devil's Dream” / Bill Monroe 1959-1969 / Bear FamilyEarl Scruggs / “Never Ending Song of Love” / I Saw the Light / Columbia-LegacyThe New Grass Revival / “Spring Peepers” / Barren County / Flying FishAlison Krauss / “Down to the River to Pray” / O Brother Where Art Thou / Lost HighwayAlison Brown / “G Bop” / Quartet / VanguardSteve Martin / “Late For School” / The Crow / Self-producedSteep Canyon Rangers / “Diamonds in the Dust” / Radio / RounderPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we continue our occasional feature focusing on a distinctive style of folk music. It's time to highlight old-time music with selections from the Golden Age of the music through today's finest players. We'll hear Gid Tanner & his Skillet Lickers, Tommy Jarrell and Oscar Jenkins, Ben Townsend and many more. Old time and new times … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Highwoods String Band / “Lee Highway Blues” / Feed Your Babies Onions / RounderFiddlin' John Carson / “The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane” / Volume 1 / DocumentUncle Dave Macon / Sourwood Mountain Medley” / Country Music Hall of Fame / MCARutherford & Burnett / “Ladies on the Steamboat” / 1926-1930 / DocumentGid Tanner & His Skillet Licker / “Blackeyed Susie-Pass Around the Bottle” / A Corn Licker Still in Georgia / VoyagerJimmie Rodgers / “The Soldier's Sweetheart” / The Bristol Sessions / Country Music FoundationThe Carter Family / “The Storms are on the Ocean” / The Bristol Sessions / Country Music FoundationTommy Jarrell & Oscar Jenkins / “Rockingham Cindy” / Down to the Cider Mill / CountyNew Lost City Ramblers / “Whoop 'Em Up Cindy” / Volume 2 / FolkwaysThe Highwoods String Band / “Fire on the Mountain” / Feed Your Babies Onions / RounderMelvin Wine / “Yew Piney Mountain”/ Classic Old-Time Fiddle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBurl Hammons / “Singing Birds” / The Hammons Family / RounderAddie Graham / “Omie Wise” / Been A Long Time Traveling / June AppalFrank Proffitt / “Tom Dooley (Dula)” / Songs and Ballads of Appalachia / Folk LegacyAnna & Elizabeth / “Green Icy Mountain” / Sun to Sun / Free DirtKen & Brad Kolodner / “Half Past Four” / The Swift House / FenchurchBen Townsend & Friends / “Roaring River” / Deep End Sessions Vol III / Deep End SessionsPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we celebrate Accordion Awareness Month. The month-long celebration was created to promote one of the most versatile of instruments.We'll hear players and music from the world over, including the band Phonix from Denmark, Pekka Pentikainen & Antii Soininen from Finland and Manka Le Phallang from South Africa. North American players Steve Riley, Jody Kruskal, The Subdudes, and The Red Clay Ramblers hold down the home front. Put aside your misconceptions and join us … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJimmy Shand / “The Cumberland Reel” / The Accordion World of the Legendary Jimmy Shand MBE / REL RecordsRichard Thompson / “Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands” / Rumor And Sigh / CapitolPhonix / “Fantegutten” / Folk 2005 Music from Denmark / MXPJody Kruskal / “Arnold the Armadillo” / Concertina Valentine / Self-producedPekka Pentikainen & Antti Soininen / “Mustan Aukon Tango” / Mr. Malaska / iMuThe Red Clay Ramblers / “I Crept into the Crypt” / Live / Self-producedSharon Shannon / “Dance of the Honeybees” / Each Little Thing / Green LinnetThe Subdudes / “Love O' Love” / Primitive Streak / High StreetJimmy Shand / “Set of Reels” / The Accordion World of the Legendary Jimmy Shand MBE / REL RecordsPaul Simon / “The Boy in the Bubble” / Graceland / Warner BrothersManka Le Phallang / “Moea O Foke” / Homeland / RounderAlbert Chevalier / “Zydeco Sont Pas Sale” / Zydeco-The Early Years (1961-62) / ArhoolieBruce Springsteen / “Wild Billy”s Circus Story” / The Wild, The Innocent And the E Street Shuffle / Columbia Rant Maggie Rant / “On the Wings of a Skorie” / Latitude / Self-producedSteve Riley / “The Marc Savoy Medley” / Cajun Accordion Kings and the Queen / ValcourPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Generations of singers have sung, played and loved the folk music found in the United Kingdom, and this week's podcast features some examples. Collectors A.L. Lloyd and Ralph Vaughn Williams transcribed and recorded traditional music and made it available to all through the English Folk Dance and Song Society. We'll listen to revivalist groups like The Watersons and the Copper Family, and then examine the electric side of the style with Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention. We will conclude with some of the bright lights on today's scene including Eliza Carthy and The Furrow Collective. A taste of old and new from the U.K. … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / If I Had A Hammer (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBert Jansch / M'Lady Fancy / Rosemary Lane / CastleA.L. Lloyd / Creeping Jane / Bold Sportsmen All / TopicJinky Wells / The Flowers of Edinburgh-Morris Dance Tunes-Bobbing Around-Morris Dance Tunes / Rig a Jig Jig / TopicThe Copper Family / Spencer the Rover/ The Copper Family of Rottingdean / TopicGargone's Athlone Accordion Band / Soldier's Joy & Reel/ Troubles They Are But Few / TopicIan Campbell Folk Group / Johnny Ladd/ This is the Ian Campbell Folk Group / TransatlanticShirley Collins & Davy Graham / Nottamun Town/ Folk Routes / TopicThe Watersons / Country Life / For Pence and Spicy Ale / ShanachieAnne Briggs / She Moves Through the Fair / A Collection / TopicBert Jansch / Sarabanda / Rosemary Lane / CastleThe Young Tradition / The Banks of the Nile/ Galleries / BGOFairport Convention / Genesis Hall / Unhalfbricking / IslandSteeleye Span / Skewball / Ten Man Mop / ShanachieThe Incredible String Band / Way Back in the 1960s / The 500 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion / ElektraEliza Carthy & the Wayward Band / Great Grey Buck / Big Machine / TopicThe Furrow Collective / King Henry / At Our Next Meeting / FurrowPete Seeger / If I Had A Hammer (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

On this week's program, we continue with our occasional feature focusing on the fundamentals of a particular style of music. Piedmont blues is a ragtime inspired music played mostly on the guitar. Originally it emanated from Virginia and traveled south to Atlanta, but today can be found most anywhere. We'll hear classics from John Jackson, Mississippi John Hurt, Cephas & Wiggins, Pink Anderson and others, and selections from the collection on Smithsonian Folkways Records - Classic Piedmont Blues. Some classic blues selections … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysStefan Grossman & Rory Block / “Pony Blues” / Country Blues Guitar / Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop John Jackson / “Red River Blues” / Classic Piedmont Blues / Smithsonian FolkwaysRoy Book Binder / “Kentucky Blues” / Live Book...Don't Start Me Talkin' / RounderBukka White / “Special Streamline” / The Complete Bukka White / Columbia-LegacyMississippi John Hurt / “Avalon Blues” / DC Blues Part 2 / FuelCephas & Wiggins / “Mamie” / Classic Piedmont Blues / Smithsonian FolkwaysCorey Harris / “Bumble Bee Blues” / Fish Ain't Bitin' / AlligatorElizabeth Cotten / “Buck Dance” / Shake Sugaree / Smithsonian FolkwaysStefan Grossman & Rory Block / “Mississippi Blues” / Country Blues Guitar / Stefan Grossman's Guitar WorkshopNapoleon Strickland Fife & Drum Band / “My Babe” / Traveling Through the Jungle / TestamentFannie Lou Hamer / “Woke Up the Morning” / Songs My Mother Taught Me / Smithsonian FolkwaysEric Bibb / “Mornin' Train” / Migration Blues / Stony PlainPink Anderson / “Meet Me in the Bottom” / Classic Piedmont Blues / Smithsonian FolkwaysDom Flemons w/ Guy Davis / “It's A Good Thing” / Prospect Hill / Music MakerTaj Mahal / “Fishin' Blues” / The Real Thing / Columbia Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

On the podcast this time around, we complete our Acoustic Eclectic feature with more recent music that pushes and expands the envelope of acoustic music. We'll hear from Corkey Siegel's Chamber Blues, Luminscent Orchestrii, Jayme Stone's Folklife, Aly Bain-Ale Moller-Bruce Molsky and many more. We're reestablishing acoustic boundaries … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysDaniel Koulack / “Blue Planet” / Frailing to Succeed / Little GiantCorky Siegel's Chamber Blues / “Time Will Tell Overture, Op. 25” / Different Voices / DawnserlyRayna Gellert / “Old Bangum” / Old Light / Story SoundMa, Duncan, Meyer & Thile / “13:8” / Goat Rodeo / Sony Old Crow Medicine Show / “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” / 50 Years of Blonde on Blonde / ColumbiaWe Banjo 3 / “Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire-Fine Times at Our House” / Live in Galway / Self-producedDaniel Koulack / “From Silence” / Frailing to Succeed / Little GiantMaeve Gilchrist & Victor Krauss / “Farika” / Vignette / Adventure Music AmericaJayme Stone's Folklife / “Candy Gal” / Jayme Stone's Folklife / BorealisLuminescent Orchestrii / “Jarba” / Neptune's Daughter / NMRAly Bain, Ale Moller & Bruce Molsky / “'Troll Tuning Set-King Karl's March-Devil's-Pickin' the Devil's Eye-The Hanged Man's Reel” / Meeting Point / WhirliePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

It's time for a collection of musicians who play in a wide variety of styles, from bluegrass to swing to blues, and John Hartford's unique music, too. Included are The Acousticats, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, John Mayall, and Gillian Welch, among lots more. More than two traditions, but all acoustic … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBela Fleck & the Flecktones / “Hurricane Camille” / Bela Fleck & the Flecktones / Warner BrothersFraser & Debolt / “Gypsy Solitaire” / Fraser & Debolt with Ian Guenther / ColumbiaGillian Welch / “Caleb Meyer” / Hell Among the Yearlings / AlmoThe Blue Velvet Band / “Hitchhiker” / Sweet Moments with the Blue Velvet Band / Warner BrothersThe Acousticats / “California Republic” / Down at Evangelina's / Flying FishJohn Hartford / “Back in the Goodle Days” / Aereo-Plain / RounderJohn Mayall / “Room to Move” / The Turning Point / Cherry Bela Fleck & the Flecktones / “Reflections of Lucy” / Bela Fleck & the Flecktones / Warner Brothers 3David Bromberg et al / “Breakfast Feud” / Hillbilly Jazz / Flying FishThe David Grisman Quintet / “Fish Scale” / The David Grisman Quintet / KaleidoscopeGuy Van Duser / “When I See An Elephant Fly” / Stride Guitar / Rounder Tony Ellis / “Cherry Blossom Waltz” / Farewell My Home / Flying FishThe Horseflies et al / “Hangman's Reel” / Two Traditions / Self-producedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

We'll continue to explore musical duos on this podcast, choosing from selections that are familiar and not so familiar. We've got music from Ken and Brad Kolodner, Jay Unger and Molly Mason, Jane Voss and Hoyle Osborne, and many others. Two at a time, one more time … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysKen & Brad Kolodner / “Turkey in the Pea Patch” / The Swift House / FenchurchJim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur / “Penny's Farm” / Penny's Farm / KingswoodJimmy Thackery & John Mooney / “Take Time” / Sideways in Paridise / AlligatorMartin Simpson & Dom Flemons / “Stealin'” / A Collection of Ever Popular Selections / Fledg'lingJay Ungar & Molly Mason with Swingology / “Tampa” / Relax Your Mind / AngelChick Corea & Bela Fleck / “Mountain” / The Enchantment / ConcordJane Voss & Hoyle Osborne / “The Galaxy Song” / Beyond the Boundaries / RippleKen & Brad Kolodner / “Tippin' Back the Corn” / The Swift House / FenchurchSimon & Garfunkel / “Bleecker Street” / Wednesday Morning, 3AM / ColumbiaCarrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt / “Sky Picked Blue” / For Keeps / Red HouseTim O'Brien & Darrell Scott / “Time to Talk to Joseph” / Memories and Moments / Full SkiesThe Gibson Brothers / “Highway” / In The Ground / RounderAnais Mitchell /”Riddles Wisely Expunded” / Child Ballads / Thirty TigersMartin & Eliza Carthy / “Queen Caraboo” / The Moral of the Elephant / TopicPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways