Wanderlust can become a serious problem if not treated properly. The best remedy is to get out there and travel the highways and railways. This week, we focus on great songs of the road and the long steel rail. We’ll hear great music from Chuck Berry, Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Tom Rush, David Hamburger and of course Steve Goodman. So ditch those blues and come on the road … on the next edition of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #18-29: Traveling the Highways and Railways, Pt.1

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Kristin Scott Benson / “Farewell Blues” / Stringworks / Mountain Home

Chuck Berry / “No Particular Place to Go” / Rock N' Roll Rarities / Chess

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn / “Railroad” / Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn / Rounder

John O'Connor / “Big Bend Boulevard” / Rare Songs / Self Produced

Roger Miller / “King of the Road” / All Time Greatest Hits / Mercury

Tom Rush / “On the Road Again” / Take a Little Walk with Me / Elektra

Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi / “Sonny and Brownies Last Train” / Sonny & Brownie's Last Train / M.C. Records

Red Squirrel Chasers / “New River Train” / Shakin' Down the Acorns / Vigortone

Kristin Scott Benson / “Travelers Rest” / Stringworks / Mountain Home

Steve Goodman / “City of New Orleans” / The Original Steve Goodman / Buddah

Tim & Mollie O'Brien / “Wichita” / Away Out On The Mountain / Sugar Hill

The Young'uns / “Ghafoor's Bus” / Strangers / Hereteu Records

After the Flood / “Illinois Central” / After the Flood / Self Produced

Billy Bragg & Joe Henry / “KC Moan” / Shine A Light / Cv 30 Records

David Hamburger / “Pennsylvania Station Blues” / Pennsylvania Station Blues / Lounge Side

Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen / “Hot Rod Lincoln” / Lost in the Ozone / MCA

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways