2018 has been a very good year for new music … and this week and next on the program we’ll sample some of the best releases of the last 12 months. We’ll listen to music from Pierce Pettis, Pat Wictor and Deborah Latz, The Hillbenders, Jon Batiste, and many more. Join us for part one of our 2018 wrap up … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #18-52: It Was A Very Good Year, Pt.1

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Celtic Connections / “Miner's Minor-Kid On the Mountain” / Spindrift / Liljansmusik

Pierce Pettis / “A Showman's Life” / Father's Son / Compass

Pat Wictor & Deborah Latz / “Rhythm Saved the World” / Counterpoise / Duology

Donna the Buffalo / “Motor” / Dance in the Street / Self Produced

Dan Possumato / “Fly Fishing-Martin O'Connor's Flying Clog” / The Last Pint / Old Box

Tellico / “Salsa” / Woven Waters / Organic Records

The Hillbenders / “Hey Boys” / The Hillbenders / Compass

Floyd Domino's All-Stars / Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” / Floyd Domino's All-Stars / Golliber

Celtic Connections / “Queen of the Fairies” / Spindrift / Liljansmusik

Amy Helm / “The Stones I Throw” / This Too Shall Light / Yep Roc

John Batiste / “What A Wonderful World” / Hollywood Africans / Verve

Willie Nelson / “Fly Me to the Moon” / My Way / Legacy

The Travelin' McCourys / “Southbound” / The Travelin' McCourys / McCoury Music

Zoe Speaks / “Bluebird” / Wings / Self Produced

Martha Spencer / “Wishful Thinking” / Martha Spencer / Self Produced

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