Stephen Wade and Ellis Paul have recently released new recordings focusing on their roles as storytellers. On this week’s program we'll hear some outstanding songs from some great artists who specialize in story songs. In addition to selections from those new recordings by Stephen and Ellis, we’ll listen to Dom Flemons, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Old Man Luedecke, John Roberts and Debra Cowan along with others. Pull up a chair and enjoy some great ballads and stories … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #19-51: Ballads and Stories

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Stephen Wade / “Hobart Smith's Wabash Blues” / Dancing in the Parlor / County

Dom Flemons / “Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail” / Black Cowboys / Smithsonian Folkways

Ramblin' Jack Elliot / “Railroad Bill” / Hard Travelin' / Fantasy

Norman Blake / “The Fate of Oliver Curtis Perry” / Brushwood Songs and Stories / Plectrafone

Dock Boggs / “Cole Younger” / Classic American Ballads / Smithsonian Folkways

Ellis Paul / “The Storyteller's Suitcase” / The Storyteller's Suitcase / Rosella

Jerry Jeff Walker / “Mr. Bojangles” / Five Years Gone / Atco

Old Man Luedecke / “Machu Picchu” / My Hands are on Fire and other Love Songs / Black Hen

Stephen Wade / “Malvern Hill” / Dancing in the Parlor / County

Stephen Wade / “Chicago” / A Storyteller's Story / Patuxent

Larry Hanks / “The Ballad of Tom Joad” / The Last Wagon / Zippety Whippet

John Roberts & Debra Cowan / “The Cornstalk” / Ballads Long and Short / Golden Hind

Sheila Kay Adams & Jim Taylor / “Sherburne” / Christmas on the Mountain / Granny Dell

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