In folk and country music much attention is give to brother duets such as the Everlys and the Delmores, but less mention is made of sister sibling harmony. This week on the program, we’ll focus on those musical sisters. We’ll hear from Roni and Donna Stoneman, Lily May and Rosie Ledford, The Quebe Sisters, The Boswell Sisters, Shirley & Dolly Collins and many more. It’s sisterly harmonies … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-51: Musical Sisters

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Matt Brown / “Taylor Girls” / My Native Home / 5-String

Donna & Roni Stoneman / “May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister” / The Legend Continues / Patuxent

Cassie and Maggie / “Hangman” / The Willow Collection / Self Produced

The Roches / “Hammond Song” / Maggie Roche: Where Do I Come From / Storysound

Alaisdair Fraser & Natalie Haas w/ Brittany Haas / “The Pinacree Ferryman” / Highlander's Farewell / Culburnie

The Henry Girls / “Reason to Believe” / Louder than Words / Beste Unterhaltung

The Boswell Sisters / “Rock and Roll” / That's How Rhythm Was Born / Columbia Legacy

Matt Brown w/ Brittany Haas / “Carroll County Blues” / My Native Home / 5-String

Lily May & Rosie Ledford / “White Oak Mountain” / Legends of Old-Time Music / County

The Vogts Sisters / “Prove Me Wrong” / Broken Ties / Self Produced

Mike, Peggy & Penny Seeger / “Old Ground Hog” / Animal Folk Songs for Children / Rounder

The Quebe Sisters / “Bluegrass in the Backwoods” / The Quebe Sisters / Self Produced

Shirley & Dolly Collins / “Spencer the Rover” / The Sweet Primroses / Topic

Kate & Anna McGarrigle / “Talk to Me of Mendocino” / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Hannibal

Sharon Shannon w/ Mary Shannon / “The Ivory and the Quill” / Each Little Thing / Green Linnet

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