We borrowed the title for this week's program from a wonderful just-published memoir by Mitch Greenhill that chronicles his life as a composer, musician, producer and manager. Mitch inherited Folklore Productions from his dad, Manny, and his life has been involved with many great artists including Doc & Merle Watson, John Renbourn, Rosalie Sorrels, Eric Von Schmidt, Mayne Smith and the Rev. Gary Davis. On this program, we'll feature many of those artists, as well as recordings by Mitch and his friends. Celebrating the Greenhills and Folklore Productions ... this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #21-11: Raised by Musical Mavericks

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

String Madness / “Snowy Evening Blues” / Eye of the Beholder / Self-Produced

Mitch Greenhill / “Albion Turned Away” / Blues of an Ancient Bard / Folklore

Mitch Greenhill / “Mobile and Tennesee Line” / Picking the City Blues / Prestige

Mitch Greenhill & Mayne Smith / “Don't You Dee That Train” / Storm Coming / Bay

The Lost Frontier / “Freight Train Blues” / The Lost Frontier / Self-Produced

Sister Rosetta Tharpe / “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” / The Decca Singles / Verve

Paul Robeson / “Ol' Man River” / Single / CTS

Rolf Cahn / “The Four Maries” / California Concert / Folkways

String Madness / “Merlefest Ramble” / Eye of the Beholder / Self Produced

The Rev. Gary Davis / “Death Don't Have No Mercy” / Great Bluesmen-Newport / Vanguard

Lightnin' Hopkins w/Sam Lay / “Shake That Thing” / Great Bluesmen-Newport / Vanguard

Eric Von Schmidt / “Joshua Gone Barbados” / Living on the Trail / Tomato

Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur / “C-H-I-C-K-E-N” / Penny's Farm / Kingswood

Ry Cooder / “Long Riders Theme” / The Long Riders / Warner Brothers

Rosalie Sorrels / “If I Could Be the Rain” / If I Could Be the Rain / Folk Legacy

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