On the next three episodes of the program we'll sample the best recordings of 2021, focusing first on bluegrass and old-time music. Included on the program are Anya Hinkle, Bela Fleck, Norman Blake, Nora Brown and many more. The best releases of 2021, part one ... this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Episode #21-52: Best of 2021 Pt.1 Bluegrass and Old-TimeHost: Tom DruckenmillerArtist/”Song”/CD/LabelPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / “Fine Times at Our House” / Jess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / Self-ProducedColebrook Road / “Mountainside” / Hindsight is 2020 / Mountain FeverMark Schatz & Bryan McDowell / “Fiddle Medley” / Grit & Polish / PatuxentThe Larry McPeake Tribute Band / “Rebecca” / Larry's Songbook / PatuxentJ.P. Harris' Dreadful Wind and Rain / “Last Chance” / Don't You Marry No Railroad Man / Free DirtAnya Hinkle / “I Belong to the Band” / Eden and Her Borderlands / OrganicTim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius / “Come When Mama Calls” / April in Your Eyes-A Tribute to John Lilly/ Diamond RanchJudy Hyman & Jeff Claus / “Yell in the Shoats” / Old-Time Sweethearts Vol. 1 / DittyvilleNorman Blake / “Just Tell Them That You Saw Me” / Day by Day / Smithsonian Folkways-PlectrafoneDoyle Lawson & Quicksilver / “Between the Lines” / Roundtable / Billy BlueJess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / “Fire on the Mountain” / Jess McIntosh & Aaron Smith / Self-ProducedJames Stephens / “Lady Hamilton” / How I Hear It / RebelFive Mile Mountain Road / “Wild Bill Jones” / Swingbilly Swagger / PatuxentNora Brown / “Wedding Dress” / Sidetrack My Engine / JalopySingle Girl Married Girl / “Walking on Water” / Three Generations of Leaving / More SongsBela Fleck / “This Old Road” / My Bluegrass Heart / BMG RenewAdeline / “Shelvin' Rock” / Adeline / OwlPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways