We lost a wonderfully talented musician to cancer last year. Ellen McIlwaine was an inspiration to guitarists worldwide. Her muscular style and adept use of the slide was remarkable. This week and next on the program we'll present the two-part feature “It's a Slippery Slope,” featuring great slide guitarists including Ellen, along with David Bromberg, Geoff Bartley, Bonnie Raitt, Donna Herula and more. A variety of players, each with their own individual style … on the next two editions of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysEllen McIlwaine / “Losing You” / Up from the Skies / PolydorDonna Herula / “Bang at the Door” / Bang at the Door / Self-ProducedRy Cooder / “At the Dark End of the Street” / Boomers Story / RepriseThe Jerry Douglas Band / “2:19” / What If / RounderWill Kimbrough / “Cape Henry” / Spring Break / DaphneRoger Williams / “Slipped Disc” / Masters of Slide: The Spider Sessions / Mountain HomeSally Van Meter & Orville Johnson / “Tex Mex Shindig” / Masters of Slide: The Spider Sessions / Mountain HomeSanto & Johnny / “Sleepwalk” / Sleepwalk / JasminBonnie Raitt / “Write Me a Few of Your Lines-Kokomo Blues” / Takin' My Time / Warner BrothersEllen McIlwaine / “Sliding” / Up from the Skies / PolydorLeRoy Parnell / “On the Road” / On the Road / AristaDel Rey / “Tennessee Local” / At the Uke Shack #2 / HobemianLeo Kottke / “Pamela Brown” / Ice Water / CapitolGeoff Bartley / “Grinnin' in Your Face” / Hear That Wind Howl / WaterbugThe David Bromberg Band / “Walkin' Blues” / The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing but the Blues / Red HousePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways