Summer vacation has arrived again. Unless your child has been designated for summer school (do they still do that?) or camp, they are home and looking for stuff to do. This time around we provide our annual program featuring songs that can be enjoyed by the whole family, and can become a fun part of road trips in the car or stays at the shore or the mountains. We'll hear great music from Greg Brown, Taj Mahal, Dave Fry, Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger and others. A respite for kids and parents … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

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

The Beau Hunks / “Riding Along” / Play “Little Rascals” Music / Koch

Doc Watson / “Talkin' Guitar” / Songs for Little Pickers / Sugar Hill

Greg Brown / “Bath Tub Blues” / Bath Tub Blues / Red House

Suzy Bogguss / “Red River Valley” / American Folk Songbook / Loyal Dutchess

Ric Ocasek / “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” / Simply Mad About the Mouse / Columbia 

Kathy Kallick / “C-H-I-C-K-E-N” / Use a Napkin(Noy Your Mom) / Sugar Hill

Dave Fry / “Chicken Reel” / Shake It / Dave Fry Music

Elizabeth Mitchell / “Riding in my Car” / Classic Folk Songs for Kids / Smithsonian Folkways

Logan English / “I'll Write 'N Draw” / Woody Guthrie's Children's Songs / Smithsonian Folkways

David Holt / “The Cat Came Back” / I Got A Bullfrog / High Windy Audio

The Beau Hunks / “Beautiful Lady” / Play “Little Rascals” Music / Koch

Taj Mahal / “Fishing Blues” / Shake Sugaree / Music for Little People

Los Lobos w/ Lalo Guerrero / “La Bamba” / Papa's Dream / Music for Little People

The Hollow Trees / “What Do You Want on Your Taco” / Hello Friend / Self-produced

Pete Seeger / “Bought Me a Cat” / American Folk, Game & Activity Songs / Smithsonian Folkways

Ella Jenkins / “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” / 1 2 3s and A B Cs / Smithsonian Folkways

Carol Elizabeth Jones / “On Top of Old Smokey” / On Top of Old Smokey / Great Smoky Mts, Assoc.

Trout Fishing in America / “Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers” / Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers / Troutoones

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