The word dulcimer is derived from the Latin, with the word dulce meaning sweet, and melos meaning song. In folk circles we have the mountain dulcimer, which is thought to be from Germany and France, and also the hammered dulcimer, which evolved from the Middle Eastern and Central European instrument called the Cymballon. These instruments share the name and some repertoire, but aren't actually related. We'll hear master players of both instruments, including Jean Ritchie, Bill Spence, Ken Bloom and Ken Kolodner. The sweet song of the dulcimer … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond / “Sally Comin' Through the Rye” / Hell Up Coal Holler / Shanachie

Sally Rogers / “Jubilee” / The Unclaimed Pint / Flying Fish

Ken Bloom / “Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm” / The Bowed? Dulcimer / New Timey

John McCutcheon / “Lonesome John-Fine Times at Our House” / Fine Times at Our House / Green Hays

Joni Mitchell / “Carey” / Blue / Reprise

No Strings Attached / “Take Five” / Take Five / Turquoise

David Massengill / “We Will Be Together” / We Will Be Together / Gadfly

Helicon / “Jerusalem Ridge” / The Titan / Turquoise

Gerry Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond / “Shelvin' Rock / Hell Up Coal Holler / Shanachie

Jean Ritchie / “Hangman” / Constant Sorrow / One Day

Bill Spence & Fennig's All-Star String Band / “Cuffy-Sleepy Lou” / Fennigmania / Front Hall

Jon Kay / “Leaver's Lullaby” / A Night at the Grind / Stonehead

The Bee Eaters / “Eleanor Rigby” / The Bee Eaters / Self-produced

Norm Williams / “Beech Spring” / A Wayfarer... / Self-produced

The Gallier Brothers / “Catnip Dream” / Three Wire Choir / Dancing Thumb

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

This week's program continues our feature on musical trios. We'll hear selections ranging from Peter, Paul and Mary, to The Rhythm Rats, and include Crosby, Stills and Nash, Finest Kind, instrumentalists Aly Bain. Ale Moller, Bruce Molsky and lots of others. Three is not always a crowd, sometimes that's just right ... this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

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

The Rhythm Rats / “Indian War Whoop” / Pretty Crowin' Chicken / 5-String

Metamora / “Endless Chain” / Metamora / Sugar Hill

Aly Bain. Ale Moller, Bruce Molsky / “Summerwaltz” / Meeting Point / Whirlie

Peter, Paul & Mary / “Come and Go with Me” / A Song Will Rise / Warner Brothers

The Once / “You're My Best Friend” / Row Upon Row of the People They Know / Borealis

The Waifs / “Ironbark” / Ironbark / Compass

Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy & DL Menard / “Jai Ete Au Bal” / En Bas Du Chene Vert / Arhoolie

Crosby, Stills & Nash / “You Don't Have to Cry” / Crosby Sills & Nash / Atlantic

The Rhythm Rats / “Flower of Edinburgh” / Pretty Crowin' Chicken / 5-String

The Ukulele Kings / “Shoes” / Three Cool Cats / Mid Mitten

Finest Kind “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” / Silks & Spices / Fallen Angle

Scott Nygaard, John Reischman, Sharon Gilchrist / “Half Past Fout” / The Harmonic Tone Revealers / Corvus

Gathering Time / “Tanglewood Tree” / Tanglewood Tree / Triple G

The Kingston Trio / “Someday Soon” / Nick-Bob-John / Folk Era

The Henry Girls / “James Monroe” / Louder Than Words / Beste Unterhalting 

The Young Tradition / “Wonderous Love” / Oberlin 1968 / A Wing & A Prayer

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

On the podcast this week we focus our attention on vocal and instrumental trios – a subject we haven't featured before. We'll hear selections from The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Nightingale, The Jeremiahs, The Malvinas, The Wailin' Jennys and many more. Three scoops make a triple decker … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Old New England / “Scotty O'Neil-Jane's March-The Isle of Mull” / Old New England / Great Meadow

Carolina Chocolate Drops / “Why Don't You Do Right” / Genuine Negro Jig / Nonesuch

Martin Simpson-Andy Cutting-Nancy Kerr / “The Sheffield Apprentice” / Big Bend Killing / Great Smoky Mountains Association

Nightingale / “Eric and the Angels-Jenny's Welcome to Charlie-Mariposa” / Trois / Self-produced

Sutton, Holt & Coleman / “Travelin' Man” / Ready for the Times / High Windy Audio

The Wailin' Jennys / “Wildflowers” / Fifteen / Red House

Brace, Cooper & Jutz / “My Sally” / Profiles in Courage, Frailty & Discomfort / Red Beet

Old New England / “The Kitchen-The Chicago Reel” / Old New England / Great Meadow

The Malvinas / “Somewhere off the Foot of the Mountains” / God Bless the Grass / Soona Songs

Grisman-Hartford-Seeger / “When I'm Sixty-Four” / Retrograss / Acoustic Disc

The Jeremiahs / “Plough and Stars” / The Femme Fatale of Maine / Self-produced

The Loose Acoustic Trio / “Pinball Wizard” / Sorrow Be Gone / Big Book

The Skirtlifters / “Fire Bell Galop” / A Ragtime Episode / Self-produced

Kallet-Epstein-Ciccone / “Farthest Field” / Heartwalk / Self-produced

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

When I was a kid my family loved to sing. My sister had a lovely soprano voice and my dad sang all these out-dated silly songs that embarrassed me at the time. Now I'd give anything to hear him sing again. I've collected some of my favorite sing-along songs. Singing always helps to raise the spirits and in these difficult times it just might help. So sing along … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine!

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

The Western Flyers / “I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” / Wild Blue Yonder / Versa-Tone

Matt Watroba / “We Shall Not Be Moved” / Community Sings Vol. 1 / Common Chords

Pete Seeger / “Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream” / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Eric Bibb / “Follow the Drinkin' Gourd” / Jericho Road / Stony Plain

Bessie Jones / “Amazing Grace” / Let Your Backbone Slip / Rounder

Sally Rogers / “Lovely Agnes” / The Unclaimed Pint / Flying Fish

Tom Rush / “Circle Game” / Circle Game / Elektra

Anne Lindsay / “You Really Got a Hold on Me” / Soloworks / Violindsay

Finest Kind / “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” / Silks & Spices / Fallen Angle

The Western Flyers / “Tennessee Waltz” / Wild Blue Yonder / Versa-Tone

The Malvinas / “How Can I Keep From Singing” / God Bless the Grass / Soonasongs

David Mallett / “Inch by Inch” / Danid Mallett / North Road

Tom Paxton / “Ramblin' Boy” / Ramblin' Boy / Elektra

Steve Goodman / “Lincoln Park Pirates” / Live at the Earl of Old Town / Red Pajamas

Stan Rogers / “The Mary Ellen Carter” / Between the Breaks...Live! / Borealis-Fogarty's Cove

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

It's vacation time with music from John Gorka, John Hartford, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Thompson and lots more. Traveling on … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Ben Plotnick / “Railroad to Babylon” / Greenland / Self-produced

John Gorka / “Holed Up in Mason City” / Bright Side of Down / Red House

John Hartford / “Steam Powered Aereo-Plain” / Aereo-Plain / Rounder

Rachel Baiman / “Never Tire of the Road” / Shame / Free Dirt

Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley / “Georgia on a Fast Train” / Before the Sun goes Down / Compass

Jim & Lynna Woolsey / “Last Train Out” / Last Train Out / Broken Records

Ben Bedford / “The Pilot and the Flying Machine Pt. 1” / The Pilot and the Flying Machine / Waterbug

Mose Allison / “Night Ride” / I Love the Life I Live / Real Gone

Ben Plotnick / “K & K Waltz” / Greenland / Self-produced

Kris Kristofferson w/ Jackson Browne / “Me and Bobby McGee” / The Austin Sessions / Rhino

Richard Thompson / “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” / Acoustic Classics / Beeswing

Anna & Elizabeth / “Little Black Train” / Anna & Elizabeth / Free Dirt

Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers / “The Golden Rocket” / Shades of the Past / Sugar Hill

Mark Baker / “Early Morning Rain” / And I Ride / Self-produced

Peter Mayer / “Driving with my Knee” / Novelties / Blue Boat

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

This is the time of the year for family vacations, so we'll feature some traveling music from Tim O'Brien, Tony Trischka, Kate Campbell, Rory Block and Steve Goodman. Destinations and modes of transportation blend together … this week on The Sing Out Radio Magazine. 

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

Merle Travis / “Cannonball Stomp” / Walkin' the Strings / Raven

Tim O'Brien / “Forty Nine Keep on Talkin'” / Traveler / Sugar Hill

Sarah Alden / “Come Take a Trip on my Airship”/ Sarah Alden / Self-produced

Tony Trischka / “Promontary Point” / Great Big World / Rounder

Scott Ainslie / “Terraplane Blues” / Terraplane / Cattail

Steve Goodman / “City of New Orleans” / Steve Goodman / Buddah

Kate Campbell / “See Rock City” / The Portable Kate Campbell / Campadre

The Byrds / “Gunga Din” / The Ballad of Easy Rider / CBS

Vassar Clements / “Westport Drive” / Grass Routes / Rounder

Merle Travis / “On a Bicycle Built for Two” / Walkin' the Strings / Raven

Rory Block / “New Frisco Train” / Keepin' Out of Trouble / Stony Plain

Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks / “Coast to Coast” / Where's the Money? / MCA

Ordinary Elephant / “Railroad Man” / Before I Go / Self-released

Dillard & Clark / “Train Leaves Here this Morning” / The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark / A+M

Blue Velvet Band / “Hitch Hiker” / Sweet Moments with the Blue Velvet Band / Warner Brothers

Arlen Roth w/ Johnny Winter / “Rocket 88” / Slide Guitar Summit / Aquinnah

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

This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we'll venture back out onto the deep blue sea to conclude our two-part feature focusing on maritime music. We'll hear Lee Murdock, Lindsay Straw, Gordon Bok, Lindsay Stray, Molly's Revenge and many more. Voices across the water … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Various / “Staten Island Hornpipe” / Wind in the Rigging / MFSL

Kitty Donohoe / “The Mackinac Bridge-St. Anne's Reel” / Bunyan and Banjos / Roheen

Lee Murdock / “Voices Across the Water” / Voices Across the Water / Depot

Stan Rogers / “White Squall” / From Fresh Water / Fogarty's Cove

Lindsay Straw / “The Female Rambling Sailor” / The Fairest Flower of Womankind: Songs of Feminine Triumph / Self-produced

Castlebay / “Cappy John's Bride” / Islands in Time / Castlebay

The Boarding Party / “The Sailor's Alphabet” / 'Tis Our Sailing Time / Folk Legacy

Various / “Strike the Bell” / Wind in the Rigging / MFSL

Marshall Dodge & Robert Bryan / “The Body in the Kelp” / The Best of Bert and I... / Islandport Press

Gordon Bok / “The Hills of Isle au Haut” / Apples in the Basket / Timberhead

John Roberts and Debra Cowan / “Combing the Mane” / Ballads Long and Short / Golden Hind

Dan Milner et al / “Ten Thousand Miles Away” / Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea / Smithsonian Folkways

Duck Baker & Keiran Fahy / “The Joys of My Life-The Banks of Lough Gouna” / The Fairy Queen / Day Job

Kevin Burke & Micheal O Domhnaill / “Lord Franklin” / Promenade / Muligan-Compass

Molly's Revenge with Moira Smiley / “The Northern Shore” / The Western Shore / Molri

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

This week on the podcast we begin a two-part feature focusing on maritime music. This time around we'll hear from Waterson Carthy, John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Cyril Tawney, Stan Rogers and many others. Mariners all … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale / “Haul Away, Joe” / Sea Shanties / Musical Heritage

Waterson-Carthy / “Ye Mariners All” / Waterson-Carthy / Topic

Aly Bain & Ale Moller / “The Full Rigged Ship-The New Rigged Ship” / Fully Rigged / Northside

John Roberts & Tony Barrand / “Jolly Roving Tar” / Live at Holsteins / Golden Hind

Bellowhead / “The Dockside Rant” / Broadside / Navigator

The Johnson Girls / “Swing Your Tail” / Fire Down Below / Folk Legacy

Jody Kruskal / “Harbor Le Cou” / Concertina Valentine / Self-produced

Maggie Sansone / “North Sea Crossing” / Wind Drift / Maggie's Music

Tom Lewis / “A Seaman's Hymn” / Sea-Dog, See Dog / Flying Fish

The Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale / “Santy Anna” / Sea Shanties / Musical Heritage

Cyril Tawney / “Chicken on a Raft” / Navy Cuts / ADA

Stan Rogers / “Rolling Down to Old Maui” / Between the Breaks...Live / Borealis

Michael Cooney / “Sloop John B” / Still Cooney After All These Years / Front Hall

The Jolly Boys / “Take Me Back to Jamaica” / Sunshine 'N' Water / Ryko

Louis Killen / “The Flying Cloud” / 25th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport / Mystic Seaport

The X-Seaman's Institute / “Reuben Ranzo” / Classic Maritime Music / Smithsonian Folkways

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

School is over and summer vacation season is upon us. This week we'll offer up some great music and stories for young people. We'll hear Elizabeth Mitchell, Ella Jenkins, Bill Harley, Greg Brown, Dave Fry and others. So gather up the kids and sit down around the old radio or computer for a laugh or two. Some great songs to start the season on a lively note … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

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

Raymond Scott / “The Toy Trumpet” / Restless Nights and Turkish Twilights / Columbia

Elizabeth Mitchell / “Froggie Went a-Courtin'” / Classic Folk Songs for Kids / Smithsonian Folkways

Pete Seeger / “The Foolish Frog” / Children's Concert at Town Hall / Columbia

David Holt / “I Got a Bullfrog” / I Got a Bull Frog / High Windy Audio

Ella Jenkins / “Miss Mary Mack” / Classic Folk Songs for Kids / Smithsonian Folkways

Bill Harley / “The World of Whickum-Whackum” / cELLAbration A Tribute to Ella Jenkins / Smithsonian Folkways

Kathy Kallick / “Bye Bye Kitty Zydeco” / Use a Napkin (Not Your Mom) / Sugar Hill

Dave Fry / “Put Your Finger in the Air” / Playground / Self-produced / Dave Fry Music

Raymond Scott / “Huckleberry Duck” / Restless Nights and Turkish Twilights / Columbia

Dennis Warner / “Cat in the Sink” / Beep Beep / Main Trail

Mike Anderson / “Teaching Fluffy to Fly” / Anna's Old Boot / Music Works

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

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

Andy Offutt Irwin / “I Love to Whistle” / Andy's Wild Amphibian Show / Community Music 

Lou & Peter Berryman / “Ketchup Wasn't Red” / The Universe: 14 Examples / Cornbelt

Laura Boosinger / “The Little Pig” / Sing It Yourself! / Native Ground

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

Bluegrass for me begins with the first recordings Bill Monroe made with Earl Scruggs. We'll hear that initial tune and some additional music from Bill and the Bluegrass Boys, some classics from Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, and The Stanley Brothers. We'll have a set of brother duets and some great instrumental tunes from Kenny Baker, Chubby Wise and other great players. Honoring bluegrass pioneers … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Ron Stewart / “Stewart's Dream” / Time Stands Still / Rounder

Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys / “Heavy Traffic Ahead” / The Essential Bill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys / Columbia

Bill Monroe / “Footprints in the Snow” / In The Pines / County

Bill Monroe & his Bluegrass Boys / “Blue Moon of Kentucky” / Grand Old Opry Live Classics / Cracker Barrel-Opry Classics

Junie Scruggs / “Sally Goodin-Sally Ann / American Banjo Scruggs and Three Finger Style / Smithsonian Folkways

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs & the Foggy Mountain Boys / “Pike County Breakdown” / Best of Bluegrass Vol 1 / Mercury

Flatt & Scruggs / “Til the End of the World Rolls Round” / The Essential Flatt & Scruggs / Columbia

Flatt & Scruggs / “You Are My Flower” / Recorded Live a Vanderbilt University / Columbia

The Stanley Brothers / “Little Maggie” / Earliest Recordings-Rich-R-Tone / Revenant

The Stanley Brothers / “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow” / The Stanley Brothers 1949-52 / Bear Family

Ron Stewart / “Whistling Rufus” / Time Stands Still / Rounder

The Blue Sky Boys / “Sunny Side of Life” / There'll Come a Time / BSR

Jim & Jesse / “Are You Missing Me” / 1952-55 / Bear Family

The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover / “Little Annie” / Bluegrass at the Roots / Smithsonian Folkways

The Goins Brothers / “I'm Getting Ready to Go” / Run Satan, Run / Hay Holler

Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard / “Tiny Broken Heart” / Won't You Come and Sing for Me / Smithsonian Folkways

Kenny Baker / “Brandywine” / Master Fiddler / County

Don Reno & Red Smiley / “Dixie Breakdown” / On The Air / Copper Creek

Chubby Wise / “Stone's Rag” / An American Original / Pinecastle

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