This week and next we'll feature musicians who have been inspired by music from their home region and are quite proud of it. We'll hear Gordon Bok, The McIntosh County Shouters, Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger, The Critten Hollow String Band along with many more. No place like home … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Joe Pancerzewski / “Turkey in the Cottonwoods” / Legendary Northwest Fiddler / Voyager

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

Lord Melody / “Booboo Man” / Calypso Awakening / Smithsonian Folkways

Don Vapple / “Gut Bucket Blues” / Classic Banjo / Smithsonian Folkways

The McIntosh County Shouters / “Jubilee” / Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast / Smithsonian Folkways

The Mulcahy Family / “Miss Lyon's Fancy-The Dairy Maid” / The Mulcahy Family / Shanachie

Ian & Sylvia / “Early Morning Rain” / Early Morning Rain / Vanguard

Tyler Grant & Robin Kessinger / “Garfield's March” / Kanawha County Flatpicking / Grant Central

Joe Pancerzewski / “Red River Cart Polka” / Legendary Northwest Fiddler / Voyager

Bernard Allison Group / “Movin' On Up” / In the Mix / Jazzhaus

Fred Allery / “Quebec Reel” / Plains Chippewa/Metis Music from Turtle Mountain / Smithsonian Folkways

Linzay Young & Joel Savoy / “Wagoner” / Linzay Young & Joel Savoy / Valcour

Ilana Katz Katz / “John Brown's Dream-Subway Light of Mine” / Subway Stories / Vizztone

John Hartford / “The Julia Belle Swain” / Mark Twang / Flying Fish

Linda Ronstadt / “Tata Dios” / Mas Canciones / Elektra

The Critten Hollow String Band / “Indian Nation” / Cowboys and Indians / Yodel-Ay-Hee

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

Most places around the country are now experiencing the trials and tribulations of winter-time, with snow and ice or at least shorter days and longer nights. We'll sample some snow-themed songs and tunes, with a flurry of selections from Peter Mayer, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Sheila Kay Adams with Jim Taylor, and lots more favorites, old and new. We're walking in a winter wonderland … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Phil Passen / “On a Cold Winter's Day-Cold Frosty Morning” / Cold Frosty Morning / Philbar

Eli Lev & Megan Leigh / “The Longest Night of the Year” / The Longest Night of the Year Vol. 2 / Hudson Harding

Peter Mayer / “The Longest Night” / Midwinter / Blue Boat

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason / “A Rovin' On A Winter's Night” / The Pleasures of Winter / Fiddle & Dance

Kenny Jackson / “The Shortest Day-Set the Log Alight” / The Shortest Day / Crow Hill

Ramblin' Jack Elliot / “Introduction to Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the Tavern

Ramblin Jack Elliot / “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the Tavern

Mae Robertson / “Every December Sky” / December Sky / LyricPartners

Sheila Kay Adams & Jim Taylor / “Frosty Morn” / Christmas on the Mountain / PearlMae and Granny Dell Records

Fred Gosbee / “The Night the Whiskey Froze” / The Night the Whiskey Froze / Castlebay

The Sweetback Sisters / “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” / Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular Signature Sounds

Tony Trischka / “Sleigh Ride” / Glory Shone Around / Rounder

Peter Ostroushko / “Horizontal Hold” / Blue Mesa / Red House

Anne & Pete Sibley / “Winter on the Great Divide” / Winter on the Great Divide / Self Produced

Tony Elman / “Winter Creek” / Winter Creek / Acorn

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

We'll continue with Send the Singer Home, Part 2 with some instrumental selections that are well-thought out and varied. Among others, we'll listen to The Acousticats, Bruce Cockburn, The Horseflies and Leo Kottke. Vocals not necessary … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Bruce Cockburn / “Sweetness And Light” / Crowing Ignites / True North

Maire Ni Chathasaigh – Chris Newman / “Molly St. George” / Fire Wire / Old Bridge

The Acousticats / “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” / The Cat's Meow / Ranch

Jim Campilongo & Honeyfingers / “She's A Woman” / Last Night, This Morning / Blue Hen

Bill Evans / “Mother Nature's Son”

 “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away”

 “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”

 “A Hard Day's Night” / In Good Company / Native & Fine

Bruce Cockburn / “Pibroch: The Wind in the Valley” / Crowing Ignites / True North

Brass Lassie / “The Crown Knot” / Brass Lassie / Self-produced

Jerry Miller / “Moon Fallin'” / New Road Under My Wheels / Signature Sounds

Sharon Isbin-Amjad Ali Khan / “Love Avalanche-Raga Mishra Bhairav” / Strings for Peace / Zoho

The Horseflies / “John Brown's Dream” / Two Traditions / Self-produced

Leo Kottke / “Bean Time” / Greenhouse / Capitol-One Way

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

Voices are not always needed to create good music – fine instrumentalists make great music on their own. We'll share some tunes from Richard Thompson, The Rebirth Brass Band, Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen along with a few surprises. Send the singer home … this week (and next) on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Russ Barenberg / “Little Monk” / When At Last / Compass

Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas / “Keeping Up With Christine” / Ports of Call / Culburnie

Joel Mabus / “Ukulele Scrabble” / Ukulele Crimes / Fossil

Rebirth Brass Band / “You Move Ya Lose” / Rollin' / Rounder

Don Pedi / “Walking in the Parlor” / Little Songs from The Southern Mountains / Walnut Mountain

Bill Frisell / “Surfer Girl” / Guitar in the Space Age / Okeh

Richard Thompson / “Rockin' in Rhythm” / Strict Tempo / Carthage

Russ Barenberg / “On Milo's Back” / When At Last / Compass

Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen / “Playing with a Full Deck” / Cross the Water / Sleepy Creek

Davey Graham / “The Road to Lisdoonvarna (Jig & Reel)” / The Complete Guitarist / Stefan Grosman's Guitar Workshop

Chris Thile / “Panhandle Rag” / Leading Off / Sugar Hill

Flaco & Max / “Fiesta alegre” / Legends & Legacies / Smithsonian Folkways

Fleetwood Mac / “Albatross” / The Pious Bird of Good Omen / Columbia

Al Di Meola / “I'll Follow the Sun” / Across the Universe / Ear Music

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

This week's edition of the program treats you to songs about food, friends and family. We'll hear songs from Robyn Landis, Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt, Michael Jerling, David Holt, Eric Bibb and many others. At our destinations and in the kitchen … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Tom Cunningham / “Turkey in the Straw” / Fiddle Tales / Lo Tek

Robyn Landis / “Thanksgiving” / Waterproof / Self-produced

Tim O'Brien / “Grandma's Hands” / Where the River Meets the Road / Howdy Skies

Dan Berggren / “Drink of Autumn” / Fresh Territory / Sleeping Giant

Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt / “Jamaica's Tree” / We Are Welcomed / Pragmavision

Claflin & Grace / “In the Kitchen” / Walk it with You / Self-produced

Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer w/ Kim and Reggie Harris / “Dinnertime Orchestra” / Dancin' in the Kitchen / Community Music

Michael Jerling / “Family Recipe” / Family Recipe / Fool's Hill

Maria Sangiolo / “Eggs, Milk and Butter” / Planting Seeds / Raging River 

Tom Cunningham / “Tennessee Waltz” / Fiddle Tales / Lo Tek

Tony Joe White / “Polk Salad Annie” / Black and White / Reprise

David Holt / “Slow Food” / Let it Slide / High Windy Audio

Kathy Mattea / “Chocolate on my Tongue” / Pretty Bird / Captain Potato-Thirty Tigers

Eric Bibb / “Remember Family” / Global Griot / Stony Plain

John McCutcheon / “She Just Dances” / Ghost Light / Appalsongs

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

Thanksgiving is the busiest time of the year for travelers. Perhaps it's because of the annual four day weekend or maybe it's just the lure of spending time with family and friends, and - oh yes - there's food. This time around we'll hear songs about travel and fond memories of Thanksgivings past. We'll hear Dalglish, Larsen and Sutherland, Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan, Kate MacLeod, Doc and Merle Watson and many more. We wish you wonderful and safe traveling holiday … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

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

Tim Connell and Erik Skye / “Snowflake Reel” / June Apple / Half Diminished

Dalglish-Larsen-Sutherland / “Morningtime” / Metamora / Sugar Hill

John McCutcheon / “This Road” / Ghost Light / Appalsongs

Kate Callahan / “Connecticut Roads” / Triumph / Self-produced

Chris Smither / “Maybellene” / Call Me Lucky / Signature Sounds

Robert Bryan and Marshall Dodge / “Which Way to Millinocket?” / The Best of Bert And I / Islandport Press

Kate MacLeod / “Intro: Blue Highways” / At Ken Sanders Rare Books / Waterbug

Kate MacLeod / “Blue Highways” / At Ken Sanders Rare Books / Waterbug

Professor Louie and the Crowmatix / “Hurley Mountain Road” / Music from Hurley Mountain / Woodstock

Tim Connell and Erik Skye / “Cold Frosty Morning” / June Apple / Half Diminished

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

Bruce Molsky / “On My Street” / Soon Be Time / Compass

David Francey / “Lonely Road” / The Broken Heart of Everything / Laker

Jenny & Robin Bienemann / “I've Working at the Airport” / Live at Folkstage / Self-produced

Doc & Merle Watson / “Southbound” / Southbound / Vanguard

Janet Beazley / “5 South” / 5 South / Backcountry

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

On this episode we 'll conclude our two-part feature with American traditional players, dance musicians and some songwriters, too. All of them have been influenced by players before them, whether through recordings, film or simply learning knee to knee. You will hear Rayna Gellert, Buddy MacMaster, Pete Seeger, Ola Belle Reed and others who have inspired today's young players. Passing the music on … this week on The Sing Out! 

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

Rayna Gellert / “Sugar in the Gourd” / Ways of the World / Yodel-Ay-Hee

Marcus Martin / “Jenny Run Away in the Mud in the Night” / When I Get My New House Done / University of North Carolina

Don Pedi / “Long Time Gone” / Short Time Here / Walnut Mountain

Bruce Greene / “Sheep's in the Meadow and Cow's in the Corn / River of Time / Hellbendre Presse

Bruce Molsky / “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie” / Soon be Time / Compass

Buddy MacMaster and Tracey Dares / “Captain O'Kane / The Juduque Flyer / Stephen MacDonald Rroductions

Old New England / “President Clinton's Hornpipe-High C's-Kiss the Cook-President Garfield's Hornpipe” / Old New England / Great Meadow Music

Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers / “Midnight on the Water” / Southern Ramble / Rounder

Rayna Gellert / “Charleston #1” / Ways of the World / Yodell-Ay-Hee

Dave Fry / “Lessons from Pete” / Troubadour / Dave Fry Music

Pete Seeger / “Old Devil Time” / Rainbow Race / Columbia

Norman Blake / “Billy Gray” / Old & New / Flying Fish

Ola Belle Reed / “High on a Mountain” / Ola Belle Reed / Rounder

Brian Miller / “The Shanty Boy's Alphabet” / Minnesota Lumberjack Songs / Two Tap

John Hartford / “Wolves A-Howling” / Hamilton Ironworks / Rounder

Mike Seeger / “Roustabout” / Solo Old-Time Country Music / Rounder

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

Traditional folk musicians can't develop their style in a vacuum - they are always influenced by past masters. Whether they learned the style and repertoire by listening to recordings, watching films or by sitting knee-to-knee, they absorbed everything as the music was passed on. We'll hear Jimmy Burns, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, Sheila Kay Adams, Louis Killen and many more. We'll honor present day players and some of their influences … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Taj Mahal / “Needed Time” / Soundtrack: Sounder / Varese Sarabande

Jimmy Burns / “She Left Me a Mule to Ride” / Tribute / Delmark

Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi / “Take this Hammer” / Sonny and Brownie's Last Ride / M.C. Records

Marie Knight / “Didn't It Rain” / The Gospel Truth / M.C, Records

Rhiannon Giddens / “Up Above My Head” / Tomorrow is My Turn / Nonesuch

The Earls of Leiscester / “Salty Dog Blues”/ Live at the CMA Theater / Rounder

Tim O'Brien / “Few Old Memories” / Where the River Meets the Road / Howdy Skies

Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard / “Will You Miss Me?” / Sing Me Back Home / Free Dirt

Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands / “Working Girl Blues” / The Hazel and Alice Sessions / Spruce and Maple

Taj Mahal / “Needed Time (Banjo and Hand Clapping)” / Soundtrack: Sounder / Varese Sarabande

Sheila Kay Adams / “Fine Sally” / My Dearest Dear / Granny Dell

Jean Ritchie / “Barbry Ellen” / Field Trip / Green Hays

Anna & Elizabeth / “Soldier and the Lady” / Anna & Elizabeth / Free Dirt

Ewan MacColl & A.L. Lloyd / “Jack Tar” / Blow Boys Blow / Tradition

Louis Killen / “The Banks of Sweet Primroses” / Ballads and Broadsides / Topic

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick / “Matt Hyland” / Selections / Edsel

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

It's that time of year when houses are decorated with jack 'o lanterns, scarecrows, and other mainstays of the Halloween season. Kids dressed in a wide variety of costumes get ready to go from house to house collecting candy from their neighbors. It's time to hear some classic songs and tunes for this spooky season from Ale Moller, Steeleye Span, Claudia Schmidt, Robin and Linda Williams and lots more. Turn down the lights and enjoy … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Ale Moller / “Heaven and Earth” / The Horse and the Crane / Northside

John Roberts & Tony Barrand / “The Dreadful Ghost” / Dark Ships in the Forest / Folk Legacy

3hattrio / “Mojave” / Solitaire / Okehdokee

Steeleye Span / “Long Lankin” / Commoners Crown / BGO

Mike Craver / “The Ghost in the Theater”/ Bosh & Moonshine / Sapsucker

Heidi Muller & Bob Webb / “Ghost Stories” / Seeing Things / Self Produced

Bruce Cockburn / “Deja Vu” / Night Vision / True North

Ale Moller / “Rose Halling” / The Horse and the Crane / Northside

Claudia Schmidt / “Vampire” / Midwestern Heart / Flying Fish

Robin & Linda Williams / “Murders on the Cumberland Plateau” / In The Jailhouse Now / CMH

Sacred Harp Singers at Liberty Church / “Idumea” / Cold Mountain Soundtrack / DMZ-Columbia

Tony Joe White / “The Gift” / Hoodoo / Swamp Records

Dirk Powell / “Ride with the Devil” / Hand Me Down / Rounder

Lutz Kirchoff / “Francois Dufaut-Suite in A minor-Courante” / Lute Music for Witches and Alchemists / Sony

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

This week we conclude our two-part feature “It Don't Mean a Thing...” with a focus on Western swing. Western swing was developed in the dance halls of Texas and in sharp contrast to old-time string bands, Western swing bands employed many more members, including horn sections and multiple fiddlers. These were needed to fill these massive halls with music for dancing. We'll hear classics from The Light Crust Doughboys, Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies and Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. We'll also hear new classics from Deborah Silver, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel. “Take Me Back to Tulsa” … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

David Grisman Quintet / “Minor Swing” / The David Grisman Quintet / Kaleidoscope

Deborah Silver / “That Old Black Magic” / Glitter & Grits / NTL

The Light Crust Doughboys / “Knocky, Knocky” / Okeh Western Swing / CBS

Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies / “Sweet Jennie Lee” / Western Swing Kings / Pazzazz

Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys / “Right or Wrong” / Collection 1935-50 / Acrobat

Merle Travis / “The Sheik of Araby” / The Merle Travis Guitar / Raven

Lefty Frizzell / “If You Got the Money, I've Got the Time” / Columbia Country Classics Vol 2 / Columbia

Texas Troubadours / “Steel Guitar Rag” / Almost to Tulsa / Bear Family

Willie Nelson / “Cherokee Maiden” / You Don't Know Me / Lost Highway

David Grisman Quintet / “Minor Swing” / The David Grisman Quintet / Kaleidoscope

Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers / “Goin' Steady” / Shades of the Past / Sugar Hill

Al Goll / “Farewell Blues” / New Reso Gathering / Pinecastle

Susie Bogguss / “Straighten Up and Fly Right” / Swing / Compadre

Vi Wickham & Paul Anastasio / “Weiser Stomp” / Swinging at the Savoy / Zero Carbon Footprint

Asleep at the Wheel / “Take Me Back to Tulsa” / Comin' Right At Ya / United Artists

Asleep at the Wheel / “Choo Choo Ch'Boogie” / Swing Time / Sony

Merle Travis / “Cannonball Stomp” / The Merle Travis Guitar / Raven

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