Since the first time anyone sat down to exchange musical ideas the concept of musicians playing together has been popular. Duos have had a great deal of success and for the next two programs we'll present Duo Stew - a mix of great pairs of musicians playing a variety of styles. This week we'll share music from Robin & Linda Williams, 10 String Symphony, Laurie Hart and Paul Marchand, Magpie, Anne & Pete Sibley and more. Duos to enjoy … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Laurie Bird & Paul Marchand / “Indifference” / Cobbler's Dream / Self-producedRobin & Linda Williams / “A Better Day A-Coming” / A Better Day A-Coming / Oakenwold10 String Symphony / “Mama You Been On My Mind” / Weight of the World / PoppychopBryan Sutton & Tony Rice / “Dusty Miller” / Not Too Far From the Tree / Sugar HillJoy of Cooking / “Hush” / The Complete Joy of Cooking / AcadiaNathan Gourley and Joey Abarta / “Johnny Henry's-The Boys on the Hilltop-The Arkle Mountain / Copley Street / Self-producedLulu Belle and Scotty / “Wish I was a Single Girl Again” / Flowers in the Wildwood / TrikontBuddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale / “How Will I Know” / Party for Joey / True NorthChris Coole & Ivan Rosenberg / “Stage Fright” / Return to Trion / VolotoneLaurie Bird & Paul Marchand / “College Groves-Boil the Breakfast Early-Hunter's Purse” / Cobbler's Dream / Self-producedMagpie / “Bristlecone Pine” / In This World / Sliced BreadAnne & Pete Sibley / “Sow Em' On the Mountain” / Coming Home / Self-producedMike Barnett w/ Stuart Duncan/ “Mary and the Soldier” / Portraits in Fiddles / CompassThe Gibson Brothers / “They Called It Music” / They Called It Music / CompassAllison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves / “Eighth of January” / Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves / Free DirtBill Monroe & Doc Watson / “Turkey in the Straw” / Live Duet Recordings 1963-1990 / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways 

Next up on the Magazine we'll celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with songs about food, travel, and family. We have a great deal to be thankful for this year, in spite of many challenges. We'll hear music from Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Tim O'Brien, Guy Clark, Maria Sangiolo, Darrell Scott and several others. Gather with family and friends and celebrate safely … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJay Ungar & Molly Mason / “Bound for Another Harvest Home” / Harvest Home / AngelTim O'Brien / “Megna's” / Chameleon / Howdy Skies-ProperThe Hillbenders / “Planes, Trains & Automibles” / The Hillbenders / CompassSally Rogers / “Thanksgiving Eve” / In the Circle of the Sun / Flying FishGuy Clark / “Texas Cookin'” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar Hill Michael Cooney / “Squalor” / Together Again / Cove HavenGrey Larsen / “The Gathering” / The Gathering / Sugar HillJudy Collins / “Someday Soon” / Who Knows Where the Time Goes / ElektraGarrison Keillor / “My Minnesota Home” / When I Get Home / High BridgeMaria Sangiolo / “Farmer's Market A to Z” / Planting Seeds / Raging RiverDarrell Scott / “Family Tree” / Family Tree / Sugar Hill Kate Campbell / “When You Come Back Home” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverOld Man Luedecke / “Big Group Breakfast” / Proof of Love / Black HenPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The United States has traditionally been a safe haven for refugees the world over. Lately, our politicians have tried to alter that concept and the pandemic heightened the rhetoric on both sides of the issue. This week we'll examine the subject of refugees and immigration in song. We'll hear music from Darrell Scott, Diana Jones, Windborne, Michael Kiwanuka, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Noel Paul Stookey and others. “We have come this far by faith,”The Refugee Experience … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Sultans of String / “Refuge” / Refuge / Self-producedDarrell Scott / “American Tune” / Modern Hymns / Appleseed-Full LightDiana Jones / “Song to a Refugee” / Song to a Refugee / GoldmineOliver Schroer / “The Morning Star” / Hymns and Hers / BorealisWindborne / “The Terror Time” / Recollections and Revolutions / Wand'ring FeetBarbara Dane / “Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)” / Classic Folk Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysSi Kahn / “Companera” / Companion / AppleseedJoan Baez / “I Shall Be Released” / Any Day Now / VanguardSultans of String / “El Bint El Shalabeya” / Refuge / Self-producedMurray McLauchlan / “Lying By the Sea (for Alan Kurdi)” / Hourglass / True NorthMichael Kiwanuka / “Rule the World” / Love & Hate / InterscopeMaria Dunn / “Malala” / Gathering / Distant WhisperSweet Honey in the Rock / “We Have Come this Far by Faith” / #LoveInEvolution / Appleseed Noel Paul Stookey / “America, The Beautiful” / Just Causes / NeworldPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the podcast we complete out two-part feature focusing on music from The Golden State. We'll hear David Grisman, The Blue Flame Stringband, Los Lobos, Cyrus Clark, The Dos Valley Trio, Laurie Lewis and lots more. Golden tunes from the Golden State of California … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysDavid Grisman / “Dawg's Bull” / Hot Dawg / A+MEuphonia / “The Old Man at the Mill-Polly Put the Kettle On” / The Old Jawbone / Self-producedJesse Colin Young / “Lovely Day” / Together / RacoonBlue Flame Stringband / “Eunice Two-Step” / Blue Flame Stringband / 14 CarrotThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / “Buy For Me the Rain” / The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / LibertyMariachi Reyna De Los Angeles / “Popurri de Chihuaha” / Mariachi Reyna De Los Angeles / Smithsonian FolkwaysLos Lobos / “Love Special Delivery” / Native Sons / New WestJimmy Webb / “Campo De Encino” / Letters / Warner BrothersDavid Grisman / “Janice” / Hot Dawg / A+MCyrus Clarke / “The Road to Ensenada” / Calsong / RanchMary McCaslin / “San Bernadino Waltz” / Things We Said Today / PhiloRick Nelson / “California” / Rick Sings Nelson / BGODos Valley Trio / “Crockett's Reel” / Jewels of the San Joaquin / Mt. WowLaurie Lewis / “Val's Cabin” / True Stories / RounderThe Stairwell Sisters / “Rock Andy” / The Stairwell Sisters / Yodel-Ay-HeePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we travel to The Golden State and listen to some great artists from California. Our feature recording is The Village Out West:The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes. Alan recorded a great deal of traditional based and blues artists in the 1960s California folk music scene. We'll hear from Dr. Humbead's New Tranquility String Band, Dad Crockett and Frank Hicks, Laurie Lewis and Molly Tuttle, The Bluegrass Cardinals, The Highwoods String Band, Tom Carter & Tom Sauber, Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin and lots more. Enjoy music from California … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysTom Carter & Tom Sauber / “Old Time Fire on the Mountain” / Trade Your Headache for a Smile / Tiki ParlourJoni Mitchell / “California” / Blue / RepriseKilby Snow / “All My Friends Gonna Be Strangers” / The Village Out West / Smithsonian FolkwaysMolly Tuttle and Laurie Lewis / “You Are My Flower” / and Laurie Lewis / Spruce and MapleChris Hillman / “New Old John Robertson” / Bidin' My Time / RounderThe Byrds / “Goin' Back” / The Notorious Byrd Brothers / ColumbiaSarah Elizabeth Campbell / “Geraldine & Ruthie Mae” / A Little Tenderness / KaleidoscopeThe Bluegrass Cardinals / “Girl at the Crossroads Bar” / The Bluegrass Cardinals / Copper CreekDr. Humbead's New Tranquility String Band / “Milwaukee Blues” / The Village Out West / SmithsonianFolkwaysTom Carter & Tom Sauber / “Salt River” / Trade Your Headache for a Smile / Tiki ParlourThe Highwoods String Band / “Dance All Night” / Live / MudthumperThe Hillbillies from Mars / “North Carolina Breakdown” / The Hillbillies from Mars / Self-releasedDad Crockett & Frank Hicks / “Hoop-e-Kack” / The Village Out West / Smithsonian FolkwaysJody Stecher & Kate Brislin / “The Orphan Child” / A Song That Will Linger / RounderClaudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan / “Lover's Tree” / Lover's Tree / Radio RhythmAllsorts Orchestra / “Geese Honking” / Skillet Licorice / Tiki ParlourClarence White / “Never Ending Love” / Silver Meteor / SierraPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

When I was a kid, Halloween was my favorite holiday, except for my birthday and Christmas. It was the day when my friends and I could freely wander the neighborhood playing pranks that seem tame today. We soaped car windows, threw toilet paper, rang door bells and threw dried corn. This week on the program we'll hear some of my favorite music which reminds me of those late October nights full of tom foolery. We'll hear Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Archie Fisher, Dave Fry and many more. So turn down the lights, light a candle or two and enjoy Halloween this week … on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Betse Ellis / “Queen of the Earth and Child of the Skies” / High Moon Order / Free DirtArchie Fisher / “Witch of the West-Mer-Lands” / The Man With a Rhyme / Folk-LegacyBruce Molsky / “Flannery's Dream” / Warring Cats / Tree FrogMustard's Retreat / “Suppose You Met a Witch” / A Good Place to Be / Yellow RoomDave Fry / “Giant” / Troubadour / Self-producedLankum / “Drinking Song from The Tomb” / Cold Old Fire / Self-producedPete Sutherland / “Old Smokey” / Mountain Hornpipe / EpactJames Leva / “Queen of the Earth, Child of the Skies” / Memory Theater / Copper CreekFairport Convention / “Tam Lin” / Liege and Lief / IslandTouchstone / “Susannah Martin” / The New Land / Green LinnetSteeleye Span / “Long Lankin” / Commoners Crown / BGOPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The acoustic form of the blues has never been as popular as it is today, perhaps as a reaction to the pandemic or maybe just as a style of music which is ideal for a single musician. We'll feature music from Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Happy Traum, Lauren Sheehan and others. There's “room to move” … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMary Flower / “Ragtag Rag” / When My Bluebird Sings / BluesetteEric Bibb / “Bayou Belle” / Deeper In The Well / Stony PlainLil' Son Jackson / “Gambling Blues” / Texas Blues-The Gold Star Sessions / ArhoolieLouis Armstrong / “Tin Roof Blues” / The Essential Louis Armstrong / VerveSippie Wallace / “Special Delivery Blues” / The Blues-A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers / SonyThe Even Dozen Jug Band / “Come On In” / Jug Band Songs of the Southern Mountains / EssentialHappy Traum / “Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood)” / Just For the Love of It / Lark's NestJohn Mayall / “Room to Move” / The Turning Point / PolydorMary Flower / “Humbug Creek” / When My Bluebird Sings / BluesetteJimmy Thackery & John Mooney / “Jitterbug Swing” / Sideways in Paradise / Blind PigStephen Stills / “Black Queen” / Stephen Stills / AtlanticLauren Sheehan / “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate” / The Light Still Burns / Wilson RiverRory Block-Stefan Grossman / “Walking Blues” / Country Blues Guitar / Stefan Grossman's Guitar WorkshopDavid Hamburger / “Pennsyvania Station Blues” / Pennsylvania Station Blues / Lounge SidePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we continue with our occasional record review feature. Janis Ian has announced that “The Light at the End of the Line” is her final studio recording, and she is now no longer touring. The CD was 15 years in the making and it is just lovely. We'll talk about the recording, and listen to three selections. Surrounding her work will be some some of today's finest songwriters who just happen to be women. We'll hear Joan Shelley, Aiofe O'Donovan, Eliza Gilkyson, Ani Di Franco and many more. Janis Ian and the Women this week … on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysTracy Dares / “Old Grey Goose” / Crooked Lake / GroundswellDonna Herula / “Bang at the Door” / Bang at the Door / Self-producedEliza Gilkyson / “Buffalo Gals Redux” / Songs from the River Wind / Howlin' DogClaudia Schmidt / “Bend in the River” / Big Earful / Red HouseDori Freeman / “Ten Thousand Roses” / Ten Thousand Roses / Blue HenAoife O'Donovan / “Age of Apathy” / Age of Apatha / Yep RocKate MacLeod / “The Train Across the Great Salt Lake” / Uranium Maiden / Self-producedAlice Di Micele / “Every Seed” / Every Seed We Plant / Alice OtterTracy Dares / “C Group” / Crooked Lake / GroundswellJanis Ian / “I'm Still Standing” / The Light at the End of the Line / Rude GirlJanis Ian / “Swannanoa” / The Light at the End of the Line / Rude GirlJanis Ian / “The Light at the End of the Line” / The Light at the End of the Line / Rude GirlAni Di Franco / “Station Identification” / Revolutionary Love / Righteous Babe Joan Shelley / “Brighter Than the Blues” / Over and Even / No QuarterKate Campbell / “Long Slow Train” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we conclude our two-part episode, featuring Songs for Woody. You'll hear a variety of Woody's tunes performed by Chris Thile, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Martin Simpson and others; we'll also highlight a great song for Woody by Cosy Sheridan and Bob Dylan's Song for Woody by Crowes Pasture. “Ramblin' round” with Woody Guthrie … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Woody Guthrie / “Nine Hundred Miles” / Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysChris Thile / “Tom Joad Pt.1” / Home in thie World / ElektraBruce Springsteemn / “Jesse James” / The Seeger Sessions / ColumbiaCosy Sheridan / “Woody Guthrie Watch Over Me” / Sometimes I Feel Too Much / Self-producedThe Del McCoury Band / “Californy Gold” / Del & Woody / McCoury MusicBob Dylan / “This Land is Your Land” / No Direction Home / CBSJim Kweskin / “Rambling 'Round Your City” / America / Warner BrothersWoody Guthrie / “Guitar Blues” / Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs / Smithsonian FolkwaysRy Cooder / “Do Re Mi” / Ry Cooder / RepriseEric Andersen / “Dusty Box Car Wall” / Today is the Highway / VanguardCrowes Pasture / “Song to Woody” / Crowes Pasture / Self-producedWoody Guthrie / “Talking Columbia” / Columbia River Collection / RounderMartin Simpson / “Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?” / Rooted / TopicTim O'Brien Band / “Pastures of Plenty” / Tim O'Brien Band / Howdy SkiesWoody Guthrie / “Wiggledy Giggledy” / Long Ways to Travel / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways 

When I was a teenager in Eastern Pennsylvania in the 1960s I was a dedicated reader of Sing Out! Magazine. I couldn't always afford to buy a copy but the music store where I took guitar lessons let me read each new issue as I waited for my bus home. I also loved the reprints from Sing Out! and usually bought those when they came out. They helped me become more aware of the folk music revival and many contemporary artists. I first heard of Woody Guthrie from the pages of those reprints. I had an LP of some of his classic recordings and was aware of Bob Dylan's “Song to Woody” when I read of his passing in the pages of Sing Out! in 1967. “Home in this World,” is a collection of new renditions of some of his Dust Bowl ballads, on Elektra Records. We'll celebrate that recording with selections from the new CD mixed with classic versions of Woody's Songs and songs about him … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Milnes and Hammond / “Sandy River Belle” / Hell Up Coal Holler / ShanachieShovels and Rope / “Dust Bowl Blues” / Home in this World-Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads / ElektraWoody Guthrie / “Talking Dust Bowl Blues” / The Ultimate Collection / Not NowJohn McCutcheon / “Ludlow Massacre” / This Land: Woody Guthrie's America / AppalsongsThe Duhks / “Pretty Boy Floyd-Stoney Point” / Your Daughters & Your Sons / Sugar HillRamblin' Jack Elliot / “New York Town” / Jack Elliot Sings Songs of Woody Guthrie / Prestige-FolkloreRy Cooder / “Jesus and Woody” / The Prodigal Son / FantasyMilnes and Hammond / “Red Buck-Jodie-West Fork Girls” / Hell Up Coal Holler / ShanachieWatkins Family Hour / “Blowin' Down this Dusty Road” / Home in this World-Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads / ElektraWoody Guthrie w/ Cisco Houston / “Train Ride Medley Part 1&2” / Long Ways to Travel / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Maddox Brothers & Rose / “Philadelphia Lawyer” / Vol.1 / ArhoolieWill Geer / “Reading Woody Guthrie” / Folkways The Original Vision / Smithsonian FolkwaysPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways