On this week's installment of the program we'll feature some of my favorite music and musicians from the Mountain State. We'll open with Hazel Dickens' “West Virginia, My Home,” performed by Hazel and Alice Gerrard. Our theme music, “Roaring River, is from Ben Townsend, a wonderful banjo and fiddle player. We'll follow that with lots of other musicians and tunes connected to West Virginia … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBen Townsend and Friends / “Roaring River” / Deep End Sessions Vol. III / Deep End SessionsHazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard / “West Virginia My Home” / Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard / RounderThe Sky Island Stringband / “Cranberry Rock” / Adventures in Old Cranberry / BemlarCosta & Campbell / “Sweet Bunch of Daisies-Rise When the Rooster Crows” / with Amazing Jim Lloyd / EastwoodDaniel Koulack & Karrnel Sawitsky / “Groundhog” / Songs from the South-Tunes from the North / Self-producedJohn Lilly / “Whodunit” / Last Chance to Dance / Self-producedOscar Wright / “Elkhorn Ridge” / Fifty Years of County Records / CountyLong Point String Band / “Piney Woods” / Piney Woods / Self-producedJesse Milnes & Emily Miller / “Fun's All Over” / Deep End Sessions Vol. II / Deep End SessionsBen Townsend and Friends / “The Gooson Quadrille” / Deep End Sessions Vol. III / Deep End SessionsTim O'Brien / “Get Out There and Dance” / Chameleon / Howdy Skies-ProperBilly Edd Wheeler / “Coal Tatoo” / Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back / KappKathy Mattea / “A Far Cry” / Calling Me Home / Sugar HillTodd Burge / “Time to Waste Time” / Imitation Life / Bunj JamGandydancer / “Boozefighters” / The Appalachians / DualtoneDan Cunningham / “Deep River Blues” / Simple Gifts / PickndawgPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Ashley Hutchings was the founder of several British bands that electrified traditional folk music. He first founded Fairport Convention with Simon Nicol and stayed with them for 4 albums. He then formed Steeleye Span and stayed on for a few years. He followed with The Etchingham Steam Band, various Albion Bands and several solo projects. We'll include other selections from Shirley and Dolly Collins and Morris On. Ashley Hutchings, father of the British folk rock movement… this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Albion Dance Band / “Seneca Two-Step” / Rockin' Barn Dance / Talking ElephantEthnic Shuffle Orchestra / “Washington at Valley Forge” / The Fairport Companion / CastleFairport Convention / “She Moves Through the Fair” / What We Did on Our Holidays / IslandFairport Convention / “Autopsy” / Unhalfbricking / CarthageFairport Convention / “Matty Groves” / Liege and Lief / IslandSteeleye Span / “The Blacksmith” / Hark the Village Wait / SanctuarySteeleye Span / “The Lark in the Morning” / Please to See the King / SanctuaryThe Albion Dance Band / “Merry Sherwood Rangers-Time to Ring Some Changes” / Rockin' Barn Dance / Talking ElephantThe Etchingham Steam Band / “Hard Times of Old England” / The Etchingham Steam Band / Fleg'lingShirley & Dolly Collins / “Bonny Kate” / Anthems in Eden / BGOThe Albion Country Band / “New St. George-La Rotta” / Battle of the Field / BGOVarious / “Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket-Shepherd'd Hey-Trunkles” / Morris On / CarthageSteeleye Span / “Rave On” / Rave On / EdselPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we review the Bruce Molsky recording “Everywhere You Go,” a collection of guitar tunes played by the fiddle and banjo master. We will surround the three tunes from Bruce with a collection of great fingerstyle guitarists, including Bruce Cockburn, Joel Mabus, Davy Graham, and several others. Stop by and hear Bruce Molsky and other guitar masters … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJoel Mabus / “Speed the Plow” / Golden Willow Tree / FossilMerle Travis / “Possum Up A Simmon Tree” / Folk Songs of the Hills / CapitolLeo Kottke / “The Ice Miner” / Mudlark / BGOJudy Collins / “The Coming of the Roads” / 5th Album / ElektraJim Kweskin / “Living in the Country” / Unjugged / HornbeamTom Rush / “Panama Limited” / Tom Rush / ElektraCharlie Patton / “Some Summer Day” / Primeval Blues, Rags and Gospel / YazooCorey Harris / “Insurrection Blues” / The Insurrection Blues / M.C.Joel Mabus / “Crossing the Ohio” / Golden Willow Tree / FossilBruce Molsky / “Bye Bye Baby Blues” / Everywhere You Go / Tiki ParlourBruce Molsky / “Kom Hem (Come Home” / Everywhere You Go / Tiki ParlourBruce Molsky / “Dear Jill” / Everywhere You Go / Tiki ParlourBruce Cockburn / “Foxglove” / Night Vision / ESDJohn Martyn / “May You Never” / Solid Air / IslandShirley Collins & Davy Graham / “Blue Monk” / Folk Routes, New Routes / TopicPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we conclude our three-part feature focusing on folk and country rock. We'll cover a lot of ground to finish up this visit, with selections from Little Feat, Cowboy, Paul Siebel, Emmylou Harris, Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, Son Volt, Michael Nesmith and lots more. We're “livin' in the country” … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Twangbangers / “Telewacker” / 26 Days on the Road / HightoneSeatrain / “Out Where the Hills” / Seatrain / CapitolLittle Feat / “Willin'” / Little Feat / Warner BrothersCowboy / “Livin' in the Country” / Reach for the Sky / Real GonePaul Siebel / “She Made Me Lose My Blues” / Woodsmoke and Oranges / ElektraJerry Jeff Walker / “Gettin' By” / Viva Terlingua! / MCADoug Sahm / “Beautiful Texas Sunshine” / Groovers Paradise / Warner BrothersJohn Stewart / “July You're a Woman” / California Bloodlines / Bear FamilyThe Twangbangers / “Wacky Walk” / 26 Days on the Road / HightoneEmmylou Harris / “I Ain't Living Long Like This” / Spyboy / EminentUncle Tupelo / “No Depression” / No Depression / Columbia-LegacyPhil Alvin & the Blasters / “County Fair” / County Fair 2000 / HightoneThe Jayhawks / “Settled Down Like Rain” / Music from the North Country / AmericanSon Volt / “No Turning Back” / American Central Dust / RounderMichael Nesmith & the First National Band Redux / “Joanne” / Live at the Troubadour / 7aPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we continue with part 2 of our survey of folk and country rock music. We'll feature music from The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Dillards, Linda Ronstadt, Jack Tempchin, The Eagles and many more. Listen a few more classics with that peaceful easy feeling … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Byrds / “Nashville West” / Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde / ColumbiaBuffalo Springfield / “Go and Say Goodbye” / Buffalo Springfield / AtcoThe Dillards / “I've Just Seen a Face” / Wheatstraw Suite / ElektraInternational Submarine Band / “Luxury Liner” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / ColumbiaThe Byrds / “One Hundred Years from Now” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / ColumbiaBob Dylan / “John Wesley Harding” / Travelin' Thru / Columbia Poco / “Medley-Hard Luck-Child's Claim to Fame-Pickin Up the Pieces” / Deliverin' / EpicLinda Ronstadt / “The Only Mama That'll Walk the Line” / Hand Sown...Home Grown / BGOThe Flying Burrito Brothers / “Wheels” / The Gilded Palace of Sin / A+MLongbranch Pennywhistle / “Run Boy Run” / Longbranch Pennywhistle / GeffenThe Byrds / “Nashville West” / Untitled / ColumbiaShiloh / “Simple Little Down Home Love Song for Rosie” / The Eagles Before They Were Famous / Gray ScaleJack Tempchin / “Peaceful Easy Feeling” / Peaceful Easy Feeling The Songs of Jack Tempchin / BluelanEagles / “Midnight Flyer” / On the Border / AsylumJackson Browne / “Take it Easy” / For Everyman / AsylumEverly Brothers / “I'm On My Way Home Again” / Silver Meteor / SierraThe Byrds / “Oil In My Lamp” / Ballad of Easy Rider / ColumbiaPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week and next on the Magazine we focus our attention on folk and country rock music. This week in Part 1 we'll hear classics from The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly. Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles and the Byrds. Next week we'll hear from the Byrds and other more recent performers. Seems like the beginning of summer is the right time to listen to some country and folk rock classics … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Texas Troubadours / “E. T. Blues” / The Instrumentals / Bear FamilyThe Delmore Brothers / “Blues You Never Lose” / Freight Train Boogie / AceHank Williams / “Move it On Over” / 40 Greatest Hits / PolydorHank Snow / “The Golden Rocket” / I'm Movin' On (And other Great Country Hits) / RCAElvis Presley / “When My Blue Moon turns to Gold Again” / Elvis Presley (Legacy Edition) / RCABuddy Holly / “Maybe Baby” / The Definitive Collection / DeccaThe Everly Brothers / “Bye Bye Love” / The Outtakes / Bear FamilyJohnny Horton / “Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor” / Rockabilly Stars Vol.1 / CBSJohnny Cash / “Ring of Fire” / 16 Biggest Hits / Columbia LegacyBuck Owens / “Act Naturally” / 21 #1 Hits / RhinoThe Beatles / “I'm Looking Through You” / Rubber Soul / Apple-ParlophoneThe Texas Troubadours / “Leon's Guitar Boogie” / The Instrumentals / Bear FamilyRicky Nelson / “Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)” / The Legendary Ricky Nelson / CemaThe Searchers / “Needles And Pins” / Needles & Pins / CastleBob Dylan / “Mr. Tambourine Man” / The Witmark Demos / ColumbiaMimi & Richard Farina / “Reno Nevada” / The Vanguard Folk Rock Album / VanguardDonovan / “Catch the Wind” / Gathered from Coincidence / GrapefruitThe Silkie / “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away” / Gathered from Coincidence / GrapefruitThe Byrds / “Turn! Turn! Turn!” / Original Singles 1965-1967 / ColumbiaPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we complete our two part feature, Assorted Women. We'll hear music from Emmylou Harris, Our Native Daughters, Kate Campbell, Joni Mitchell, Gillian Welch, Judy Collins and more. “I'm with her” - the sounds of women's voices and tunes … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysRachel Hair & Ron Jappy / “The Proofreader” / Sparks / March HairAni Di Franco / “Simultaneously” / Revolutionary Love / Righteous BabeOur Native Daughters / “Music and Joy” / Songs of Our Native Daughters / Smithsonian FolkwaysLaurie Lewis w/ Molly Tuttle / “You Are My Flower” / and Laurie Lewis / Spruce and MapleJudy Collins / “My Father” / Who Know Where the Time Goes / ElektraCindy Kallet & Grey Larsen / “Letter to America” / Single / Sleepy CreekJoni Mitchell / “Intro to Both Sides Now” / Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1 / RhinoJoni Mitchell / “Both Sides Now” / Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1 / RhinoRachel Hair & Ron Jappy / “Lochinver” / Sparks / March HairLoretta Lynn / “Still Woman Enough” / Still Woman Enough / SonyEmmylou Harris / “Boulder to Birmingham” / Spyboy / EminentI'm With Her / “I-89” / See You Around / RounderKate Campbell / “Long Slow Train” / Damn Sure Blue / Large RiverGillian Welch & David Rawlings / “Jackson” / All the Good Times / AconyJaspar Lepak / “Ever Gonna Fly” / Desert Ghosts / Self-producedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we begin a two-part feature focusing on music created for and by women musical artists. We'll present music from Bonnie Raitt, Rachel Eddy, The Coon Creek Girls, Shemekia Copeland, Fiona Boyes, Tracy Nelson and a few more, too. Songs and tunes from Assorted Women … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysRachel Eddy / “Sarah Armstrong” / Hand on the Plow / Self-producedBonnie Raitt w/ Sippie Wallace / “Women Be Wise” / Collection / Warner BrothersFrank & Allie Lee / “White Top Mountain” / Treat A Stranger Right / Bake ToneThe Coon Creek Girls / “Little Birdie” / Flowers in the Wildwood / TrikontPearl Hicks / “Pretty Polly” / On the Threshold of a Dream / BalladEllen McIlwaine / “Can't Find My Way Home” / Up from the Skies-The Polydor Years / ChroniclesDel Ray & the Blue Gators / “Nothin' in Ramblin'” / The Best of Kicking Mule / LaserlightFiona Boyes / “Hokum Rag” / Blues in my Heart / ReferenceTracy Nelson / “Ramblin' Man” / Deep Are the Roots / Wounded Bird Rachel Eddy / “Valley Forge” / Hand on the Plow / Self-producedThe Horseflies / “Cluck Old Hen” / Until the Ocean / Pest ControlStrange Creek Singers / “Today Has Been a Lonesome Day” / Strange Creek Singers / ArhoolieEmily Miller & Val Mindel / “My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You” / In the Valley / Yodel Ay HeeWhitney Shay et. al. / “Love's Creeping Up On You” / Blues Caravan 2020 / RufLisa Jeanette / “Our Face” / Jellyfish on the Moon / Self-producedShemekia Copeland / “Under My Thumb” / Uncivil War / AlligatorPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

There was a time when the occupation of songwriter did not automatically include singer in the description. Usually a songwriter wrote the song and then it was performed by a singer. This began to change in the 1950s and became the norm in the 1960s. Songwriters began to perform their own compositions, and the era of the Brill Building was coming to a close. This week we present classic performances of songs not written by the performer. We'll hear covers by Bob Dylan, The Flatlanders, Los Lobos, Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie “Prince” Billy and lots more. Under the covers … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Christopher O'Riley / “Pink Moon” / Second Grace: The Music of Nick Drake / World VillageArt of Time Ensemble / “The Boy in the Bubble” / Ain't Got Long / Art of Time RecordingsSolo Razafindrakoto / “Crosstown Traffic” / Solodeguitare / Rough TradeFraser & DeBolt / “Don't Let Me Down” / Fraser & Debolt w/ Ian Guenther / ColumbiaDori Freeman / “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” / Letters Never Read / Blue HensLiz Simmons / “Night in the City” / Poets / Self-producedDawn McCarthy & Bonnie “Prince” Billy / “Devoted to You” / What the Brothers Sang / PalaceTim O'Brien / “The Same Boat, Brother” / He Walked On / Howdy SkiesLoudon Wainwright III / “How I Love You (I'm Tellin' the Birds, Tellin' the Bees) / I'd Rather Lead A Band / Thirty TigersChristopher O'Riley / “Northern Sky” / Second Grace: The Music of Nick Drake / World VillageLos Lobos / “Sail On, Sailor” / Native Sons / New WestThe Flatlanders / “She Belongs to Me” / Treasure of Luck / Thirty TigersBill Frisell / “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry” / Ghost Town / NonesuchBob Dylan / “Can't Help Falling in Love” / 1970 / ColumbiaSpecial Consensus / “Sweet Home Chicago” / Chicago Barn Dance / CompassPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways 

On The Road Again is the theme for the week, as the traditional summer travel season is just ahead. We'll hear music from David Francey, Rita Hosking, Dave Fry, Chris Smither, Hank Snow and lots more. Set out on a musical journey with us … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysDarol Anger / “Lee Highway Blues” / Diary of a Fiddler / CompassThe Lovin' Spoonful / “On the Road Again” / Do You Believe in Magic / Kama SutraDavid Francey / “Lonely Road” / The Broken Heart of Everything / Laker MusicRita Hosking / “Sierra Bound” / Little Boat / Self-producedGuy Clark / “L.A. Freeway” / Keepers / Sugar HillCliff Carlisle / “Going Down the Road Feeling Bad” / The Roots of Grateful Dead / SnapperDave Fry / “Rosie is a Friend of Mine” / Troubadour / Self-producedSaro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves / “Truck Driving Woman” / I Have Known Women / Strictly CountryThe New Grass Revival / “Lee Highway Blues” / Barren County / Flying FishMark Germino / “Traveling Man (Season 1 Episode 10)” / Midnight Carnival . Red ParlorJudy Collins / “Someday Soon” / Who Knows Where the Time Goes / ElektraChris Smither / “Maybelline” / Call Me Lucky / Signature SoundsHank Snow / “I've Been Everywhere” / The Very Best of Hank Snow / BMGJohn McCutcheon / “This Road” / Ghost Light / AppalsongsTina Adair / “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” / Tina Adair / EMGPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways