Last week we presented a traveling program and this week we offer some tunes to keep the family entertained on the road. We'll feature Laura Boosinger, The Bright Siders, Greg Brown, Trout Fishing in America and, of course, Pete Seeger. Take some great music with you, guaranteed to entertain … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Carl Stalling Project / “Hillbilly Hare” / Music from Warner Brothers Cartoons 1936-58 / Warner BrothersPete Seeger / “Here's to Cheshire-Here's to Cheese (Froggy)” / Children's Concert at Town Hall / ColumbiaLaura Boosinger / “Bought Me a Cat” / Sing It Yourself / Native GroundDolly Greer / “Baa Nanny Black Sheep” / The Doc Watson Family Tradition / RounderDolly Greer /”Sheepy and the Goat” / The Doc Watson Family Tradition / RounderCarrie Ferguson / “Cat and Piggy” / The Grumpytime Club / Walking SongsThe Bright Siders / “The New Kid” / A Mind of Your Own / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Bright Siders / “Forever Friends” / A Mind of Your Own / Smithsonian FolkwaysSteve Martin / “Late For School” / The Crow / Self ProducedThe Carl Stalling Project / “Porky in Wackyland-Dough for the Do Do” / Music from Warner Brothers Cartoons 1936-58 / Warner BrothersTami Stronach /”Beanstalk Jack” / Beanstalk Jack / Paper CanoeAnne Hills / “Potatoes” / Beauty Attends / Collective WorksGreg Brown / “Shake Sugaree” / Bath Tub Blues / Red HouseTrout Fishing in America / “Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers” / Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers / TroutAndy Offutt Irwin / “I Love to Whistle” / Andy's Wild Amphibian Show! / Community Music-TreehouseTaj Mahal-Linda Tillery & the Cultural Heritage Choir-Eric Bibb / “Rockin Robin'” / Shakin' A Tailfeather / Music for Little PeoplePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Despite the increase in gas prices, many folks have decided to take a road trip once again. On The Road Again is the theme for the program this week. We'll hear music from David Francey, Rita Hosking, Dave Fry, Chris Smither, Hank Snow and others. On the road again … 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

Juneteenth commemorates June 19th 1865, when Union General Gordon Grainger announced General Order No.3 proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Celebrations eventually took a back seat to the civil rights movement in the 1960s. With the advent of Black Lives Matter new emphasis has been placed on the holiday which we feature on this week's program. We'll hear music from Reggie Harris, Eric Bibb, Robert Finley, Our Native Daughters, Sweet Honey in the Rock and many more. We celebrate Juneteenth … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-FolkwaysMichael J. Miles / “Mississippi Overture” / Mississippi River Suite / Right Turn on RedEric Bibb / “Drinkin' Gourd” / Jericho Road / Stony PlainChampion Jack Dupree / “I'm Going to Write the Governor of Georgia” / Classic Protest Songs Smithsonian-FolkwaysThe Clara Ward Singers / “Twelve Gates to the City” / Meetin' Tonight / VanguardRobert Finley / “Sharecropper's Son” / Sharecropper's Son / Easy Eye SoundLurie Bell & the Bell Dynasty / “What My Momma Told Me” / Tribute to Carey Bell / DelmarkLeyla McCalla / “As I Grow Older-Dreamer” / Vari-Colored Songs / Smithsonian-FolkwaysAllison Russell / “Hy-Brasil” / Outside Child” / FantasyReggie Harris / “Standing in Freedom's Name” / On Solid Ground / Self ProducedMichael J. Miles / “Mississippi Rising” / Mississippi River Suite / Right Turn on RedOur Native Daughters / “Moon Meets the Sun” / Songs of Our Native Daughters / Smithsonian-FolkwaysRhiannon Giddens / “I Shall Not Be Moved” / They're Calling Me Home / NonesuchSweet Honey in the Rock / “Oh, Sankofa” / #Love in Evolution / AppleseedEric Bibb / “This Land is Your Land” / Migration Blues / Stony PlainPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways

This week we turn our attention to songs about Bandits and Outlaws. These bad guys have been the subject of folk music since the beginning of singing. We'll hear songs from Norman Blake, Saro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves, Addie Graham, Ry Cooder, Tim Hardin, Tom Russell and many more. Bandits and Outlaws take center stage … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-FolkwaysButch Thompson & Pat Donohue / “A Minor Fantasy” / Vicksburg Blues / Red HouseNorman Blake / “Billy Gray” / Blind Dog / RounderGreg Hooven String Band / “Darling Corey” / The Harry Smith Connection / Smithsonian-FolkwaysSaro Lynch-Thomason & Sam Gleaves / “Red Haired Becky” / I Have Known Women / Strictly CountryThe Byrds / “Pretty Boy Floyd” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / ColumbiaGuy Clark / “The Last Gunfighter Ballad” / Texas Cookin' / Sugar HillThe MacAbre Brothers / “Otto Wood” / Traditional Murder Ballads / RoaneAddie Graham / “Omie Wise” / Been a Long Time Traveling / June AppalTim Hardin / “Lady Came from Baltimore” / Live in Concert / PolydorPaul Siebel / “Jack-Knife Gypsy” / Jack-Knife Gypsy / ElektraButch Thompson & Pat Donohue / “Yancey Blues” / Vicksburg Blues / Red HouseRy Cooder / “Jesse James” / The Long Riders / Warner BrothersRy Cooder / “Jesse James” / The Long Riders / Warner BrothersTom Russell / “Tonight We Ride” / Old Songs Yet to Sing / FronteraSusan Pepper / “Tom Dooley” / Hollerin' Girl / BalladHamper McBee / “John Hardy” / Cumberland Moonshiner / Spring FedThe Red Clay Ramblers / “Run Sister Run” / A Lie of the Mind / Sugar HillPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways

We traveled back to West Virginia for the Memorial Day weekend and to celebrate my birthday. We had a wonderful time and on this program we'll sample some of my favorite artists and music from West Virginia. We'll hear Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard, Tim O'Brien, Kathy Mattea and many more. We'll take a trip to The Mountain State … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / SmithsonianFolkwaysBen 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 / Eastwood Daniel Koulack & Karrnnel 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 Session Vol. II / Deep End SessionsBen Townsend and Friends / “The Gooson Quadrile” / Deep End Session 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 / SmithsonianFolkways

The exhibit detailing Woody Guthrie's life has just concluded its run at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City, with displays and items lent to the museum by the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We'll hear Woody's songs performed Elizabeth Mitchell, Joel Raphael, Joe Rollin Porter, Sara Grey and Woody himself. We'll also hear remembrances of Woody from Pete Seeger and a selection from a wire recording of a 1949 performance of Woody with his wife Marjorie. A tribute to Woody Guthrie in song and story … this week, on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry / “Blues for the Lowlands” / The Giants of the Blues / Legacy InternationalPete Seeger / “Pete Meets Woody” / Pete Remembers Woody / AppleseedWoody Guthrie / “California Blues” / 100th Anniversary Collection / Not NowPete Seeger / “Woody Writes 'This Land is Your Land'” / Pete Remembers Woody / AppleseedPete Seeger / “America Learns 'This Land is Your Land'” / Pete Remembers Woody / AppleseedWoody Guthrie / “This Land is Your Land” / Folkways:The Original Vision / Smithsonian FolkwaysWoody Guthrie / “Intro: How Much? How Long?” / The Live Wire / RounderWoody Guthrie / “Cowboy Waltz” / 100th Anniversary Collection / Not NowElizabeth Mitchell / “Little Seed” / Little Seed / Smithsonian FolkwaysArlo Guthrie / “Deportees” / Arlo Guthrie / Rising SonJoel Raphael / “I Ain't Got No Home” / The Songs of Woody Guthrie Vol. 1&2 / InsideJoe Rollin Porter / “Black Jack Davy” / Take This Hammer / JuropoSara Grey w/ Kieron Means / “Belle Starr” / Down in Old Delores / FellsidePete Seeger / “The Last Time I Heard Woody Sing” / Pete Remembers Woody / AppleseedPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we celebrate the opening of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Center is the new home for the Dylan archives. On the show we'll hear a collection of cover versions of Bob's tunes by many performers, including Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Fairport Convention, The Byrds, Colin James, Eric Bibb and many more. We'll also offer a review of the new CD from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Dirt Does Dylan, also a collection of Dylan covers. Congratulations to Bob on his special occasion ... this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBob Dylan / “Untitled 1970 Instrumental #2” / 1970 / ColumbiaEric Bibb / “The Times They Are A Changin'” / Deeper in the Well / Stony PlainGillian Welch & David Rawlings / “Abandoned Love” / All the Good Times / AconyMike Seeger / “Maggie's Farm” / Retrograss / Acoustic DiscFairport Convention / “Percy's Song” / Unhalfbricking / IslandJudy Collins / “I'll Keep it with Mine” / Great Lost Elektra Singles Vol. 1 / ElektraRamblin' Jack Elliot / “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right” / Me & Bobby McGee / RounderThe Byrds / “Nothing Was Delivered” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / ColumbiaBob Dylan / “Untitled 1970 Instrumental #1” / 1970 / ColumbiaNitty Gritty Dirt Band / “I Shall Be Released” / Dirt Does Dylan / NGDBNitty Gritty Dirt Band / “She Belongs to Me” / Dirt Does Dylan / NGDBNitty Gritty Dirt Band / “ Forever Young” / Dirt Does Dylan / NGDBFairport Convention / “Si Tu Dois Patir” / Unhalfbricking / IslandColin James / “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” / Open Road / Stony PlainPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Each year we set aside a program to concentrate on a capella recordings. The 2022 edition of “Send the Band Home” features some glorious vocalists including The Birmingham Sunlights, Frankie Armstrong and Friends, Stan Rogers, Kongero, Windborne, Finest Kind and many more. We're giving the band the night off … on the next edition of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Swingle Singers / “Country Dances” / Around the World / EratoPete Seeger / “My Father's Mansion” / The Essential Pete Seeger / VanguardDeisus / “The Angels, Seeing the Entrance of the Most Pure Maiden“ / Russian Medieval Chant / ChandosThe Birmingham Sunlights / “Dig a Little Deeper” / For Old Time's Sake / Flying FishKenny Vance & the Planotones / “Diamonds And Pearls” / Soundtrack to the Doo Wop Era: A Kenny Vance Collection / AceFrankie Armstrong & Friends / “Earth, Air, Fire and Water”(Excerpt) / Cats of Coven Lawn / Self ProducedBobby McFerrin / “Sunshine of Your Love” / Simple Pleasures / Blue NoteStan Rogers / “Northwest Passage” / Northwest Passage / Fogarty's CoveThe Swingle Singers / “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho” / Around the World / EratoPeter Bellamy w/ Louis Killen / “The Shepherd of the Downs” / Both Sides Then / TopicKongero / “Kling Klang” / Live in Longueuil / Nordic NotesWindborne / Which Side Are You On” /Revolutions / Wand'ring FeetIn Sweetest Union / “Windham” / In Sweetest Union / Community Music School of Santa CruzJoni Mitchell / “The Fiddle and the Drum” / Clouds / RepriseFinest Kind / “The Times They Are A-Changin'” / Silks & Spices / Fallen AnglePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week on the program we'll hear some great acoustic blues. We have classics from Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, Frank Hovington and new releases from Grammy winner Cedric Burnside, and Bonnie Raitt. We'll feature three selections and a review of the new CD Get On Board from old friends Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, focused on the music of Sonny & Brownie. Acoustic blues, old and new … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysWoody Mann / “The Rev's Music” / Road Trip / Acoustic SessionsGrant Dermody & Frank Fotusky / “Peach Tree Blues” / Digging in John's Backyard / Self ProducedFrank Hovington / “Mean Old Frisco” / Lonesome Road Blues / RounderMaria Muldaur w/ Tuba Skinny / “I Like You Best of All” / Let's Get Happy Together / Stony PlainWillie Dixon / “88 Boogie” / The Big Three Trio / ColumbiaSon House / “Preachin' Blues” / Forever on My Mind / Easy Eye SoundBonnie Raitt / “Down the Hall” / Just Like That... / RedwingBlind Willie Johnson / “Dark Was the Night-Cold Was the Ground” / Praise God I'm Satisfied / YazooWoody Mann / “Aflenz” / Road Trip/ Acoustic SessionsTaj Mahal & Ry Cooder / “Hooray Hooray” / Get on Board / NonesuchTaj Mahal & Ry Cooder / “What a Beautiful City” / Get on Board / NonesuchTaj Mahal & Ry Cooder / “I Shall Not Be Moved” / Get on Board / NonesuchCedric Burnside / “The World Can Be So Cold” / I Be Trying / Single LockSonny Terry & Brownie McGhee / “Walk On” / Blues Cafe / PutumayoPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Our program this week is just a bit different. When we feature the blues we generally concentrate on acoustic players, but recently I realized I had acquired a bunch of great new electric blues recordings that really needed to be played. So we'll hear music from Grammy winner Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite and The Tedeschi Trucks Band along with many others. Electric blues from the masters ... this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Funk Brothers / “The Way You Do the Things You Do” / Best of the Funk Brothers / MotownElvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite / “Birds of a Feather” / 100 Years of Blues / AlligatorBad Daddy / “These Times” / It's A Mad Mad Bad Dad World / PieholeKenny “Blues Boss” Wayne / “Just Do It” / Go, Just Do It / Stony PlainTedeschi Trucks Band featuring Trey Anastasio / “Key to the Highway” / Layla Revisited / FantasyGov't Mule / “Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home” / Heavy Load Blues / FantasyThe Funk Brothers / “Come See About Me” / Best of the Funk Brothers / MotownChristone “Kingfish” Ingram / “662” / 662 / AlligatorTony Joe White / “The Gift” / Hoodoo / Yep RocDana Fuchs / “Double Down on Wrong” / Borrowed Time / RufJose Ramirez / “Forbidden Funk” / Major League Blues / DelmarkThe Texas Horns / “I'm Doin' Alright, At Least for Tonight” / Get Here Quick / SevernPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways