This week we conclude our 3-part Classic Singer Songwriter feature. We’ll be listening to songs from Richard Thompson, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Robin & Linda Williams, Tom Russell, Jackson Browne and many more. They write the songs … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-21: Classic Songwriters Pt.2

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Peter Ostroushko / “The Orthodox Priest” / Blue Mesa / Red House

Richard Thompson / “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight” / Acoustic Classics / Beeswing

Laura Nyro / “And When I Die” / Live-The Loom's Desire / Rounder

Jackson Browne / “I Thought I Was A Child” / For Everyman / Asylum

Kate & Anna McGarrigle / “Kiss and Say Goodbye” / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Hannibal

Willie Nelson / “The Part's Over” / Naked Willie / RCA

Kris Kristofferson / “The Silver Tounged Devil and I” / The Austin Sessions / Rhino

Eliza Gilkyson / “Peace in Our Hearts” / 20 / Red House

Guy Clark / “Heartbroke” / Keepers / Sugar Hill

Peter Ostroushko / “The Highwire Hornpipe” / Blue Mesa / Red House

Katy Moffatt / “Walkin' on the Moon” / Up Close and Personal / Fuel

Tom Russell / “Haly's Comet” / Old Songs Yet to Sing / Frontera

Hank Williams / “Lost Highway” / A Proper Introduction to Hank Williams / Proper

Robin & Linda Williams / “Rolling and Rambling (The Death of Hank Williams)” / Devil of a Dream / Sugar Hill

Mary Chapin Carpenter / “Down in Mary's Land” / State of the Heart / Columbia

John Hartford / “Station Break” / Backroads, Rivers & Memories / Real Gone

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

On this week’s program we continue with our Classic Singer Songwriter 3-part feature. We’ll be including some of the best songs from Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott, Greg Brown, Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Jimmy Webb and many more. Highlighting the best in contemporary folk … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-21: Classic Songwriters, Pt.2

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Hank Bradley / “Midnight in the Van” / Hassle the Caller / Sage Arts

Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott / “Long Time Gone” / We're Usually Better Than This / Full Light

Christine Lavin / “One of the Boys” / Folk Zinger / Appleseed

Greg Brown / “Canned Goods” / One More Goodnight Kiss / Red House

Gillian Welch / “Orphan Girl” / Boots No.1 / Acony

John Prine / “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska 1967 (Crazy Bone)” / The Tree of Forgiveness / Oh Boy

Kate Campbell / “Montgomery to Mobile” / 1000 Pound Machine / Large River

Hank Bradley / “The Recuperation Waltz” / Hassle the Caller / Sage Arts

John Gorka / “Down in the Milltown” / I Know / Red House

Richard Shindell / “The Next Best Western” / Thirteen Songs You May or May Not Have Heard Before Amalgamated Balladry

Loudon Wainwright III / “Cardboard Boxes” / I'm Alright / Rounder

Allen Toussaint / “Southern Nights” / American Tunes / Nonesuch

Jimmy Webb / “Galveston” / Live at the Royal Albert Hall / Reprise

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

On this week’s show, we begin a two-part feature focusing on classic singer/songwriters. We’ve selected some of the finest songs from Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Tom Rush and many more. They write the songs … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-20: Classic Songwriters Pt.1

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Leo Kottke / “Bean Time” / Greenhouse / Capitol

Bob Dylan / “Bob Dylan's Dream” / In Concert Brandeis University / Columbia

Woody Guthrie / “Baltimore to Washington” / Muleskinner Blues / Smithsonian Folkways

Pete Seeger / “Oh Had I A Golden Thread” / The Essential Pete Seeger / Vanguard

Ian & Sylvia / “Play One More” / Folk Music at Newport / Vanguard

Eric Andersen / “Thirsty Boots” / The Best of Eric Andersen / Vanguard

Gordon Lightfoot / “If I Could” / Back Here on Earth / United Artists

Tom Paxton / “Did You Hear John Hurt?” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread

Leo Kottke / “The Song of the Swamp” / Greenhouse / Capitol

Tom Rush / “No Regrets” / The Circle Game / Elektra

Joni Mitchell / “Urge for Going” / Songs of a Prairie Child / Elektra

Murray McLauchlin / “Child's Song” / Songs from the Street / True North

James Taylor / “Carolina on my Mind” / James Taylor / Apple-Capitol

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

May 4, 2020 was the 50th anniversary of the Kent Stae Massacre. For many of us from that generation this was a turning point. Unarmed college students killed by gunfire from the Ohio National Guard. Many of us have never recovered from the shock of that day. On this week’s program, we feature classic music from the period and some new songs written today about the incident, including songs from Barbara Dane, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Thomas Ward, Magpie and many more. Return to a dark time in American History … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-19: Four Dead in Ohio

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen / “Thunderhead” / Thunderhead / Flying Fish

Neil Young / “Ohio” / Live at Massey Hall 1971 / Reprise

Pete Hamill w/ Bill “Rosko” Mercer / “Four Children Still Dead” / Murder at Kent State / Flying Dutchman

Barbara Dane / “The Kent State Massacre” / I Hate the Capitalist System / Smithsonian Folkways

Graham Nash / “Military Madness” / Songs for Beginners / Atlantic

Magpie / “Kent” / Give Light / Sliced Bread

Peter, Paul & Mary / “The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life) / Album 1700 / Warner Brothers

The Byrds / “Draft Morning” / The Notorious Byrd Brothers / Columbia

Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen / “Springwater at Jerry's” / Thunderhead / Flying Fish

Gordon Thomas Ward / “Four Angels” / Eiderdown / Self Produced

Pete Seeger / “The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood” / God Bless the Grass / Columbia

Phil Ochs / “The War is Over” / Single / A+M

Joni Mitchell / “The Fiddle and the Drum” / Clouds / Reprise

Crosby, Stills, Nas & Young / “Find the Cost of Freedom” / So Far / Atlantic

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

This week, we conclude our two-part feature offering live recordings in this time of sheltering in place due to the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. We'll hear classic live recordings from Guy Clark, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Mississippi John Hurt, Steeleye Span and many more. We’re still LIVE … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-18: In Concert, Pt.2

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Tom, Betty & Nathan Druckenmiller / “Arkansas Traveler/Soldier's Joy” / Back Home / Little Cat

Guy Clark / “Introduction” / Songs and Stories / Dualtone

Guy Clark / “LA Freeway” / Songs and Stories / Dualtone

Dry Branch Fire Squad / “Mel Bay” / Live at Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder

Dry Branch Fire Squad / “Lonesome Fugitive” / Live at Newburyport Firehouse / Rounder

Bonnie Raitt / “Kokomo Blues” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread

Richard Thompson / “Beeswing” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread

Arlo Guthrie / “Ring Around the Rosie Rag” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread

Tom, Betty & Nathan Druckenmiller / “Sourwood Mountain - Jimmie Johnson” / Back Home / Little Cat

Paul Rishell & Annie Raines / “Custard Pie” / A Night in Woodstock / Mojo Rodeo

Mississippi John Hurt / “Candyman” / Blues at Newport / Vanguard

Lightin' Hopkins / “Shake That Thing” / Great Bluesmen-Newport / Vanguard

The Pentangle / “I've Got a Feeling” / Sweet Child / Castle

Steeleye Span / “Blackleg Miner” / Back in Line / Shanachie

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

In these days of sheltering in place due to the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. We find ourselves cut off from some activities we hold most dear. Most musical events have been either postponed or cancelled. For the next two shows, we'll offer some great live music recorded over a long period of time. This week we'll hear music recorded in Greenwich Village, some great Cajun and Zydeco and some wonderful banjo music recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival. Folk music LIVE … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-17: In Concert, Pt.1

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Mike Marshall & Chris Thile / “Byron's” / Live Duets / Sugar Hill

Pete Seeger / “Demonstrations of Banjo Styles” / Live at Newport / Vanguard

Earl Scruggs / “Earl's Breakdown” / Newport Folk Festival 1959 / Not Now

Bob Dylan / “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Live at the Gaslight 1962 / Columbia

Richard Shindell / “The Courier” / Fast Folk / Smithsonian Folkways

Tim Buckley / “For Janie” / Live at the Folklore Center / Tompkins Square

Dave Van Ronk / “Trouble in Mind” / Down in Washington Square / Smithsonian Folkways

Mike Marshall & Chris Thile / “'Til Dawn” / Live Duets / Sugar Hill

The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band / “Young People from the Country / Arhoolie

Balfa Toujours / “La Chandelle est Allumee'” / Live at Whiskey River Landing / Rounder

Clifton Chenier / “Zydeco Cha Cha” / Zydeco Dynamite / Rhino

Christine Lavin / “Passwords” / Live at McCabes / Self Produced

Loudon Wainwright / “Meet the Wainwrights” / Years in the Making / Storysong

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

Earth Day for 2020 falls on April 20th, and it’s the Golden Anniversary of the celebration of our planet and nature that was spearheaded by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. For this week’s show we celebrate the holiday with a program of gentle songs using the environment as inspiration. We'll hear music from Tom Rush, Claudia Schmidt, Archie Fisher, Erica Wheeler and many more. Happy Birthday Earth Day! … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-16: Earth Day at 50

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / SmithsonianFolkways John Reischman / “Up in the Woods” / Up in the Woods / Corvus

Tom Rush / “Mother Earth” / Merrimac County / Columbia

Betty Elders / “Roll On New River” / Crayons / Flying Fish

Bert Jansch / “Blues for a Green Earth” / The Wildlife Album / Market Square

Gordon Giltrap / “Here Comes the Sun” / The Wildlife Album / Market Square

Claudia Schmidt / “Eastern Shore” / Slow Steady Heart / Self Produced

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

Archie Fisher / “Western Island” / The Man with a Rhyme / Folk Legacy

Stan Rogers / “Free In the Harbor” / Northwest Passage / Fogarty's Cove

John Reischman / “Indiana Firefly” / Up in the Woods / Corvus

Tim O'Brien / “When the Mist Clears Away” / Where the River Meets the Road / Howdy Skies

Lisa Null / “Chemo Lake” / Legacies / Folk Legacy

Erica Wheeler / “Good Summer Rain” / Good Summer Rain / Blue Pie

Peter Mayer / “Canoe Song” / Bountiful / Blue Boat

Dan Berggren / “This Planet We Call Home” / This Planet We Call Home / Sleeping Giant

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

In these times of crisis, music can be more important than ever ... especially songs of hope. This week we offer some music to help face these difficult times. We'll hear music from John McCutcheon, Zoe Mulford, Peter Mayer, Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie, Bob Franke and many more. Brighter times lie ahead … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-15: Songs of Hope

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Andy Statman / “Monroe Bus” / Monroe Bus / Shefa

Zoe & Cloyd / “Neighbor” / I Am Your Neighbor / Organic

John McCutcheon / “Well May the Worls Go” / To Everyone in all the World / Appalseed

Malcolm Dalglish & the Ooolites / “Sail Away” / Pleasure / Ooolitic

Pete Seeger / “How Can I Keep from Singing” / I Can See a New Day / Columbia

Zoe Mulford / “Blackbird” / Small Brown Birds / Azalea City

Paul Simon / “American Tune” / Rarities from the Complete Albums Collection / Legacy

Peter Mayer / “All the World is One” / Heaven Below / Blue Boat

Andy Statman / “Burger and Fries” / Monroe Bus / Shefa

Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie / “Amazing Grace” / Live at Folk City / Smithsonian Folkways

Ellie Grace / “Divided” / On the Side of Love / Self Produced

The Small Glories / “Sing” / Assiniboine & the Red / Red House

Jesse Winchester / “Do La Lay” / Third Down, 110 to Go / Bearsville

Susan Greenbaum / “This Life” / This Life / Green Tree

Bob Franke / “The Great Storm is Over” / Fast Folk #6 Street Singing / Coop

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

April Fool’s Day couldn't come at a more important time as recent events really call for some humor. On this week’s show, we offer some humorous songs and tunes to help you get through these difficult times. We’ll hear songs from John Roberts & Tony Barrand, Michael Cooney, Carla Ulbrich, Doc & Merle Watson and many more. So sit back and kick up your feet and forget about all the world's troubles for an hour … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-14: April Fool's

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Joel Mabus / “Struttin' to Tootsies” / Thumb Thump / Fossil

Doc & Merle Watson / “Travelin' Man” / Ballads from Deep Gap / Vanguard

Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen / “Bill Morgan and his Gal” / Never Grow Old / Flying Fish

John Roberts & Tony Barrand / “German Musicianer” / Live at Holsteins / Golden Hind

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

Steve James / “Folk Radio” / Short Blue Stories / Hobemian

Carla Ulbrich / “Gluten Free Diet” / The Loud Album / Romantic Devil

Steve Goodman / “Chicken Cordon Blues” / Original Steve Goodman / Buddah

Joel Mabus / “Red Dog Rag” / Thumb Thump / Fossil

Michael Cooney / “Hamlet” / Together Again / Cove Haven

Rachel Manke / “Has Anybody Seen My Mom” / Other Duties As Assigned / Self Produced

Dan Berggren / “Blow Adirondack Wind” / In Concert at Cafe Lena / Sleeping Giant

Geoff Muldaur / “Under the Chicken Tree” / Texas Sheiks / Shefa

The Red Clay Ramblers / “Merchant's Lunch” / It Ain't Right / Flying Fish

The John Hartford Stringband / “She's Gone (And Bob's Gone with Her)” / Memories of John / Compass

Jane Voss & Hoyle Osborne / “The Galaxy Song” / Beyond the Boundaries / Ripple

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

Women have always played an important role through the century-plus history of American old-time music, though to today where their influence is a key component to the genre. On this week’s show, we’ll survey the contributions of important female players from the earliest musicians through to today’s talented players. We’ll hear music from Sara and Maybelle Carter, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, Rachel Eddy, Laurel Premo and many others. Spotlight on the women of old-time music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Episode #20-13: Women in Old-Time Music

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

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

Reed Island Rounders / “Jenny on the Railroad” / Hand Me Downs / Burning Wolf

Moonshine Kate / “My Man's a Jolly Railroad Man” / Flowers in the Wildwood / Trikont

Lily May Ledford / “Wild Bill Jones” / Legends of Old-Time Music / County

Samantha Bumgarner & Eva Davis / “Big Eyed Rabbit” / Flowers in the Wildwood / Trikont

Sara & Maybelle Carter / “I'm Leaving You” / Close to Home / Smithsonian Folkways

Any Old Time String Band / “Dear Companion” / I Bid You Goodnight / Arhoolie

Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard / “Will You Miss Me” / Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes, 1965-1969 / Free Dirt

The Highwoods Stringband / “You Ain't Talkin' to Me” / Feed Your Babies / Rounders-Jenny

Reed Island Rounders / “Maysville” / Hand Me Downs / Burning Wolf

Sheila Kay Adams / “Drunken Hiccups” / All the Other Fine Things / Granny Dell

Rachel Eddy / “Walk Along John to Kansas” / Nothin' But Corn / Self Produced

Critten Hollow String Band / “Cowboy's Wife's Lament” / Cowboys and Indians / Yodel-Ay-Hee

Laurel Premo / “The Original Grey Eagle” / The Iron Trios / Self Produced

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

Brittany Haas / “Smith's Reel” / Brittany Haas / Ook

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