It sometimes seems that there's not an abundance of great instrumental recordings around today. It takes quite a bit more talent and compositional ability to construct a recording that's varied and interesting; the project should be a cohesive creation and not just a series of jams. 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! 

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

Some songs are so legendary that they can be re-sung, over and over. Here's a selection of some American Standards, loving recreated by folks like Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Tom Rush, Mike Compton and David Grier, and others you'll recognize. All we have to do is dream … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

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

The Tony Rice Unit / “On Green Dolphin Street” / Backwaters / Rounder

James Taylor / “Pennies from Heaven” / American Standard / Fantasy

Mark Dvorak / “L-O-V-E-On The Street Where You Live” / Let Love Go On / Ten Fingers

Tom Rush / “Glory of Love” / Circle Game / Elektra

Mike Compton & David Grier / “Bye Bye Blue” / Climbing the Walls / Rounder

Childsplay / “Love Me Tender” / Waiting for the Dawn / Self-produced

Crowe & McLaughlin / “All I Have to do is Dream” / Going Back / Rounder

Linda Ronstadt / “I've Got a Crush on You” / Linda Ronstadt and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra / Asylum

The Tony Rice Unit / “My Favorite Things” / Backwaters / Rounder

Fiddle Fever / “The Sidewalks of New York” / Best of Fiddle Fever / Flying Fish

Bob Dylan / “Some Enchanted Evening” / Shadows in the Night / Columbia

Michael Cooney / “Me and My Shadow” / Still Cooney After All These Years / Front Hall

Willie Nelson / “Don't Get Around Much Anymore” / Stardust / Columbia-Sony

Ben Winship & Brian Wicklund / “Russian Lullaby” / Big Twang / Snake River

The Burnett Sisters Band / “Walking After Midnight” / Long Way From Home / Beehive

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

The Appalachian dulcimer is now a core instrument in the American tradition, but styles performed by modern dulcimer enthusiasts run the gamut from traditional folk music through popular and experimental forms. This week we'll hear new and classic recordings by Jean Ritchie, John McCutcheon, Sally Rogers, Malcolm Dalglish, Claudia Schmidt and Ken Kolodner. Hear the heart of the dulcimer … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Tachyonmetry / “Invention #13 in A minor” / Sunset Waterfall / Self-produced

Jean Ritchie / “Pretty Polly” / Jean Ritchie & Doc Watson at Folk City / Smithsonian Folkways

The Fuzzy Mountain String Band / “Bonaparte's Retreat” / The Fuzzy Mountain String Band / Rounder

John McCutcheon / “St. Anne's Reel-Cricket on the Hearth-Kitchen Girl-Mississippi Sawyer” / Wind that Shakes the Barley / Rounder

Walt Michael / “Prince William's Medley” / Hammered Dulcimer Retrospective / Flying Fish

Bruce Cockburn / “Vagabondage” / In the Falling Dark / ESD

Joni Mitchell / “Carey” / Blue / Reprise

Sally Rogers / “A Knock on the Door” / The Unclaimed Pint / Flying Fish

Claudia Schmidt / “Rooster” / Slow Steady Heart / Self-produced

Tachyonmetry / “Concerto in D-Allegro” / Sunset Waterfall / Self-produced

Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts / “Nang-ma Ta-la Shi-pa” / Dhama Suna / Detour

Malcolm Dalglish & the Ooolites / “Quil O'Quay” / Pleasure / Ooolitic

Brave Old World / “Waltz Roman A Clef” / Beyond the Pale / Rounder

Cathy Barton & Dave Para / “When I Went for to Take My Leave” / Sweet Journeys / Roustabout

Ken & Brad Kolodner / “Richmond Blues-Possum on a Rail” / Stony Run / Fenchurch

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

This week on the program we'll feature music on the ukulele. It's a handy instrument that's accessible yet works for many ability levels and different kinds of music, too. You'll hear Jake Shimabukuro, The Dustbowl Revival, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Gerald Ross, and more. A cheerful addition to your listening … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Jake Shimabukuro Trio / “Fireflies” / Jake Shimabukuro Trio / Music Theories

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / “High on a Mountain” / Wahoo / Community Music

Martin Simpson / “East Kentucky” / Trials and Tribulations / Topic

The Dustbowl Revival / “Never Had to Go” / With a Lampshade On / Signature Sounds

Gerald Ross / “Don't Get Around Much Anymore” / Swing Ukulele / Uke Tone

Mighty Ghosts of Heaven / “Hey There Catfish” / Mighty Ghosts of Heaven / Vertighost

Stuart Fuchs / “Buffalo in My Soul” / Stukulele / Kala

Paul Benoit / “Diggers” / My Old Clothes / Self-produced

Victoria Vox / “Mail Order Bride” / When the Night Unravels / Obus

Jake Shimabukuro Trio / “Red Crystal” / Jake Shimabukuro Trio / Music Theories

The Ukulele Kings / “Three Cool Cats” / Three Cool Cats / Mid Mitten

Paul Brown / “Garrell Hunter's Tune” / Red Dirt Country / 5-String

Memphis Ukulele Band / “I Can Help” / Memphis Ukulele Band / Blue Barrell

Philadelphia Jug Band / “Ukulele Lady” / Always Fresh / Self-produced

Louise Goffin / “Main Street Parade” / Songs from the Mine / Majority of One

Joe Craven / “Camptown” / Camptown / Acorn

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

This week we conclude our two-part feature Trad. Arranged By. The program features traditional folk players who've expand the style, including Bellowhead, Pentangle, Brass Monkey and others. Explore new traditions … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Richard Thompson / “Dundee Hornpipe-Poppy Leaf Hornpipe” / Strict Tempo / Elixir

Steeleye Span / “The Blacksmith” / Hark! The Village Wait / Sanctuary

Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp / Wild Rover” / The Poacher's Fate / Broken Token

John Kirkpatrick / “Here's Adieu to Old England” / From Here: English Folk Field Recordings / From Here

The Albion Country Band / “Morris Medley” / Battle of the Field / BGO

Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band / “Van Dieman's Land” / No Roses / Castle

Richard Thompson / “New Fangled Flogging Reel-Kerry Reel” / Strict Tempo / Elixir

Bellowhead / “Go My Way” / Broadside / Navigation

Peter Bellamy / “Oak, Ash and Thorn” / Electric Eden / Universal

The Pentangle / “The Cuckoo” / Basket of Light / Transatlantic

Broom Bezzums / “Alston Flower Show-Stagshaw Bank Fair-The Lads of Alnwick” / Wine From A Mug / Steeplejack

Brass Monkey / “The Handweaver and the Factory Girl” / The Complete Brass Monkey / Topic

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

The folk music players in the UK have a much more liberal outlook on arrangements than we've had in the US. They enjoy shaking things up a bit while we tend to view traditional music with more reverance, staying close to the original renditions. On Pt.1 this week, we'll hear arrangements of folk music from the UK, some of which have been radically rearranged to more modern tastes. We'll hear The Young Tradition, The Furrow Collective, Fairport Convention and others. Listen for some of your favorites … this week on The Sing Out Radio Magazine.

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

The Ashley Hutchings Big Beat Combo / “Spinnin' Jenny-Soldier's Spree” / Twangin' “N” A-Traddin' Revisited / Talking Elephant

The Young Tradition / “Knight William and the Shepherd's Daughter” / Oberlin 1968 / Wing & A Prayer

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick / “Byker Hill” / Life & Limb / Topic

Walter Bulwer et. al. / “Jenny Lind-The Girl I Left Behind Me” / English Country Music / Topic

Alasdair Roberts / “Sweet William's Ghost” / Strange Folk / Albion

Davy Graham / “Anji” / The Guitar Player / Sanctuary

The Ashley Hutchings Big Beat Combo / “The Sherwood Hand-Jive” / Twangin' “N” A-Traddin' Revisited / Talking Elephant

The Furrow Collective / “The Cruel Grave” / Fathoms / Hudson

Fairport Convention / “A Sailor's Life” / Unhalfbricking / Carthage

Offa Rex / “The Blackleg Miner” / The Queen of Hearts / Nonesuch

Lankum / “Salonika” / Cold Old Fire / Self-produced

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

This week we complete our two-part feature focusing on the blues. We'll hear tunes from Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Al Basile, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, The Mystix and more. We're blue again … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / SmithsonianFolkways Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters / “Backstroke” / Spread the Love / Stony Plain

The Nick Moss Band / “312 Blood” / Lucky Guy / Alligator

Al Basile / “Five Roads” / Hot House / Sweetspot

Deanna Bogart / “Baby You Got What it Takes” / Real Time / Blind Pig

Muddy Waters / “I Can't Be Satisfied” / The Aristocrat Blues Story / One Day

Rory Block / “Panama Limited” / Keepin' Outta Trouble / Stony Plain

Arlen Roth & Friends / “You Really Got a Hold On Me” / Slide Guitar Summit / Aquinnah

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters / “Chitlins Con Carne” / Spread the Love / Stony Plain

The Mystix / Midnight in Mississippi” / Live-Rhythm and Roots / Self-produced

Steve Howe and the Mighty Men / “I Know You Rider” / Yes, I Believe I Will / Out of the Past

Bumper Jacksons / “Dirt Road Blues” / I Never Met a Stranger / Self-produced

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats / “House of Grease” / Contemporary / Alligator

Mike Zito & Friends / “Reelin' and Rockin'” / Rock & Roll-A Tribute to Chuck Berry / Ruf

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

We'll be listening to the blues on the next two episodes of the podcast. This week, classic tunes from Frank Stokes, Mose Allison and the Mississippi Sheiks. Add in some contemporary tunes from Coco Montoya, The Nighthawks, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers and a few more. Sing the blues with us … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / SmithsonianFolkways Duke Robillard / “Zot” / Swing / Rounder

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters / “Baby How Long” / Beyond the Blue Door / Stony Plain

Mose Allison / “Parchman Farm” / Local Color / Real Gone

Coco Montoya / “Lights are On but Nobody's Home” / Coming in Hot / Alligator

Frank Stokes / “I Got Mine” / Protobilly / JSP

Jim Kweskin / “You're Gonna Quit Me Baby” / Unjugged / Hornbeam

Mississippi Sheiks / “Things About Comin' My Way” / Best of the Mississippi Sheiks / Columbia Legacy

Duke Robillard / “Stitt's Bit” / Swing / Rounder

The Nighthawks / “When I Go Away” / All You Gotta Do / Eller Soul

Tracy Nelson / “Whatever I Am You Made Me” / Poor Man's Paradise / Columbia

Tommy Castro & the Painkillers / “All About the Cash” / Method to my Madness / Alligator

Maria Muldaur / “Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul” / Maria Muldaur and her Garden of Joy / Stony Plain

Hot Tuna / “Vicksburg Stomp” / Steady as She Goes” Red House

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

The calendar may say it's the first day of Fall soon, but in many locations around the nation the season is still stuck on Summer. This week we anticipate the change with some great music from Eva Cassidy, Ian & Sylvia, Michael Cooney, Sally Rogers, The Empty Pockets and many more. Changing seasons … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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

Red Squirrel Chasers / “Shakin' Down the Acorns” / Shakin' Down the Acorns / Vigortone

Eva Cassidy / “Autumn Leaves” / Songbird / Blix Street

Ian & Sylvia / “Four Strong Winds” / The Lost Tapes / Stoney Plain

Maria Chabot / “When Summer Fades” / The Other Side / Self-produced

Joel Mabus / “Crooked November” / Rhyme Schemes / Fossil

Michael Cooney / “Apple Pickers Reel” / The Cheese Stands Alone / Folk Legacy

Traffic / “John Barleycorn Must Die” / John Barleycorn Must Die / Island

Rose Sheehan / “Somewhere Along the Road” / Keep On Moving Forward / Adelphi

Sally Rogers / “Fall is Here” / In the Circle of the Sun / Flying Fish

Danny Knicely & Jack Dunlop / “ Shakin' Down the Acorns” / Chop, Shred & Split / Self-produced

The Empty Pockets / “Deerfield” / Tanglewoods / Self-produced

Fairport Convention / “The Hiring Fair” / Gladys Leap / Varrick

Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen / “October Song” / Cross the Water / Sleepy Creek

Ken & Brad Kolodner / “Rocky Beaches” / Otter Creek / Fenchurch

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

This week on the Magazine we continue to offer a remedy for the challenges of daily life. Once again, the program features humorous songs from Dave Van Ronk, John Hartford, Robin and Linda Williams, Lou and Peter Berryman, Willie Nelson and lots more. So, turn away from the TV, put down your phone for a little bit, and 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

Peter Ostroushko / “Rumba de los Holsteins” / Presents the Mando Boys / Red House

Dave Van Ronk / “Georgie and the IRT” / Down in Washington Square / Smithsonian Folkways

Bill and the Belles / “Preacher and the Bear” / Dreamsongs, Etc. / Jalopy

Willie Nelson / “Still Not Dead” / God's Problem Child / Legacy

Old Man Luedecke / “Sardine Song” / Easy Money / True North

Bill Morrissey & Greg Brown / “Fishing with Bill” / Friend of Mine / Philo

Tim O'Brien and the O'Boys / “Farmer's Cursed Wife” / Oh Boy! Oh Boy! / Sugar Hill

BKO / “Berkeley” / Moon Over Mendocino / Mill Gulch

The Chicken Chokers / “Lookin' for Money” / Chokers and Flies / Rounder

Peter Ostroushko / “Mando Boys War Hymn” / Presents the Mando Boys / Red House

John Hartford / “Old Joe Clark” / Morning Bugle / Rounder

John Hartford / “Don't Leave Your Records in the Sun” / Mark Twang / Rounder

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

Lou and Peter Berryman / “Ketchup Wasn't Red” / The Universe in 14 Examples / Cornbelt

Robin & Linda Williams / “Marvin & Mavis Medley” / Radio Songs / Red House

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