We welcome spring on this week’s program, after gray and challenging winter weather and too much rain and snow. We have music from Anne Hills, Claudia Schmidt, Tom Rush, Friction Farm, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem. “Glad for the Spring,” thanks to Anne Hills and all the rest of the musicians … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2416_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian            ..read more

In folk and country music much attention is given to brother duets, like the Everlys and the Delmores, but less mention is made of sister sibling harmony. In counterpoint, this week on the Magazine we’ll present Musical Sisters. We’ll hear from Roni and Donna Stoneman, Lily May and Rosie Ledford, The Quebe Sisters, The Boswell Sisters, Shirley & Dolly Collins and many more. Sweet sisters singing … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2415_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (ex ..read more

This week we complete our two-week feature, Send the Singer Home, with instrumental selections from a variety of sources. I’m always searching for interesting instrumentalists for the theme music for each week’s program – while some artists are all-instrumental, others tuck hidden gems away, one to a recording project. This time we’ll hear the Acousticats, banjo master Bill Evans, Bruce Cockburn, Brass Lassie, Sharon Isbin-Amjad Ali Kahn, The Horseflies and more. Old-time, Celtic, world and even Beatles tunes … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/so ..read more

It’s that time of the year again when hope springs eternal – spring training for Major League Baseball. All of the teams are tied for first place until at least Opening Day, and this week on the program we’ll listen to a variety of songs and tunes about America’s pastime. We’re featuring John McCutcheon, Chuck Brodsky, Caroline Spence, Peter Cooper, Ray Lambiase and, of course, Steve Goodman. Time to oil up your glove and play ball … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2412_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete ..read more

This week we’ll complete our two-part feature focusing on maritime songs and sea shanties. We’ll hear from Waterson-Carthy, John Roberts, Alan Carr, The Fisherman’s Friends, Cyril Tawney, Sally Rogers and lots of fine singers and players. We’ll haul away together, one more time … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2411_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian             &n ..read more

There has been a resurgence of interest in maritime songs and shanties since social media videos have spread them out into the world. In a nod to popular taste, this week we begin a two-part feature focusing on maritime songs and shanties. We’ll hear music from The Fisherman’s Friends, Hauler, Jimmy Rankin, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and Stan Rogers. We’ll haul away together … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2410_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs o ..read more

This week on the podcast we conclude our three-part celebration of Black History Month. We’ll present music from the blues and soul catalog featuring Aretha Franklin, Mance Lipscomb, BB King, Richie Havens, Kim & Reggie Harris, Selwin Birchwood and more. Blues and soul in the tradition … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2409_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian           &n ..read more

This week on the Magazine we continue with part two of our celebration of Black History Month. We’ll hear music of holiness and freedom with selections from Mavis Staples, The Golden Gate Quartet, Bernice Johnson Reagon, The McIntosh County Shouters and more. “Freedom in the Air” … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2408_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian              ..read more

Black History Month is celebrated every February in the United States. The precursor, Negro History Week, was created in 1926 when the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History chose the second week of February. This coincided with the birthday of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas, celebrated together in the Black community since the 19th century. President Gerald Ford recognized Black History Month in 1976. Our theme music for this week’s program is “Thelonious” by Thelonious Monk. We’ll continue with Eric Bibb, Tarika, Blind Blake, Kaia Kater, Rhiannon Giddens, and explore ..read more

This week on the Magazine we extend our feature focusing on folk and country rock with a third part containing just a few more gems. We’ll cover lots of ground with selections from Little Feat, Cowboy, Paul Siebel, Emmylou Harris, Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks, Son Volt, Michael Nesmith and others. One more time (but we’ll move on next week) … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine. LISTEN: http://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm2406_podcast.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click . Artist/”Song”/CD/Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian    ..read more