2018 has been a very good year for new music … and this week and next on the program we’ll sample some of the best releases of the last 12 months. We’ll listen to music from Pierce Pettis, Pat Wictor and Deborah Latz, The Hillbenders, Jon Batiste, and many more. Join us for part one of our 2018 wrap up … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
              Smithsonian Folkways
Celtic Connections / “Miner’s Minor-Kid On the Mountain” / Spindrift / Liljansmusik
Pierce Pettis / “A Showman’s Life” / Father’s Son / Compass
Pat Wictor & Deborah Latz / “Rhythm Saved the World” / Counterpoise / Duology
Donna the Buffalo / “Motor” / Dance in the Street / Self Produced

Dan Possumato / “Fly Fishing-Martin O’Connor’s Flying Clog” / The Last Pint / Old Box
Tellico / “Salsa” / Woven Waters / Organic Records
The Hillbenders / “Hey Boys” / The Hillbenders / Compass
Floyd Domino’s All-Stars / Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” / Floyd Domino’s
              All-Stars / Golliber
Celtic Connections / “Queen of the Fairies” / Spindrift / Liljansmusik

Amy Helm / “The Stones I Throw” / This Too Shall Light / Yep Roc
John Batiste / “What A Wonderful World” / Hollywood Africans / Verve
Willie Nelson / “Fly Me to the Moon” / My Way / Legacy
The Travelin’ McCourys / “Southbound” / The Travelin’ McCourys / McCoury Music

Zoe Speaks / “Bluebird” / Wings / Self Produced
Martha Spencer / “Wishful Thinking” / Martha Spencer / Self Produced
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
              Smithsonian Folkways