This week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we celebrate the arrival of Spring with a program of tunes about or associated with The National Pastime. I have been a baseball fan my entire life from the days of playing on neighborhood teams on vacant lots until today when I am a devoted Philadelphia Phillies fan.
We’ll hear lots of classic tunes from Dr. John, John McCutcheon, Ray Lambiase and of course Steve Goodman.
Batter up on the next edition of 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
John McCutcheon / “The Star Spangled Banner” / Sermon on the Mound / Appalsongs
Dr John / “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” / Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns / Elektra Nonesuch
Bob Costas / “Casey at the Bat” / Diamond Cuts-Turning Two / Hungry for Music
Christine Lavin / “Ballad of a Ballgame” / Diamond Cuts-Triple Play / Hungry for Music

Del Reeves / “The Philadelphia Fillies” / Baseball’s Greatest Hits-Let’s Play Two / Rhino
Chuck Brodsky / “Letters in the Dirt” /Diamond Cuts-Triple Play / Hungry for Music
Bob Edwards / “Line-up for Yesterday” / Diamond Cuts-7th Inning Stretch / Hungry for Music
Chuck Brodsky / “Harry and Whitey” / Diamond Cuts-7th Inning Stretch / Hungry for Music
Norman & Nancy Blake / “The Star Spangled Banner” / Back Home in Sulfur Springs / Plectrafone

Honky Tonk Confidential / “That’s Nats” / Diamond Cuts-Center Field Vol. VIII / Hungry for Music
Caroline Spence / “Softball” / Spades & Roses / Self Produced
Larry Kaplan / “Baseball” / Furthermore… / Hannah Lane

Ray Lambiase / “The Ballad of 3 Finger Brown” / The Ballad of 3 Finger Brown / Raytone
Harry Caray / “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” / Chicago Cubs Greatest Hits / Marquee Alphabet City
Steve Goodman / “A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request” / Baseball’s Greatest Hits / Rhino
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways