This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine Episode 16-29 we complete our two part series focusing on the Political Conventions. The issues we’ll examine this week include Immigration and the Economy with music from Tim O’Brien, Guy Carawan, Ry Cooder, The Atomic Duo and many more. It’s Convention time on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

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Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
The Chestnut Brass Company and Friends / “President James K, Polk’s Grand March and Quickstep”
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too / Newport Classics
Oscar Brand / “Jimmy Polk of Tennessee” / Presidential Campaign Songs 1789-1996 / Smithsonian Folkways
Lil Rev & Larry Penn / “I Want to be President” / Around the Campfire / Cookie Man
The Double Decker String Band / “Mr Crump Don’t Like It” / The Rest is Yet to Come / 5-String

Tim O’Brien / “Sail Away” / Sail Away / Sugar Hill
Kitty Donohue / “To America” / Sparks Fly Upward / Roheen
Guy Carawan / “Somos El Barco” / Tree of Life / Flying Fish
Tariq Scherfen / “Adhan” / Where the Coal Trains Load / Talking Across the Lines
The Byrds / “Deportees” / Ballad of Easy Rider / Columbia
The Chestnut Brass Company and Friends / “Hail to the Chief” / Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Newport Classics

Ry Cooder / “No Banker Left Behind” / Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down / Nonesuch
Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch / “Everybody’s Working for the Man” / You Can’t Save Everybody / Compass
Pete Seeger / “Business” / Do Re Mi / Smithsonian Folkways
Atomic Duo / “Trickle Down” / Broadsides / Self Produced
Charlie King / “That’s How I Made My Millions” / Food, Phone, Gas & Lodging / Flying Fish
Emma’s Revolution / “Occupy the USA” / Revolutions Per Minute / Self Produced

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