This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine Episode 16-28 we begin a two part feature focusing on the Political Conventions. This week we’ll turn our attention to two Civil Rights issues Racial Equality and LGBT Rights. We’ll hear from Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle, Gil Scott-Heron, Emma’s Revolution, Sam Gleaves and many others. Lots of topical music on this week’s program.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle /
        Smithsonian-Folkways

The Chestnut Brass Company and Friends / “The President’s March” / Tippecanoe and Tyler Too / Newport Classics
Oscar Brand / “Marching with McKinley” / Presidential Campaign Songs 1789-1996 / Smithsonian Folkways
The Byrds / “I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician” / Byrdmaniax / Columbia
Simon & Garfunkle / “America” / Bookends / Columbia
John McCutcheon / “This Land is Your Land” / This Land:Woody Gutheries America / Appalsongs

Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle / “Tell Moses” / Colvin & Earle / Fantasy
The Staples Singers / “Freedom Highway” / Freedom Highway / CBS Legacy
Larry Long / “My Charge to Keep” / Here I Stand: Elders’ Wisdom Childrens Song / Smithsonian Folkways
Gil Scott Heron / “When You Are Who You Are” / Pieces of a Man / Flying Dutchman
The Chestnut Brass Company and Friends / “Lincoln Grand March” / Tippecanoe and Tyler Too / Newport Classics

Emma’s Revolution / “This Love” / One / Moving Forward Music
Sam Gleaves / “Ain’t We Brothers” / Ain’t We Brothers / Community Music
HARP / “Singing For Our Lives” / A Time to Sing / Appleseed
Pete Seeger / “My Rainbow Race” / Rainbow Race / Omni

Magpie / “Too Politcal” / Raise Your Voice / Sliced Bread
Grit Laskin / “The Upper Class Shanty” / Unabashedly Folk / Borealis
Spook Handy / “Vote” / Keep the Flame Alive / Akashic
Pete Seeger / “If I Had a Hammer (excerpt)” / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
        Smithsonian Folkways