Thanksgiving is a very special time of the year. Even more than Christmas it’s a time for friends and family to gather when the only pressure is if the pies turn out like Grandma used to make. On this week’s program we’ll hear some songs about travel, food, family and the reflective nature of the holiday.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

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

Michael Cooney / “Turkey in the Straw” / The Cheese Stands Alone
         / Folk-Legacy
Bruce Cockburn / “Happy Good Morning Blues” / High Winds White
         Sky / ESD
Greg Brown / “Good Morning Coffee” / In The Dark With You / Red
        House
Anne & Pete Sibley / “Road Song” / Will You Walk With Me / Self
        Produced
James Taylor / “Sweet Baby James” / Sweet Baby James / Warner
        Brothers

Tim O’Brien / “Megna’s” / Chameleon / Proper-Howdy Skies
Maria Sangiolo & Friends / “Farmer’s Market A-Z” / Planting
        Seeds / Raging River
Peter Ostroushko / “Burnt Biscuit Breakdoawn” / Sluz Duz
        Music / Rounder
The Swamp Brothers / “Food n the Table” / The Tennessee
        Sessions / Itchy Sabot
Jabbour, Perlman & Watson / “Turkey in the Straw” / You Can’t
        Beat the Classics / Self Produced

Metamora / “Little Potato” / Metamora / Sugar Hill
Kate Campbell / “In My Mother’s House” / Rosaryville / Compass
Robin & Linda Williams / “Visions of Mother and Dad” / Buena Vista
        / Red House
Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers / “Goin’ Back to my Kentucky
        Country Home” / Another Day From Life / Rebel

Peggy Seeger / “Heading for Home” / Heading for Home / Appleseed
Si Kahn / “Here is My Home” / Thanksgiving / Strictly Country

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