This week we complete our two part feature focusing on family members who play music together. We’ll hear some Celtic family bands old and new, some classic Bluegrass families and some contemporary organizations. There’s something very special about playing music with family members and we’ll hear some of the very best.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

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

Ken and Brad Kolodner / “The Orchard” / Skipping Stones / Fenchurch
Relativity / “Gile Mear” / Relativity / Green Linnet
The Mulcahy Family / “The Strawberry Blossom-The Mountain Top” /
        The Mulcahy Family Shanachie
Clannad / “Fairly Shot of Her” / Clannad 2 / Shanachie
The Burns Sisters / “Ned of the Hill” / Looking Back / Self Produced
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem / “Dialogue-Marie’s Wedding” /
        In Person at Carnegie Hall / Columbia-Legacy

O’Brien Party of 7 / “King of the Road” / Reincarnation / Howdy Skies
The Staves / “No Me, No You, No More” / If I Was / Nonesuch
Kate & Anna McGarrigle / “Schooldays” / The McGarrigle Hour /
        Hannibal
Thompson Family / “Careful” / Family / Fantasy
Ken and Brad Kolodner / “The Reunion” / Skipping Stones / Fenchurch

Charlie Haden / “Old Haden Family Show” / Family & Friends-Rambling
        Boy / Decca
Doc Watson featuring Merle Watson / “Southbound” / On Stage / Vanguard
The Kentucky Colonels / “I Am a Pilgrim” / Appalachian Swing /
        Rounder
Jim & Jesse / “Are You Missing Me?” / 1952-1955 / Bear Family

Dick Hyman & Judy Hyman / “Audubon’s Lucy” / Late Last Summer /
        Left Ear
The Bee Eaters / “Stoneground” / The Bee Eaters / Self Produced

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