We’ll be traveling this Summer on The Sing Out Radio Magazine. We’ll begin our journey by spending two weeks in the Midwest. We lost the master folksinger Art Thieme on May 26 and these next two programs are dedicated to him. We’ll hear songwriters and traditional musicians, many whom were influenced by Art and his warm style and taste.

LISTEN:

Artist / “Title” / CD / Label

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

Boiled Buzzards / “Snake River Reel” / Early Bird Special /
        Buzzard Productions
Art Thieme / “Gene & Champion-Ridin’ Down the Canyon-Cowboys
        Lament” / Chicago Town & Points West / Folk Legacy
Rick Pickren / “Illinois” / The State Songs Vol. 1 / Big Strike
        Music
Bonnie Koloc / “Sunday Morning Movies” / Rediscovered / Mr.
        Biscuit

Lotus Dickey / “Yellow Eyed Cat” / Down the Pike / Vigortone
Mustard’s Retreat / “Only Love Knows” / A Gathering of Moments /
        Yellow Room
Claudia Schmidt / “Bend in the River” / Big Earful / Red House
Matt Watroba / “Peace Will Come” / Live At The Ark / Ledgewood
Boiled Buzzards / “Smith’s Reel” / Early Bird Special / Buzzard
        Productions

Birds of Chicago / “Trampoline” / Birds of Chicago / Self-Produced
Shawn Colvin / “Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night” / Cover
        Girl / Columbia
Dan Newton / “Joseph, Joseph” / La Vie Musette / Self-Produced
Jan Krist & Jim Bizer / “End of the Road” / Influence / Yellow
        Room

John Hartford / “Black River” / Hamilton Ironworks / Rounder
Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Stringband / “Lost Indian” / Rascal
        Fair / Dark Train

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