Outside of a Small Circle of Friends

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Phil Ochs (1940-1976) Bystanders If you’ve taken a Psych 101 class in the last 40 or 50 years, you’ve probably heard of the Kitty Genovese murder, and the “bystander effect.” The bystander effect theory says that the greater the number … Continue reading →

Honoring the Past and Carrying Traditions Forward

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Back in 1971, the late Harry Chapin created a notable song called “Circle.” Originally written for his brother Tom’s TV show “Make a Wish,” the song has entered our folk canon partially due to the powerful lyrics describing a life … Continue reading →

SORM Playlist #14-13: Pushing the Envelope (part 1)
(airing the week starting 03-26-14)

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This week we begin a two-part feature focusing on players who go beyond the tradition creating music in an entirely new tradition. As Charles Ives said “Stretch your Ears!” LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1413.mp3 To subscribe via iTunes, click .  |   To listen … Continue reading →

Independence Day

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Martina McBride Prologue – “Hell is for Children” Pat Benatar gave my sister and me a pass, so to speak, on the normal rules of appropriate language for children–at least the rules in our house, or more specifically, our car. … Continue reading →

Two New Blogs Added to Sing Out!

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We’re pleased to announce some great additions to the Sing Out! “online content” family! We’ve been exploring ways to build more traffic and activity on our site, adding useful archival material (like the only Broadsides and People’s Songs collections that … Continue reading →

Welcome to the “New” Folk Music Notebook

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“We propose to devote ourselves to the creation, growth and distribution of something new, yet not so new, since its beginnings have been visible, or rather – audible, for some years now. We call it ‘Peoples Music’ “ Those words … Continue reading →