Sing Out! Radio Magazine Hosted by Tom Druckenmiller SORM #13-29 • Bluegrass Pt. 1, The Pioneers Artist / “Title” / CD / Label Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle / Smithsonian-Folkways Kenny … Continue reading →
Lofty Deeds, Jon Langford This is the final installment of our interview with Chicago musician and artist Jon Langford. After recording three albums of murder ballads, he seemed like the ideal candidate for a Murder Ballad Monday sit-down. You can … Continue reading →
Fat Possum Records has confirmed that delta blues musician James “T-Model” Ford passed away on Tuesday, July 16th of respiratory failure after a prolonged illness. His age was unknown, though he claimed to be 93. Heralded for his rugged personality … Continue reading →
Jon Langford (Photo by Barry Phipps, courtesy the artist and Bloodshot Records) Today we continue our conversation with transplanted Chicagoan and jack-of-all-trades (music, art, comic interludes, storytelling) Jon Langford. You can read Part One here; Part Three appears Friday. Today … Continue reading →
Without A Doubt, Jon Langford (2007) Introduction When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, “Son Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns,” But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. … Continue reading →
Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger, wife of folk music icon Pete Seeger, passed away overnight on Tuesday, July 9th. She was a mother, an organizer, an activist and filmmaker … and an essential part of all of her husband’s work. She was … Continue reading →
For SORM #13-28: New Tunes for Summer, Pt. 5, airing the week starting 07-10-13 For SORM #13-27: Gettysburg and the Civil War, airing the week starting 07-03-13 For SORM #13-26: New Tunes for Summer, Pt. 4, airing the week starting … Continue reading →
“David ‘Stringbean’ Akeman” (image from Dirk aka Dave Kelly, via myspace) Murder in Music City Although the story behind this week’s song, “The Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle,” is forty years old, it’s in the minority of songs among our … Continue reading →
Introduction Our first post this week dealt with the lyrics and the provenance, as well as we can know it, of the ballad “Willie Moore.” If you’re looking for information and discussion along those lines, I encourage you to click … Continue reading →
Sing Out! provides an international listing of folk music festivals and camps, which can be found at www.singout.org/fests.html. Our listing is currently updated to feature festivals throughout the summer. Before making summer road trips, camping excursions, etc., be sure to … Continue reading →
