Alan Lomax would have turned 100 this past January. On the next two editions of The Sing Out! Radio Magazine we look back on his career of folk song collecting and recording. This week we’ll hear some of earliest recordings … Continue reading →
The Classics of literature have frequently been inspiration for songwriters. Sometimes they put a tune to established verse and sometimes the literary piece only serves as inspiration for a new piece of music. This week on the Sing Out! Radio … Continue reading →
In 1966 Bob Dylan was struggling with the recording of his next album. He was having little success recording in New York City. His producer Bob Johnston suggested they move the sessions to the CBS studios in Nashville. Bob took … Continue reading →
Musical duos are as popular as ever. On this week’s program we’ll hear some of my long-time favorites including Robin and Linda Williams, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen. Mixed in will be some more … Continue reading →
John Renbourn passed away suddenly recently at the age of 70. He left behind vast collection of music recorded as a solo artist, in duet with Bert Jansch and Stefan Grossman and in the bands Pentangle, The John Renbourn Group … Continue reading →
In Pt. 2 of Tie Dyed Folk we turn our focus on the changing folk music scene in the UK. Like the music emanating from the US, influences from San Francisco and Los Angeles began to creep into British folk … Continue reading →
Around 1967 the recordings in the folk music sections of record stores began to have quite a different appearance. Influenced by the psychedelic movement on the West Coast new artists began to appear. Tim Buckley, Joni Mitchell and established artists … Continue reading →
Shortly we will all be inundated with recordings and TV documentaries commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House. The American Civil War has contributed some wonderful historical songs and tunes to the American Songbag. This … Continue reading →
Bluegrass has been mostly a boy’s club since it’d development in the 1940s. In the past decade and a half the rules have changed and we find more and more women leading or playing a featured role bands. It didn’t … Continue reading →
Each Spring brings the beginning of the Baseball Season. After the severe winter we’ve had in the Northeast, Spring Training is particularly welcome this year. Including songs by John McCutcheon, Craig Bickhardt, Chuck McCabe and of course Steve Goodman, it’s … Continue reading →
