Spring can be fickle here in eastern Pennsylvania, hinting at change just long enough for the crocus and daffodils to start to bloom only to be surprised by a period of cold weather and often a bit of snow. This week we celebrate the vernal equinox with some music that suggests those changes. We’ll hear songs and tunes from Ken & Brad Kolodner, The Sweet & Lowdown, Tim O’Brien, Robin & Linda Williams, John Renbourn, Punch Brothers and other musical artists. We celebrate the arrival of Spring … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.

LISTEN:

Artist/”Song”/CD/Label

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways
Ken & Brad Kolodner / “The Orchard” / Skipping Rocks / Fenchurch
The Sweet Lowdown / “The Birds & the Bees” / Chasing the Sun / Self Produced
Joel Mabus / “Speed the Plow” / Golden Willow Tree / Fossil
Claudia Schmidt / “You Must Believe in Spring” / Big Earful / Red House
Shane Cook & The Woodchippers / “Meander Creek” / Be Here For a While / Slow Cooker

Tim O’Brien / “Sod Buster” / He Walked On / Howdy Skies
Punch Brothers / “The Gardner” / All Ashore / Nonesuch
Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt / “Sky Picked Blue” / For Keeps / Red House
Ken & Brad Kolodner / “Skipping Rocks” / Skipping Rocks / Fenchurch

John Renbourn / “So Early in the Spring” / So Early in the Spring / Sanctuary
The Pentangle / “Wedding Dress” / Reflection / Castle
Susan Conger / “Waiting for Fish” / Along the River / Self Produced
Robin & Linda Williams / “Across the Blue Mountains” / All Broken Hearts Are the Same / Sugar Hill
Erin Ash Sullivan / “Spring Come Running” / We Can Hear Each Other / Willoughby
Alice DiMicele / “Every Seed” / Every See We Plant / Alice Otter
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways