Well, the Players Association and the owners have finally come to an agreement letting the baseball season commence. It makes me joyful even if I am a Philadelphia Phillies fan and our chances are just so-so. But every team starts the season unbeaten with highest hopes. We’ll celebrate the occasion with music about the national pastime. We’ll hear selections from John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Danielle Miraglia, Caroline Spence, Harry Caray and of course, Steve Goodman and many more. Play Ball! … 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
Chris Thile / “Shadow Ridge” / Leading Off… / Sugar Hill
Peter Cooper / “Opening Day” / Opening Day / Red Beet
Harry Caray / “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” / Chicago Cubs Greatest Hits / Marquee Alphabet City
John Gorka / “Branching Out” / Before Beginning / Red House
Caroline Spence / “Softball” / Spades & Roses / Self Released
Artie Traum & Pat Alger / “The Home Run Kid” / From the Heart / Rounder

Chuck Brodsky / “Splinter Cheeks Johnson” / Tell Tale Heart / Self Released
Chuck Brodsky / “Funeral For the Curse” / Them and Us / Self Released
Danielle Miraglia / “Heat of the Win” / Glory Junkies / Self Produced
Chris Thile / “Old Dangerfield” / Leading Off… / Sugar Hill

Dave Frishberg / “Van Lingle Mungo” / Baseball’s Greatest Hits / Rhino
John McCutcheon / “Doing My Job” / Sermon on the Mound / Appalseed
Dana Cooke / “Christmas Down in Cooperstown” / Diamond Cuts-Turning Two / Hungry for Music
Steve Goodman / “A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request / Diamond Cuts-Seventh Inning Stretch /
              Hungry for Music
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways