Well, hurricane season is upon us, but so many recent storms and disasters are more devastating in nature. I’m thinking of a great friend who lives in Hawaii – and I was so pleased to hear that he was safe and well, despite the fires within thirty miles of his home. So we dedicate this week’s archival program to J.P. On the program we’ll sample music with a focus on natural disaster. Included in the episode we’ll have music from The Duhks, The Bucking Mules, Jennifer Johnson, Tony Joe White, John McCutcheon and others. The great storm is over … 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
Grey Larsen & Malcolm Dalglish / “Thunderhead” / Thunderhead / Flying Fish
The Duhks / “Mighty Storm” / Fast Paced World / Sugar Hill
Ben Townsend & Friends / “Roaring River” / Deep End Sessions Vol.3 / Deep End Sessions
Olabelle & David Reed / “Boats Up the River” / Third Annual Farewell Reunion / Rounder
David Grier / “Eye of the Hurricane” / Lone Soldier / Rounder

Steve Gillitte & Cindy Mangsen / “Tide and the River Rising” / A Sense of Place / Redwing
The Bucking Mules / “Fire On the Mountain” / Smoke Behind the Clouds / Free Dirt
Jennifer Johnson / “Ready for the Storm” / My Secret Garden / Self-produced
Grey Larsen & Malcolm Dalglish / “The Stormy Night-Glen Helen” / Thunderhead / Flying Fish

Tim O’Brien Band / “Wind” / Tim O’Brien Band / Howdy Skies
Rob Lutes / “Lightning” / Come Around / Lucky Bear
Tony Joe White / “The Flood” / Hoodoo / Yep Roc-Swamp
Red State Ramblers / “Katrina” / Made in the Shade / Sugar Hill
John McCutcheon / “The Great Storm is Over” / Water from Another Time / Rounder
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways