In folk and country music, it’s the brother duets that usually get lots of attention. Think the Everly Brothers and the Delmore Brothers, for example. We’ll give the sister musicians their due this week, and hear from Roni and Donna Stoneman, Lily May and Rosie Ledford, the Quebe Sisters, the Boswell Sisters, and lots of others. Sisters, sisters … 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
Matt Brown / “Taylor Girls” / My Native Home / 5-String
Donna & Roni Stoneman / “May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister” / The Legend Continues / Patuxent
Cassie and Maggie / “Hangman” / The Willow Collection / Self-produced
The Roches / “Hammond Song” / Maggie Roche: Where Do I Come From / Storysound

Alaisdair Fraser & Natalie Haas w/ Brittany Haas / “The Pinacree Ferryman” / Highlander’s
              Farewell / Culburnie
The Henry Girls / “Reason to Believe” / Louder than Words / Beste Unterhaltung
The Boswell Sisters / “Rock and Roll” / That’s How Rhythm Was Born / Columbia Legacy
Matt Brown w/ Brittany Haas / “Carroll County Blues” / My Native Home / 5-String

Lily May & Rosie Ledford / “White Oak Mountain” / Legends of Old-Time Music / County
The Vogts Sisters / “Prove Me Wrong” / Broken Ties / Self-produced
Mike, Peggy & Penny Seeger / “Old Ground Hog” / Animal Folk Songs for Children / Rounder
The Quebe Sisters / “Bluegrass in the Backwoods” / The Quebe Sisters / Self-produced

Shirley & Dolly Collins / “Spencer the Rover” / The Sweet Primroses / Topic
Kate & Anna McGarrigle / “Talk to Me of Mendocino” / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Hannibal
Sharon Shannon w/ Mary Shannon / “The Ivory and the Quill” / Each Little Thing / Green Linnet
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian
              Folkways