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Podcast: Black History Month, More Than The Blues
Episode #17-08 | airing 2-22-17

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 22, 2017 by Tom DruckenmillerFeb 20, 2017

This week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine we’ll hear a bit about the establishment on Black History Month and listen to some archival music. We’ll hear tunes from Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and WC Handy and songs from … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Bessie Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, Lead Belly, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Mississippi John Hurt, Tom Druckenmiller, WC Handy

Podcast: Louisiana
Episode #15-30 | airing 7-22-15

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 22, 2015 by Tom DruckenmillerJul 22, 2015

This week we begin a two week visit to Louisiana. Our first program focuses on classic Louisiana music and a trip to The Crescent City of New Orleans. Louisiana is a melting pot of many musical traditions. This week we’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Cleoma Falcon, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, King Oliver, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Memphis Minnie, Professor Longhair, SORM Playlists, The Midwest, The Sing Out! Radio Magazine

SORM Playlist #15-09: Finger Pointin’ Songs
(airing the week starting 2-25-15)

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 25, 2015 by Tom DruckenmillerFeb 25, 2015

Topical songs have been a major component of American folk music for many years. This week we’ll hear some of the classic songs about warfare, railroads, coal mining and unions. Music from The Almanac Singers, Big Bill Broonzy, Guy Carawan, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Almanac Singers, Leadbelly, Paul Robeson, Podcast, Smithsonian/Folkways, SORM Playlists, The Sing Out! Radio Magazine, Woody Guthrie

SORM Playlist #15-08: Legacy of Leadbelly
(airing the week starting 2-18-15)

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 18, 2015 by Tom DruckenmillerFeb 18, 2015

Smithsonian Folkways is releasing a massive 5CD collection of the music of Leadbelly on February 24th. On this week’s edition we will listen to some of the songs on that great collection. We’ll also hear some classic renditions of Leadbelly … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Leadbelly, Podcast, Smithsonian/Folkways, SORM Playlists, The Sing Out! Radio Magazine, Woody Guthrie

Josephine

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 3, 2014 by Ken BiggerJan 4, 2015

  Adrian Roye   In our travels through the murder ballad genre, we go into a few kinds of terrain with some regularity. Sometimes, it’s a deep dive into an “old country” of traditional, if not ancient, murder ballads. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Adrian Roye, Josephine, Leadbelly, The Exiles, Where Did You Sleep Last Night

The price, my dear, is you.

Sing Out! Posted on Aug 17, 2012 by S. GeeApr 14, 2015

  In the last post on Led Zeppelin’s “Gallows Pole,” we looked at how a centuries-old English tale about a fair maiden who loses a golden ball evolved into two different stories – one with a fairy tale ending in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bob Dylan, Fred Gerlach, Gallows Pole, Hangman, Jean Ritchie, John Jacob Niles, Judy Collins, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Maid Freed from the Gallows, Odetta, Paul and Mary, Peter, Seven Curses, The Kingston Trio

Ain’t gonna tell you no stories

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 31, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

We’ll start today’s posts with some news accounts, to begin thinking about whether and how the facts matter to the song, and how the facts leave their traces, often in indirect ways, in the songs.  For the moment at least, … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cecil Brown, eric von schmidt, Frankie and Albert, Frankie and Johnny, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Rolf Cahn

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