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Black History Month-Blues & Soul
Episode #22-08 | airing 02-23-22

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 23, 2022 by Betty DruckenmillerFeb 20, 2022

On the program we will listen this week to music in honor of Black History Month. In 1926 Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, educator and publisher, introduced Black History Week. He chose February because it’s the birth … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Buffalo Nichols, Dom Flemons, Irma Thomas, Odetta, Rhiannon Giddens, SORM Playlists, The Sing Out! Radio Magazine, Tom Druckenmiller

Podcast: Pioneering Women, part 1
Episode #16-37 | airing 9-14-16

Sing Out! Posted on Sep 14, 2016 by Tom DruckenmillerSep 13, 2016

Through the years female singers and songwriters have offered their unique perspective on the music and the times. In this first program we’ll hear classics from Sara and Maybelle Carter, Jean Ritchie, Odetta, Judy Collins and many more. LISTEN: https://singout.org/audio/sorm/sorm1637_podcast.mp3 … Continue reading →

Posted in The Sing Out! Radio Magazine | Tagged Alison Krauss, Hazel Dickens, Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Lauren Sheehan, Mike Seeger, Odetta, Tom Druckenmiller

The Golden Vanity (Child 286)

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 30, 2015 by Ken BiggerMar 30, 2015

 Villainy on the Lowland Sea The ship was in a fix. Overtaken by an enemy galley, the captain looked for options to set her free. The cabin boy, at 15 the youngest member of the crew, offers to swim over to … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Child Ballad #286, Golden Vanity, Gordon Bok, Jody Stecher, Odetta, Sweet Trinity

In the Pines: A Guide

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 16, 2015 by S. GeeApr 15, 2015

On this blog, we often play detective. In fact, that’s pretty much all we do, and this post is no different, but I’m going to start by turning the tables. What, if anything, do you make of these fragments?: A … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bill Callahan, Bill Monroe, Grateful Dead, Kossoy Sisters, Kurt Cobain, Lead Belly, Nathan Abshire, Nirvana, Odetta, Pete Seeger, Roscoe Holcomb, Smog

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

DETAILS RELEASED FOR MEMORIAL CELEBRATION FOR ODETTA

Sing Out! Posted on Feb 4, 2009 by Ron OleskoMar 5, 2014

Details on the Memorial Celebration for Odetta has been announced. Doug Yeager has issued the following notice: Memorial Celebration for Odetta 7:00 pm, Tuesday, February 24th. In Words & Song by celebrated artists, friends and family. At New York’s Riverside … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, Ron Olesko | Tagged Odetta

ODETTA MEMORIAL SET FOR FEBRUARY

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 9, 2009 by Ron OleskoMar 5, 2014

A memorial service to honor Odetta has been set for Tuesday February 24th: “ODETTA MEMORIAL CELEBRATION“7:00 pm, Tuesday, February 24th Riverside Church490 Riverside DriveNew York, NY 10027Tel: 212-870-6700 Located in a two square block area between Riverside Drive and Claremont … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, Ron Olesko | Tagged Odetta

ODETTA 1930 – 2008

Sing Out! Posted on Dec 3, 2008 by Ron OleskoMar 5, 2014

Odetta has left us. It is hard to find the words at this time. When I started doing radio back in the late 1970’s, Odetta was one of the first artists that I had the honor of interviewing. To be … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, Ron Olesko | Tagged Odetta

ODETTA HOSPITALIZED

Sing Out! Posted on Nov 13, 2008 by Ron OleskoMar 5, 2014

The following note was sent by Doug Yeager, who represents folk music legend Odetta: Dear Friends of Odetta, On behalf of Odetta’s adopted daughter Michelle Esrick and her niece Jan Ford (in California), I would like to share with you … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, Ron Olesko | Tagged Odetta

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