The term honky tonk has two meanings - it can be a tavern or club in the South which is comfortable for the common working man, a bit like a pub in the UK. It also describes the style of music played on the jukebox or by live bands. This week and next we'll hear classic and contemporary honky tonk artists and music including Don Rich, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Val Mindel and Emily Miller, and lots more. We'll dance the night away … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Don Rich / “Buckeroo” / Country Pickin': The Don Rich Anthology / SundazedThe Byrds / “You're Still on My Mind” / Sweetheart of the Rodeo / ColumbiaHank Williams / “Honky Tonk Blues” / 40 Greatest Hits / PolydorJean Shepard /w Ferlon Husky / “A Dear John Letter” / Super Hits / GustoEmmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers / “Two More Bottles of Wine” / Ramble in Music City / NonesuchBuddy Holly / “Midnight Shift” / The Definitive Collection / DeccaAsleep at the Wheel / “The Letter that Johnny Walker Read” / Half a Hundred Years / BismeauxVal Mindel & Emily Miller / “Lonely Street” / Close to Home / Yodel-Ay-HeeKitty Wells / “It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” / Essential Honky Tonk / Not NowRoger Miller / “Kansas City Star” / All Time Greatest Hits / MercuryDon Rich / “Chicken Pickin'” / Country Pickin': The Don Rich Anthology / SundazedVernon Solomon / “Beaumont Rag” / Texas Hoedown Revisited / CountyJess Willard / “Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor” / Hillbilly Boogie and Jive / AtomicatHank Snow / “I'm Moving On” / The Very Best of Hank Snow / BMGPatsy Montana / “Montana Plains” / Ragged But Right: Great Country String Bands of the 1930's / RCAMerle Haggard / “Mama Tried” / Live at Billy Bob's Texas / Smith Music GroupWebb Pierce / “There Stands the Glass” / King of the Honky Tonk / MCABuck Owens / “Under Your Spell Again” / Right After the Dance / AtomicatWillie Nelson / “Heartaches by the Number” / A Tribute to Ray Price / LegacyBill Doggett / “Honky Tonk pt.2” / Honky Tonk / Ace Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week we continue to feature musicians who have been inspired by the music of their home region. We'll hear Ralph Stanley, Sheila Kay Adams, Stan Rogers, Guy Clark, and Mud Morganfield, among others. Coming home again … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysMary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIssac / “Boise Monsters” / Seinn / Self-producedBeausoleil / “Bon Temps Rouler” / Bayou Cadillac / RounderNathan Frazier & Frank Patterson / “Eighth of January” / Altamont: Black Stringband Music / RounderRalph Stanley / “Old Churchyard” / Shine On / RebelMaria Muldaur / “Garden of Joy” / Garden of Joy / Stony PlainSheila Kay Adams / “The Four Nights Drunk” / Whatever Happened to John Parrish's Boy / Granny DellStan Rogers / “The Jeannie C” / Turnaround / Fogarty's CoveSimon & Garfunkel / “The Dangling Conversation” / Live from New York City, 1967 / ColumbiaCheres / “Haida-Haida” / New York City: Global Beat of the Boroughs / Smithsonian FolkwaysMary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIssac / “Keeping Up with Calum” / Seinn / Self-producedGuy Clark / “The Randall Knife” / Songs and Stories / DualtoneKaran Casey / “Two More Hours” / Two More Hours / Crow ValleyMud Morganfield / “Howling Wolf” / They Call Me Mud / SevernGlenn Ohrlin / “The High Toned Dance” / The Wild Buckaroo / RounderDon Pedi & Bruce Greene / “The Old Folks Played and the Young People Danced” / Stranger on a Mule / HazeldogPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

This week and next we'll feature musicians who have been inspired by music from their home region and are quite proud of it. We'll hear Gordon Bok, The McIntosh County Shouters, Tyler Grant and Robin Kessinger, The Critten Hollow String Band along with many more. No place like home … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysJoe Pancerzewski / “Turkey in the Cottonwoods” / Legendary Northwest Fiddler / VoyagerGordon Bok / “The Hills of Isle Au Haut” / Apples in the Basket / TimberheadLord Melody / “Booboo Man” / Calypso Awakening / Smithsonian FolkwaysDon Vapple / “Gut Bucket Blues” / Classic Banjo / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe McIntosh County Shouters / “Jubilee” / Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast / Smithsonian FolkwaysThe Mulcahy Family / “Miss Lyon's Fancy-The Dairy Maid” / The Mulcahy Family / ShanachieIan & Sylvia / “Early Morning Rain” / Early Morning Rain / VanguardTyler Grant & Robin Kessinger / “Garfield's March” / Kanawha County Flatpicking / Grant CentralJoe Pancerzewski / “Red River Cart Polka” / Legendary Northwest Fiddler / VoyagerBernard Allison Group / “Movin' On Up” / In the Mix / JazzhausFred Allery / “Quebec Reel” / Plains Chippewa/Metis Music from Turtle Mountain / Smithsonian FolkwaysLinzay Young & Joel Savoy / “Wagoner” / Linzay Young & Joel Savoy / ValcourIlana Katz Katz / “John Brown's Dream-Subway Light of Mine” / Subway Stories / VizztoneJohn Hartford / “The Julia Belle Swain” / Mark Twang / Flying FishLinda Ronstadt / “Tata Dios” / Mas Canciones / ElektraThe Critten Hollow String Band / “Indian Nation” / Cowboys and Indians / Yodel-Ay-HeePete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Most places around the country are now experiencing the trials and tribulations of winter-time, with snow and ice or at least shorter days and longer nights. We'll sample some snow-themed songs and tunes, with a flurry of selections from Peter Mayer, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Sheila Kay Adams with Jim Taylor, and lots more favorites, old and new. We're walking in a winter wonderland … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysPhil Passen / “On a Cold Winter's Day-Cold Frosty Morning” / Cold Frosty Morning / PhilbarEli Lev & Megan Leigh / “The Longest Night of the Year” / The Longest Night of the Year Vol. 2 / Hudson HardingPeter Mayer / “The Longest Night” / Midwinter / Blue BoatJay Ungar & Molly Mason / “A Rovin' On A Winter's Night” / The Pleasures of Winter / Fiddle & DanceKenny Jackson / “The Shortest Day-Set the Log Alight” / The Shortest Day / Crow HillRamblin' Jack Elliot / “Introduction to Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the TavernRamblin Jack Elliot / “Don't Think Twice It's Alright” / Tales from the Tavern Volume One / Tales from the TavernMae Robertson / “Every December Sky” / December Sky / LyricPartnersSheila Kay Adams & Jim Taylor / “Frosty Morn” / Christmas on the Mountain / PearlMae and Granny Dell RecordsFred Gosbee / “The Night the Whiskey Froze” / The Night the Whiskey Froze / CastlebayThe Sweetback Sisters / “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” / Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular Signature SoundsTony Trischka / “Sleigh Ride” / Glory Shone Around / RounderPeter Ostroushko / “Horizontal Hold” / Blue Mesa / Red HouseAnne & Pete Sibley / “Winter on the Great Divide” / Winter on the Great Divide / Self ProducedTony Elman / “Winter Creek” / Winter Creek / AcornPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

We'll continue with Send the Singer Home, Part 2 with some instrumental selections that are well-thought out and varied. Among others, we'll listen to The Acousticats, Bruce Cockburn, The Horseflies and Leo Kottke. Vocals not necessary … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysBruce Cockburn / “Sweetness And Light” / Crowing Ignites / True NorthMaire Ni Chathasaigh – Chris Newman / “Molly St. George” / Fire Wire / Old BridgeThe Acousticats / “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” / The Cat's Meow / RanchJim Campilongo & Honeyfingers / “She's A Woman” / Last Night, This Morning / Blue HenBill Evans / “Mother Nature's Son” “You've Got to Hide Your Love Away” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” “A Hard Day's Night” / In Good Company / Native & FineBruce Cockburn / “Pibroch: The Wind in the Valley” / Crowing Ignites / True NorthBrass Lassie / “The Crown Knot” / Brass Lassie / Self-producedJerry Miller / “Moon Fallin'” / New Road Under My Wheels / Signature SoundsSharon Isbin-Amjad Ali Khan / “Love Avalanche-Raga Mishra Bhairav” / Strings for Peace / ZohoThe Horseflies / “John Brown's Dream” / Two Traditions / Self-producedLeo Kottke / “Bean Time” / Greenhouse / Capitol-One WayPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways