It’s that time of the year when Winter is beating it’s retreat and Baseball’s Spring Training is just beginning. This week on the show, we welcome baseball back with a program featuring new and classic tunes about America’s Pastime. We'll hear Peter Cooper, Artie Traum & Pat Alger, John Gorka, Chuck Brodsky and of course Steve Goodman. Play Ball … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Episode #20-09: Batter Up! 2020
Host: Tom Druckenmiller
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Artist/”Song”/CD/Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Jacqueline Schwab / “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” / Baseball A Film by Ken Burns / Nonesuch
Artie Traum & Pat Alger / “The Home Run Kid” / From the Heart / Rounder
J C Coe / “Who Knows” / The Far Ends / Honest to Goodness
Howie Newman / “The Ballad of Mike Hessman” / When You're Happy / Major League
Tret Fure / “Lessons from Home Plate” / Roses in November / Tomgirl
Abbot & Costello / “Who's on First?” / Baseball's Greatest Hits / Rhino
Peter Cooper / “Opening Day” / Opening Day / Red Beet
Danielle Miraglia / “Heat of the Win” / Glory Junkies / Self Produced
George Rabbai / “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” / Baseball A Film by Ken Burns / Nonesuch
Caroline Spence / “Softball” / Spades and Roses / Self Produced
John Gorka / “Branching Out” / Before Beginning / Red House
Chuck Brodsky / “Splinter Cheeks Johnson” / Tell Tale Heart / Self Produced
Craig Bickhardt / “The Real Game” / Live at Sellersvile Theater / Stone Barn
Norman & Nancy Blake / “The Star Spangled Banner” / Back Home in Sulfur Springs / Plectrafone
Steve Goodman / “A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request” / Baseball's Greatest Hits / Rhino
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways