Episode 2261: 23-08 It's a Slippery Slope, Pt.2

02/22/23 • 58 min

This week we conclude our two-part feature, It's a Slippery Slope, with more great slide guitar selections. We'll hear fine music from Leo Kottke, Ally Venable, Jon Shain, Sonny Treadway, Rory Block, Bruce Cockburn and quite a few others. Slip and slide along with them ... this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Leo Kottke / “Available Space” / Guitar Music / Chrysallis

Jon Shain & FJ Ventre / “Lord Have Mercy” / Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues / Flyin'

Bruce Cockburn / “You Don't Have to Play the Horses” / Night Vision / True North

Crying Sam Collins and his Git-Fiddle / “Devil In the Lion's Den” / Jail House Blues / Yazoo

Ally Venable / “Played the Game” / Heart of Fire / Ruf

Sam Bush & Jerry Douglas / “Girl of the North Country” / Ice Caps:Peaks of Telluride / Sugar Hill

Michael Cooney / “John Henry” / The Cheese Stands Alone / Folk Legacy

Mary Flower / “Nine Pound Hammer” / Honey From the Comb / Time & Strike

Leo Kottke / “All I Have to Do is Dream” / Guitar Music / Chrysalis

Tony Furtado & the American Gypsies / “The Ghost of Blind Willie Johnson” / Live Gypsy / Dualtone

Reverend Robert Wilkins / “I Wish I was in Heaven Sitting Down” / Blues at Newport / Vanguard

Sonny Treadwell / “Amazing Grace” / Sacred Steel / Arhoolie

Rory Block / “Prove it On Me” / Prove it On Me / Stoney Plain

Norman Blake-Nancy Blake-Tut Taylor / “Guitar Rag” / Shacktown Road / Plectrafone

Ayla Brook and the Sound Men / “Cheap Microphone and an Old Guitar” / Desolation Sounds / Fallen Tree

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Leo Kottke / “Available Space” / Guitar Music / Chrysallis

Jon Shain & FJ Ventre / “Lord Have Mercy” / Never Found A Way To Tame The Blues / Flyin'

Bruce Cockburn / “You Don't Have to Play the Horses” / Night Vision / True North

Crying Sam Collins and his Git-Fiddle / “Devil In the Lion's Den” / Jail House Blues / Yazoo

Ally Venable / “Played the Game” / Heart of Fire / Ruf

Sam Bush & Jerry Douglas / “Girl of the North Country” / Ice Caps:Peaks of Telluride / Sugar Hill

Michael Cooney / “John Henry” / The Cheese Stands Alone / Folk Legacy

Mary Flower / “Nine Pound Hammer” / Honey From the Comb / Time & Strike

Leo Kottke / “All I Have to Do is Dream” / Guitar Music / Chrysalis

Tony Furtado & the American Gypsies / “The Ghost of Blind Willie Johnson” / Live Gypsy / Dualtone

Reverend Robert Wilkins / “I Wish I was in Heaven Sitting Down” / Blues at Newport / Vanguard

Sonny Treadwell / “Amazing Grace” / Sacred Steel / Arhoolie

Rory Block / “Prove it On Me” / Prove it On Me / Stoney Plain

Norman Blake-Nancy Blake-Tut Taylor / “Guitar Rag” / Shacktown Road / Plectrafone

Ayla Brook and the Sound Men / “Cheap Microphone and an Old Guitar” / Desolation Sounds / Fallen Tree

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Previous Episode

Episode 2260: 23-07 It's a Slippery Slope, Pt.1

On the program this time around, we present “It's a Slippery Slope, Pt.1” featuring a collection of great slide guitar players. Included are Bonnie Raitt, Del Rey, Geoff Bartley, Jerry Douglas and of course, Ellen McIlwayne. Slide along with us for the next couple of shows, starting this week ... on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Ellen McIlwaine / “Losing You” / Up from the Skies / Polydor

Donna Herula / “Bang at the Door” / Bang at the Door / Self-produced

Ry Cooder / “At the Dark End of the Street” / Boomers Story / Reprise

The Jerry Douglas Band / “2:19” / What If / Rounder

Will Kimbrough / “Cape Henry” / Spring Break / Daphne

Roger Williams / “Slipped Disc” / Masters of Slide: The Spider Sessions / Mountain Home

Sally Van Meter & Orville Johnson / “Tex Mex Shindig” / Masters of Slide: The Spider Sessions / Mountain Home

Santo & Johnny / “Sleepwalk” / Sleepwalk / Jasmin

Bonnie Raitt / “Write Me a Few of Your Lines-Kokomo Blues” / Takin' My Time / Warner Brothers

Ellen McIlwaine / “Sliding” / Up from the Skies / Polydor

LeRoy Parnell / “On the Road” / On the Road / Arista

Del Rey / “Tennessee Local” / At the Uke Shack #2 / Hobemian

Leo Kottke / “Pamela Brown” / Ice Water / Capitol

Geoff Bartley / “Grinnin' in Your Face” / Hear That Wind Howl / Waterbug

The David Bromberg Band / “Walkin' Blues” / The Blues the Whole Blues and Nothing but the Blues / Red House

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Next Episode

Episode 2262: 23-09 Folk & Country Rock, Pt.1

For the next shows we'll turn our attention to folk and country rock music. This week in Part 1 we'll hear classics from The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly. Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles and the Byrds, classics that inspired the genre. Coming next time, more from the Byrds and some other more recent performers. Now's the right time to listen to some country and folk-rock classics ... this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

The Texas Troubadours / “E. T. Blues” / The Instrumentals / Bear Family

The Delmore Brothers / “Blues You Never Lose” / Freight Train Boogie / Ace

Hank Williams / “Move it On Over” / 40 Greatest Hits / Polydor

Hank Snow / “The Golden Rocket” / I'm Movin' On (And other Great Country Hits) / RCA

Elvis Presley / “When My Blue Moon turns to Gold Again” / Elvis Presley (Legacy Edition) / RCA

Buddy Holly / “Maybe Baby” / The Definitive Collection / Decca

The Everly Brothers / “Bye Bye Love” / The Outtakes / Bear Family

Johnny Horton / “Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor” / Rockabilly Stars Vol.1 / CBS

Johnny Cash / “Ring of Fire” / 16 Biggest Hits / Columbia Legacy

Buck Owens / “Act Naturally” / 21 #1 Hits / Rhino

The Beatles / “I'm Looking Through You” / Rubber Soul / Apple-Parlophone

The Texas Troubadours / “Leon's Guitar Boogie” / The Instrumentals / Bear Family