Contemporary Songs for the Birthday of Martin Luther King
On January 13, 2018, we offered some songs in the spirit of contemporary movements and our present day experience, in the spirit of Dr. King.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Danit Treubig | Presencia | Aliento (s/p) |
| Dougie MacLean | Never Enough | New Tomorrow (Dunkeld) |
| Birds of Chicago (Allison Russell) | Sparrow | Real Midnight (Five Head Entertainment) |
| New Set | ||
| Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy | Labouring and Resting (interrupted by CD player) | A Pocket of Wind Resistance (Hudson) |
| Eileen McGann | Turn It Around | Turn It Around (Dragonwing Music) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Lee Murdock | God Bless the Child; The Water Is Wide / Banks of Loch Lomand | Wordless (Depot) |
| Trevor Hall | Kabir II | Chapter of the Forest (Vanguard) |
| Bruce Cockburn | False River | Bone on Bone (True North) |
| Mavis Staples | Little Bit | If All I Was Was Black (Anti/Epitaph) |
| Quetzal | Time Will Tell | Imaginaries (Smithsonian Folkways) |
| Eric Bibb | Refugee Moan | Migration Blues (Stony Plain) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | Good to Be Alive Today (Acoustic Remix) | Soul Rocker (Boo Boo Wax) |
| Quetzal | Get to Knowing | The Eternal Getdown (Smithsonian Folkways) |
| Tina Malia | Heal This Land | The Silent Awakening (Amida) |
| Trevor Hall | Standing Rock | (single) |
| New Set | ||
| Pray with Standing Rock (Gigi Worth) | The Whole World Is Watching | (single) |
| Si Kahn | Winter Coming On | Bristol Bay (Strictly Country) |
| Nahko | Love Letters to God | (online) |
| Si Kahn | The Gold Rush Never Ends | Bristol Bay (Strictly Country) |
| New Set | ||
| Ruthie Foster | Brand New Day | Promise of a Brand New Day (Blue Corn Music) |
| Ayla Nereo | From the Ground Up | Hollow Bone (Jumpsuit) |
| Rising Appalachia | Occupy (Live) | Alive (Live) (s/p) |
| New Set | ||
| Danit Treubig | Heartbeat | Aliento (s/p) |
| Nick Barbachano | Plantas Sagradas | Familia (s/p) |
| Rainer Scheurenbrand | Luaja (faded under outro) | Jardim (s/p) |