Martin Luther King Day
Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for January 14, 2023
Hour 1: In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
First Set
John McCutcheon, “Jericho,” Supper’s on the Table, 4:40 Rounder
Luka Bloom, “Freedom Song,” Turf, 6:26 Reprise
Rick Danko, Eric Andersen, Jonas Fjeld, “Women ’Cross the River,” Ridin’ the Blinds, 3:26 Ryko
Raye Zaragoza, “Rebel Soul,” Woman in Color, 3:25 Rebel River Records
Second Set
Pierce Pettis, “Alabama 1959,” Great Big World, 4:18 Compass
Phil Ochs, “Talkin’ Birmingham Jam,” I Ain’t a Marchin’ Anymore, 3:12 Elektra
Rhiannon Giddens, “Birmingham Sunday,” Freedom Road, 6:13 Nonesuch
Third Set
Sweet Honey in the Rock, “Letter to Dr. Martin Luther King,” At Carnegie Hall, 7:40 Flying Fish
Fourth Set
Joan Baez, “Oh Freedom,” Joan Baez in San Francisco, 4:15 Fantasy
Eric Mingus, “Democracy,” Langston Hughes the Dream Keeper, 2:25 mode records
Rhiannon Giddens, “Freedom Road,” Freedom Road, 4:45 Nonesuch
Mavis Staples, “99 and 1/2,” We’ll Never Turn Back, 4:35 Anti-
Ry Cooder & Taj Mahal, “Oh What a Beautiful City,” Get On Board, 4:11 Nonesuch
Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for January 14, 2023
Hour 2: Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
First Set
Sweet Honey in the Rock, “Emergency,” At Carnegie Hall, 3:20 Flying Fish
Christy Moore, “Biko Song,” Unfinished Revolution, 3:50 WEA Records
De Dannan, “Mandela,” A Jacket of Batteries, 3:38 Harmac
Holly Near, “It Could Have Been Me,” Holly Near, 6:03 Redwood Records
Second Set
Pierce Pettis, “Legacy,” Legacy: A Collection of New Folk Music, 4:06 Windham Hill
President Barack Obama, “Amazing Grace” (live 2015) 2:30
Joan Baez, “The President Sang Amazing Grace,” Whistle Down the Wind, 3:10 Razor & Tie
Third Set
Crys Matthews, “How Many More,” Changemakers, 4:35 Sucker Punch Recording
Chris Pierce, “Sound All the Bells,” American Silence, 4:20 (self-produced)
Shemekia Copeland, “Uncivil War,” Uncivil War, 4:44 Alligator Records
Fourth Set
Sweet Honey in the Rock, “Peace,” At Carnegie Hall, 2:14 Flying Fish