Episode 2266: 23-13 Play Ball!

Well, baseball's spring training is finally over and it always makes me joyful - even if I am a Philadelphia Phillies fan. Last season was magical, but without Rhys Hoskins anything could happen. The thing about baseball is that every year, every team starts the season unbeaten with highest hopes. On this edition of the program we celebrate the occasion with music about the national pastime. We'll hear selections from John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Danielle Miraglia, Caroline Spence, Harry Caray and of course, Steve Goodman, and many more. Play Ball! … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian FolkwaysChris Thile / “Shadow Ridge” / Leading Off... / Sugar HillPeter Cooper / “Opening Day” / Opening Day / Red BeetHarry Caray / “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” / Chicago Cubs Greatest Hits / Marquee Alphabet CityJohn Gorka / “Branching Out” / Before Beginning / Red HouseCaroline Spence / “Softball” / Spades & Roses / Self-releasedArtie Traum & Pat Alger / “The Home Run Kid” / From the Heart / RounderChuck Brodsky / “Splinter Cheeks Johnson” / Tell Tale Heart / Self-releasedChuck Brodsky / “Funeral For the Curse” / Them and Us / Self-releasedDanielle Miraglia / “Heat of the Win” / Glory Junkies / Self- releasedChris Thile / “Old Dangerfield” / Leading Off... / Sugar HillDave Frishberg / “Van Lingle Mungo” / Baseball's Greatest Hits / RhinoJohn McCutcheon / “Doing My Job” / Sermon on the Mound / AppalseedDana Cooke / “Christmas Down in Cooperstown” / Diamond Cuts-Turning Two / Hungry for MusicSteve Goodman / “A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request / Diamond Cuts-Seventh Inning Stretch / Hungry for MusicPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways