Episode 2299: 23-46 The Refugee Experience

The United States has traditionally been a safe haven for refugees the world over. Lately, our politicians have tried to alter that concept and the pandemic heightened the rhetoric on both sides of the issue. This week we'll examine the subject of refugees and immigration in song. We'll hear music from Darrell Scott, Diana Jones, Windborne, Michael Kiwanuka, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Noel Paul Stookey and others. “We have come this far by faith,”The Refugee Experience … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways Sultans of String / “Refuge” / Refuge / Self-producedDarrell Scott / “American Tune” / Modern Hymns / Appleseed-Full LightDiana Jones / “Song to a Refugee” / Song to a Refugee / GoldmineOliver Schroer / “The Morning Star” / Hymns and Hers / BorealisWindborne / “The Terror Time” / Recollections and Revolutions / Wand'ring FeetBarbara Dane / “Deportees (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)” / Classic Folk Music / Smithsonian FolkwaysSi Kahn / “Companera” / Companion / AppleseedJoan Baez / “I Shall Be Released” / Any Day Now / VanguardSultans of String / “El Bint El Shalabeya” / Refuge / Self-producedMurray McLauchlan / “Lying By the Sea (for Alan Kurdi)” / Hourglass / True NorthMichael Kiwanuka / “Rule the World” / Love & Hate / InterscopeMaria Dunn / “Malala” / Gathering / Distant WhisperSweet Honey in the Rock / “We Have Come this Far by Faith” / #LoveInEvolution / Appleseed Noel Paul Stookey / “America, The Beautiful” / Just Causes / NeworldPete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways