Common Sense Songs, hosted by Graham and Barbara Dean, airs every Wednesday from 8- 10 p.m. on WBCR-lp 97.7fm Great Barrington MA, streaming at  < The show is repeated Friday from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. The show can also be heard for 2 weeks on Spinitron.

    The show began with an excerpt from Jesse Jackson's speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention.

"Hope Reunion", Crys Matthews, Changemakers, Self Released.

"Hope Is On the Way", Angel Band, Bless My Sole, Appleseed.

"Hope Dies Last", John McCutcheon, This Fire, Appalsongs.

"That's Where The Hope Comes From", Greg Greenway, Between Hello and Goodbye, Sheen of Heat Music.

"Hold Our Ground Forever", Tom Chapin, Songs of Hope, Sundance Music.


"Lincoln and Liberty", Chris Valillo, Abraham Lincoln In Song, Gin Ridge Music.

"Rally Round the Flag", Magpie, The Civil War Songs and Stories Untold, Long Tail Records.

"We Are Coming Father Abra'am, Chris Valillo, Abraham Lincoln In Song, Gin Ridge Music.

"April 9 1865", Scott and Milchelle Dalziel, Thinking Out Loud, DL Arts.

"Let The Band Play Dixie", Bob Gibson, Uptown Saturday Night, Bob Gibson Legacy.

"O Captain My Captain", Tony Trishka, Shall We Hope, Shefa Records.

"Lincoln's Funeral Train", Chris Valillo, Abraham LIncoln In Song, Gin Ridge Music.

     On February 19th 1942 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the order to round up people of Japanese descent and move them to camps.

"Manzanar", Anne Hills and Tom Paxton, Under American Skies, Appleseed.

"Kiri's Piano", James Keelaghan, History, Borealis.

      Music for Mardi Gras.

"Shake Your Tambourine", The Neville Brothers, Live On Planet Earth, A&M.

"Man Smart Woman Smarter", C.J. Chenier and The Red Hot Louisiana Band, Too Much Fun, Alligator Records.

"Rebirth Groove", Rebirth Brass Band, Move Your Body, Basin Street Records.

"The Night I Ate New Orleans", Susan Werner, NOLA, Sleeve Dog Records.

"Baptise The Gumbo", Jefferson Ross, Southern Currency, Deep Fried Discs.


Please send CDs to P.O.Box 332, Great Barrington, MA 01230. We are unlikely to use downloads

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