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 roots of Memorial Day go back to the Civil War. People would decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers. For many years it was known as Decoration Day. In 1968 congress declared that the 4th Sunday of May would be Memorial Day.

"Civil War Trilogy", Gibson and Camp, Gate of Horn Revisited, Folk Era.

"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier", Nell Robinson, The Rose of No Man's Land, Nell Robinson Music.

"Shiloh Hill/ Battle of Shiloh Hill", Coty Hogue, To The West, Cello Room Productions.

"Catskill Home", Magpie, The Civil War Songs and Stories Untold, Long Tail Records.

"Leave Your Gun", Louise Mosrie, Lay It Down, Zoe Cat Music.

"The Unknown", Tom Paxton, Politics Live, Flying Fish.

"Orion's Belt", John McCutcheon, 22 Days, Appalsongs.

"Letters From Joe", Tom Paxton, Together, Appalseed.

"Agent Orange Song", Country Joe McDonald, Vietnam Experience, Ragbaby Records.

"Born In The USA", Richard Shindell, South of Delia, Richard Shindell Music.

"Memorial Day Photograph", Larry Kaplan, True Enough, Hannah Lane Music.

"Touch A Name On The Wall", Joel Mabus, In Concert, Fossil Records.

"Home to Houston", Steve Earle, The Revolution Starts Now, Artemis.

"HIway 9", Eliza Gilkyson, Land Of Milk And Honey, Red House.

"Dover", John Flynn, Two Wolves, Metafour Records.

"Sgt. Reckless", C. Daniel Boling, It Matters, Berkalin Records.

"Masters of War", Annie and The Hedonists, Live at Caffe Lena, Managra Music.

       Two birthday celebrations - Bob Dylan (May 24th) and Martin Carthy (May 21st).

"Blind Willie McTell", Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series Vol 1-3, Columbia.

"Ring Them Bells", Bob Dylan, Oh Mercy, Columbia.

"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Caroll", Martin Carthy, Signs of LIfe, Topic.

"Scarborough Fair", Wood Wilson and Carthy, The Carthy Chronicles, Free Reed.

"Girl From The North Country", Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash, Nashville Skyline, Columbia.

"The Times They Are A-Changing", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dirt Does Dylan, NGDB Records.


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

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