Pastures of Plenty May 1, 2024: A Celebration of May in Song

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Wed, 05/01/2024 - 5:30am to 7:00am
Pastures of Plenty May 2024
Pastures of Plenty May 1, 2024: A Celebration of May in Song

May has traditionally been celebrated as the beginning of summer in much of Europe, with many celebrations, like the Celtic summer celebration Beltane, centered on May 1. We’ll start the show with traditional British songs welcoming in May followed by songs celebrating Beltane.

May 1, also known as May Day, is observed as International Workers Day throughout much of the World, similar to the U.S. observation of Labor Day in September. We’ll hear songs celebrating Unions from folk singer-songwriters who dedicated themselves to portraying Labor struggles in song including Woody Guthrie, Joe Hill, Si Kahn, Utah Phillips, Pete Seeger, Anne Feeney, Paul Robeson, Joe Jencks, and Billy Bragg.

Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day are also observed in May, and songs celebrating both will close the show.

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Episode Playlist

  • Time
    5:31
    Artist
    Jackie Oates
    Song
    Hail! Hail! The First of May
    Album
    The Spyglass & the Herringbone
    Label
    ECC Records
  • Time
    5:34
    Artist
    John Kirkpatrick
    Song
    The First of May
    Album
    God Speed the Plough
    Label
    Fledg'ling
  • Time
    5:37
    Artist
    Steeleye Span
    Song
    Padstow
    Album
    Tempted and Tried
    Label
    Shanachie
  • Time
    5:40
    Artist
    Damh the Bard
    Song
    Hal an Tow
    Album
    Tales from the Crow Man
    Label
    Caer Bryn Music
  • Time
    5:43
    Artist
    Gaia Consort
    Song
    Beltane Fires
    Album
    Secret Voices
    Label
    Suddenly Naked Arts Collective
  • Time
    5:47
    Artist
    Jaiya
    Song
    Beltane Night
    Album
    Beltane: Songs for the Green Time
    Label
    Jaiya
  • Time
    5:52
    Artist
    Damh the Bard
    Song
    Under a Beltane Sun
    Album
    Antlered Crown and Standing Stone
    Label
    Caer Bryn Music
  • Time
    5:57
    Artist
    Paul Robeson
    Song
    Joe Hill (Live May 18, 1952)
    Album
    The Peace Arch Concerts (Live)
    Label
    Folk Era
  • Time
    6:00
    Artist
    Ani DiFranco & Utah Phillips
    Song
    Pie In the Sky
    Album
    Fellow Workers
    Label
    Righteous Babe Records
  • Time
    6:03
    Artist
    Woody Guthrie
    Song
    I'm Gonna Join that One Big Union (recorded in 1944)
    Album
    My Dusty Road Box Set (2009)
    Label
    Rounder
  • Time
    6:08
    Artist
    Anne Feeney (1951-2021)
    Song
    Union Maid
    Album
    Heartland
    Label
    Anne Feeney
  • Time
    6:17
    Artist
    Joe Jencks
    Song
    The Old Labor Hall
    Album
    The Forgotten: Recovered Treasures from the Pen of Si Kahn
    Label
    Turtle Bear Music
  • Time
    6:21
    Artist
    Si Kahn
    Song
    They All Sang "Bread And Roses"
    Album
    I Have Seen Freedom
    Label
    Flying Fish
  • Time
    6:23
    Artist
    Billy Bragg
    Song
    There is Power in a Union (Live)
    Album
    Live at the Union Chapel London
    Label
    Cooking Vinyl
  • Time
    6:26
    Artist
    Billy Bragg
    Song
    The Internationale (with Pete Seeger)
    Album
    The Roaring Forty (1998-2023)
    Label
    Cooking Vinyl Limited
  • Time
    6:32
    Artist
    Barbara Dane
    Song
    The Ones Who've Gone Before Us (When We Make It Through)
    Album
    Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs
    Label
    Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Time
    6:37
    Artist
    Joe Jencks
    Song
    Rise as One
    Album
    I Hear Your Voice
    Label
    Turtle Bear Music
  • Time
    6:44
    Artist
    David Roth
    Song
    Mother's Day Card
    Album
    If You Can't Fly
    Label
    Wind River
  • Time
    6:49
    Artist
    The Chieftains with Linda Ronstadt
    Song
    Guadalupe
    Album
    Santiago
    Label
    BMG Music
  • Time
    6:52
    Artist
    Playing for Change featuring Los Lobos
    Song
    La Bamba
    Album
    Playing for Change 3: Songs Around the World
    Label
    Timeless Media
  • Time
    6:57
    Artist
    Flaco Jimenez
    Song
    Zapatitos Dorados
    Album
    Polkas y mas Polkas
    Label
    Amor Indiano

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