In folk and country music, it's the brother duets that usually get lots of attention. Think the Everly Brothers and the Delmore Brothers, for example. We'll give the sister musicians their due this week, and hear from Roni and Donna Stoneman, Lily May and Rosie Ledford, the Quebe Sisters, the Boswell Sisters, and lots of others. Sisters, sisters … this week on the Sing Out! Radio Magazine. 

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways

Matt Brown / “Taylor Girls” / My Native Home / 5-String

Donna & Roni Stoneman / “May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister” / The Legend Continues / Patuxent

Cassie and Maggie / “Hangman” / The Willow Collection / Self-produced

The Roches / “Hammond Song” / Maggie Roche: Where Do I Come From / Storysound


Alaisdair Fraser & Natalie Haas w/ Brittany Haas / “The Pinacree Ferryman” / Highlander's Farewell / Culburnie

The Henry Girls / “Reason to Believe” / Louder than Words / Beste Unterhaltung

The Boswell Sisters / “Rock and Roll” / That's How Rhythm Was Born / Columbia Legacy

Matt Brown w/ Brittany Haas / “Carroll County Blues” / My Native Home / 5-String


Lily May & Rosie Ledford / “White Oak Mountain” / Legends of Old-Time Music / County

The Vogts Sisters / “Prove Me Wrong” / Broken Ties / Self-produced

Mike, Peggy & Penny Seeger / “Old Ground Hog” / Animal Folk Songs for Children / Rounder

The Quebe Sisters / “Bluegrass in the Backwoods” / The Quebe Sisters / Self-produced


Shirley & Dolly Collins / “Spencer the Rover” / The Sweet Primroses / Topic

Kate & Anna McGarrigle / “Talk to Me of Mendocino” / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Hannibal

Sharon Shannon w/ Mary Shannon / “The Ivory and the Quill” / Each Little Thing / Green Linnet

Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways