- Sing Out!
Infobox Magazine
title = Sing Out!
image_size = 144
image_caption = "Sing Out!" Volume 50 #2 (Summer2006 ), cover, featuringDar Williams
editor = Mark Moss
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previous_editor =
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frequency = quarterly
circulation = ~20,000
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company = Sing Out! Corporation
publisher =
firstdate = May1950
country = Flag|USA
based =
language = English
website = [http://www.singout.org/ singout.org]
issn = 0037-5624"Sing Out!" is a quarterly journal of
folk music andfolk songs that has been published since May 1950.Background
"Sing Out!" is the primary publication of the
tax exempt , not-for-profit,education al corporation of the same name. According to the organization's web site, "Sing Out!"'s mission is to preserve and support the cultural diversity and heritage of all traditional and contemporary folk musics, and to encourage making folk music a part of our everyday lives." [http://www.singout.org/]Irwin Silber was an important co-founder and long-time editor from 1951 to 1967. [Ronald D. Cohen, "Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival & American Society, 1940-1970" (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002), pp. 74-75 and 264-268.] Its current editor and executive director, since 1983, is Mark D. Moss. The editors apply a very broad definition of folk music including material from contemporarysinger-songwriters ,Americana , roots,blues , bluegrass, andworld music .One defining feature of the magazine is the inclusion of 20 or more songs with
lyrics and music within the pages of each issue--supplemented since 2001 with an illustrative CD. The magazine also contains in-depth articles profiling musicians and musical traditions, "teach-ins," reviews of recordings and print publications, a comprehensive festival and camp listing, and columns covering topics such assongwriting ,storytelling ,children's music , and the folk process.The corporate headquarters of "Sing Out!" is located in downtown
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania which is also home to the Sing Out! Resource Center. The magazine is distributed internationally by mail subscriptions and can be found in many bookstores and libraries throughout North America."Sing Out!" publications
In addition to the quarterly magazine the corporation also offers an extensive
mail order catalog of printed material on folk-music and folklore. The catalog includes other "Sing Out!" publications, such as the popular folk musicfakebook , "Rise Up Singing ".The "Sing Out!" Resource Center
The "Sing Out!" Resource Center (SORCe) is a collection of recordings, photos, books, periodicals and other items. It is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
"Sing Out! Radio Magazine"
The "Sing Out! Radio Magazine" is a weekly syndicated radio program featuring songs, news and interviews with musicians. The show is hosted by
Matt Watroba and airs Sundays 10-11 a.m. onWDIY -FM. Geoff Gehman, "Bethlehem's 'Sing Out!' magazine launches syndicated show on WDIY-FM", "The Morning Call ", Allentown, PA, October 28, 2006 [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153458335.html link] ]External links
* [http://www.singout.org/ Official site]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1197 text from recent issues] from findarticles.com
* [http://www.highbeam.com/browse/Academic+and+Education-Arts-Sing+Out! additional text reprints] from highbeam.com
* [http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/labels/sing2_out.shtml Sing Out! Magazine Discography] from folklib.net (not up-to-date).Notes
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