Wilco came aboard soon after and in 1998 mermaid avenue was released to critical acclaim receiving a grammy nomination for best contemporary folk album.
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Mermaid avenue is a 1998 album of previously unheard lyrics written by american folk singer woody guthrie put to music written and performed by british singer billy bragg and the american band wilco the project was the first of several such projects organized by guthrie s daughter nora guthrie original director of the woody guthrie foundation and archives.
Music by billy bragg tenor banjo vocals billy bragg viola ben ivitsky violin eliza carthy words by woody guthrie.
Played with an americana like suppleness reminiscent of the band songs like guess i planted california stars walt whitman s ghost and one by one capture the working class.
Wilco came aboard soon after and in 1998 mermaid avenue was released to critical acclaim receiving a grammy nomination for best contemporary folk album.
In 1995 his daughter nora approached english singer songwriter and activist billy bragg and about the possibility of bringing these unheard songs to life by setting them to new music.
This album is a collaboration between the woody guthrie family billy bragg and wilco which brings some new woody guthrie material into the world in a manner that is extremely well suited to the songs themselves.
Billy bragg woody guthrie a truly modern classic and one of my personal all time favorites.
In 1995 his daughter nora approached english singer songwriter and activist billy bragg and about the possibility of bringing these unheard songs to life by setting them to new music.
Modern uk activist singer billy bragg and chicago roots rock band wilco are the perfect combination to breath life into a trove of unrecorded woody guthrie songs.
Played with an americana like suppleness reminiscent of the band songs like guess i planted california stars walt whitman s ghost and one by one capture the working class.
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Be kind to the boy on the road bass john stirratt drums ken coomer electric guitar jeff tweedy electric guitar vocals billy bragg music by billy bragg organ jay bennett words by.