Bragg and Wilco Bring Guthrie’s Unpublished Lyrics to Life on Stage
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Friday night in Western Massachusetts, Billy Bragg and Wilco will publicly perform Mermaid Avenue—an album built from Woody Guthrie’s unpublished lyrics—marking the first live presentation of the project. Initiated by Guthrie’s daughter Nora, the collaboration has already been described as magical and helped propel Wilco’s rise, bringing Guthrie’s unseen words to life on stage.
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- Decades after his death, this album of Woody Guthrie songs will be played live The Washington Post
- Solid Sound kicks off with a stroll down ‘Mermaid Avenue’ The Boston Globe
- Wilco, Billy Bragg, & Natalie Merchant Performed Mermaid Avenue Live For The First Time At Solid Sound Stereogum
- Wilco, Bragg re-connect for 'Mermaid Avenue' at Solid Sound Brattleboro Reformer
- Wilco and Billy Bragg released ‘Mermaid Avenue’ in 1998. At Solid Sound, they’re finally dedicating a set to it. The Boston Globe
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