Mermaid Avenue Live Debut at Solid Sound: Wilco, Bragg, Merchant Take Guthrie Lyrics to the Stage
TL;DR
At the Solid Sound festival at MASS MoCA, Wilco and Billy Bragg performed Mermaid Avenue live for the first time, with Natalie Merchant joining in, marking the full album’s first-ever live rendition of Woody Guthrie’s lyrics across all three volumes.
- Wilco, Billy Bragg, & Natalie Merchant Performed Mermaid Avenue Live For The First Time At Solid Sound Stereogum
- 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
- Review: Wilco, Billy Bragg bring 'Mermaid Avenue' to the stage Yahoo
- SOLID SOUND REVIEW: Wilco and Billy Bragg breathe new life into a stunning repertoire with 'Mermaid Avenue' reunion The Berkshire Eagle
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