What a special night!
It is hard to believe that two of music's living legends and long time evangelical Woody Guthrie devotees had never broken bread together. Three weeks ago, Ramblin Jack Elliott and Country Joe McDonald met for the first time for dinner at Café de la Paz in Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto, and something special happened. Jack picked up a guitar and started playing Woody Guthrie's Ladies Auxiliary and Country Joe, who has been performing his critically acclaimed tribute to Woody for several years, dropped his jaw when Ramblin Jack sang some long forgotten stanzas to the popular old Union ballad. After hours of swapping lies, stories and lessons on text messaging, the two decided to do an intimate one-time only show right in the Café de la Paz's intimate (100 seat) Fiesta Room.
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Breaking News from the Huntington's Disease Society of America! Congratulations Everyone!
Yesterday was a major victory for everyone affected by Huntington's Disease. An Advisory Committee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend approval of Tetrabenazine! If passed by the FDA, this will be the very first drug in the U.S. specifically approved for people with HD.
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The Dropkick Murphys "I'm Shipping Up To Boston #1 Tune in
Rock the Hub best-song competition!
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Boston Red Sox Win World Series
Boston-based punk band The Dropkick Murphys was featured in the Red Sox's celebratory rolling rally on October 30th. Their hit, "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (with lyrics by Woody Guthrie), is Red Sox closer
Jonathan Papelbon's theme song. Papelbon, as promised, did his Irish jig atop the duck boat floats.
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
New documentary in theaters!
"A terrific, multilayered portrait of a singer whose legacy extends beyond music and into every major social action movement since the 1940s. With unprecedented access to family and colleagues helmer Jim Brown follows Seeger's career from the hit parade to the blacklist, encompassing civil rights and environmental activism." -- Variety
**Due to continued success in Manhattan at the IFC Center, the New York City theatrical run of PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG has been extended another week through November 15th!
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Woody Guthrie and the Columbia River Songs
The Roadhouse, with Greg Vandy
KEXP (90.3 FM, KEXP.org), based in Seattle, WA, presents Woody Guthrie and The Columbia River Songs. Host, Greg Vandy will take listeners on a three hour musical journey through Woody Guthrie's work with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) as a 30-day temporary employee to promote the Columbia River Project in 1941. Originally aired on September 26, this program is available via KEXP's streaming archive until October 10. In the archives, go to "Listen By Time" and choose September 26th, 5:55 pm.
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THE LIVE WIRE:
WOODY GUTHRIE IN PERFORMANCE 1949
won the 2008 Grammy for Best Historical Album
l. to r. Jorge Arévalo Mateus, Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith, Dr. Kevin Short
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The Live Wire - Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949
Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus, compilation producers; Jamie Howarth,
Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short, mastering engineers
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“Upon transferring the wire recordings and listening to them for the first time, we quickly realized that we had miraculously acquired something precious.” – Nora Guthrie
In 2001, The Woody Guthrie Archives received 2 spools of wire recordings documenting a live Woody Guthrie performance held in Newark, New Jersey in 1949. With the help of many talented recording engineers, the Woody Guthrie Foundation transferred this rare live performance from a delicate wire recording to digital audio, and, with state-of-the-art technology, restored it to near-perfection. This is one of the most significant recent finds in folk music history.
Packaged in a 72-page hardcover book including:
- Extensive historical text
- Original lyrics from The Woody Guthrie Archives
- Never-before-seen photos of Woody Guthrie in performance
- Historic and technical notes on wire recordings and the audio restoration processes
- And a PDF transcript of the entire recording
Read more on this project!
"Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie"
David Amram and the Symphony Silicon Valley Orchestra
LISTEN to Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie!
David Amram premiered his new orchestral suite Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie with the Symphony Silicon Valley Orchestra with two performances on September 29th and October 1st . Conducted by Paul Polivnick, the premier celebrated the opening of the orchestra's new season and took place at the beautifully restored historic California Theater in downtown San Jose. The theater was packed!
The new work, commissioned by Woody Guthrie Publications, was created as a tribute to Woody's vision of America and reflects and celebrates the history and diversity of America's citizenry, the many people that Woody encountered on the roads he traveled.
Attending the premier were Guthrie family members Nora and Joady Guthrie, along with their spouses, children and cousins, and David Amram's daughter Alana.
We congratulate David Amram for this historic musical landmark, and thank him for creating a work that we know will be a breath of fresh air in the classical repetoire. It will endure for generations to come. We also congratulate Andrew Bales, director of the orchestra, and thank him for including this innovative work in his season opening.
The symphony is currently being scheduled for performances with numerous orchestras throughout the country as well as a studio recording. We'll keep you posted!
LISTEN to Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie!
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Upcoming Events
May 16 - 8:00p - ARIZONA
Tribute to Woody's Music
Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse
1702 E. Glendale
Phoenix, AZ 85020
T: (623) 974-8692
Venue Website
May 21 - 23 - ITALY
Woody Guthrie and the Dignity of Man; History, Literature, Music, & Images - an International Conference
With Nora Guthrie, Jorge Arevalo, Ed Cray, Guy Logsdon, Mark Allan Jackson, Frank London (Klezmatics), among other special guests.
Click here for the complete schedule (page 1 is in Italian and page 2 is in English)
August 17 - 4:00p - NEW YORK
Holy Ground: The Yiddish Connection
With Nora Guthrie
This is a free event!!!
This program takes a close look at the artistic implications of Woody's relationship with his Jewish mother-in-law, Yiddish poet Aliza Greenblatt. This program includes a unique presentation of Woody's journal writings, artwork, audio excerpts, and rare Guthrie family home movies (only shown in this special presentation). Please join us for this one of a kind program.
Coney Island Museum
1208 Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
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