Since 1992, Nora Guthrie has been spearheading numerous projects working with her father's vast creative legacy, and collaborating with artists in all genres; books, films, recordings, exhibits, etc. If you'd like to read more about some of the projects Nora's worked on over the years, click here.
By special invitation, Nora has invited contemporary musicians to compose original music to previously unpublished lyrics. The following is the comprehensive list of new songs from the Woody Guthrie Archive.
| WOODY GUTHRIE LYRIC |
MUSIC COMPOSER |
ALBUM TITLE |
| Aginst Th' Law |
Billy Bragg |
 Mermaid Avenue II |
| Ain't A Gonna Do |
Del McCoury |
 Del and Woody |
| Ain't A Gonna Grieve |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy & Jay Bennett |
 Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Airline to Heaven |
Wilco/Jay Bennett & Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| All You Fascists |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| All You Gotta Do is Touch Me |
Jonatha Brooke |
 The Works |
| Angel's Blues |
Anders Parker, Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, & Yim Yames |
 New Multitudes |
| Another Man's Done Gone |
Billy Bragg |
 Mermaid Avenue |
| Around New York |
Anders Parker & Jay Farrar |
New Multitudes |
| Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
 Ticky Tock |
| At My Window Sad and Lonely |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Atom Dance |
Jay Farrar &
Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| Be Kind To The Boy On The Road |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Beatitudes |
Reverend Billy & the Stop Shopping Choir |
 My Name is New York
|
| Because You Took Me In Out of The Rain |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Been Out On An Ocean Trip |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Bigger |
Frank Fuchs |
 Daddy O Daddy
|
| Birds and Ships |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Black Wind Blowing |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Blood of the Lamb |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Blue Eyes |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Bright Clear Day |
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion |
 Go Waggaloo
|
| Bugeye Jim |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Cadillac Eight |
Red Dirt Rangers |
 Ranger's Command |
| California Stars |
Wilco/Jay Bennett & Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Californy Gold |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Careless Reckless Love |
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson,
Anders Parker & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| Chain of Broken Hearts |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Changing World |
Yim Yames, Jay Farrar,
Will Johnson, & Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| Cheap Mike |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Chorine My Sheba Queen |
Will Johnson, Jay Farrar,
Anders Parker & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| Christ for President |
Wilco/Jay Bennett & Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Come When I Call You |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
 Wonder Wheel |
| Condorbird |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
Wonder Wheel |
| Dance A Little Longer |
Joel Rafael |
 The Songs of Woody Guthrie
|
| Dance Around My Atom Fire |
Joel Rafael |
The Songs of Woody Guthrie |
| Dirty Overhalls |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Don't You Marry |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Dopefiend Robber |
Anders Parker & Jay Farrar |
New Multitudes |
| Dry Bed |
Billy Bragg |
Daddy O Daddy |
| Ease My Revolutionary Mind |
Tom Morello |
 Note of Hope
|
| Eisler On The Go |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Every 100 Years |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Faith Will Heal You |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Wonder Wheel (International Version) |
| Family Reunion |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Feed of Man |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Fly High |
Anders Parker, Jay Farrar,
Will Johnson, & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| Folk Song |
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion |
 Folksong |
| Fox and the Goose |
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion |
Go Waggaloo |
| From Here On In |
The Klezmatics/Lisa Gutkin |
Wonder Wheel |
| Give Me A Nail |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Go Coney Island, Roll On The Sand |
Demolition String Band/Elena Skye |
My Name is New York |
| Go Down to the Water |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Go Waggaloo |
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion |
Go Waggaloo |
| God's Promise |
Ellis Paul |
 The Speed of Trees
|
| Goin' Away to Sea |
The Klezmatics/Matt Darriau |
Wonder Wheel |
| Going Up The Mountain |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Wonder Wheel (International Version) |
| Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight |
Dropkick Murphys |
 Blackout
|
| Gonna Get Through This World |
The Klezmatics/Lisa Gutkin |
Wonder Wheel |
| Gotta Work |
Corey Harris |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Government Road, The |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Gypsy's Fortune |
Bill Vanaver |
 Pastures of Plenty
|
| Hanuka Bell |
The Klezmatics/Paul Morrissett |
 Happy Joyous Hanukkah
|
| Hanuka Gelt |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
Happy Joyous Hanukkah |
| Hanukah Tree |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Happy Joyous Hanukkah |
| Hanuka's Flame |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Happy Joyous Hanukkah |
| Happy Joyous Hanuka |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
Happy Joyous Hanukkah |
| Harness Up The Day |
John McCutcheon |
 Mightier Than The Sword
|
| He And She |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Headdy Down |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
Wonder Wheel |
| Heaven |
The Klezmatics/Paul Morrissett |
Wonder Wheel |
| Hesitating Beauty |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Hoecake Fritters |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Holy Ground |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Wonder Wheel |
| Honeyky Hanuka |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Happy Joyous Hanukkah |
| Hoodoo Voodoo |
Billy Bragg, Corey Harris & Wilco |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Hoping Machine |
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson,
Anders Parker & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| Hot Rod Hotel |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| House of Earth |
Lucinda Williams |
 Woody at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center
|
| Howdi Little Newlycome |
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer |
 Dancin' in the Kitchen |
| I'm Out To Get |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| I Don't Feel At Home On The Bowery No More |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| I Guess I Planted |
Billy Bragg & Wilco |
Mermaid Avenue |
| I Hear You Sing Again |
Janis Ian |
 Billie's Bones
|
| I Heard A Man Talking |
Don Heffington & Rob Wasserman |
Note of Hope |
| I Like To Stay Home With Daddy |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| I Take My Penny |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
Wonder Wheel (International Version) |
| I Was A Goner |
Anders Parker & Jay Farrar |
New Multitudes |
| I Was Born |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| If I Was Everything On Earth |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Ilsa Koch |
The Klezmatics/Lorin Sklamberg |
Wonder Wheel (International Version) |
| I'm Shipping Up To Boston |
Dropkick Murphys |
 The Warrior's Code
|
| Ingrid Bergman |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Jail Cell Blues |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Jake Walk Blues |
Jay Farrar &
Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| Jinga Linnng |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Joe DiMaggio Done It Again |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Just One More Time |
Bill Vanaver |
Pastures of Plenty |
| King of My Love |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| Left In This World Alone |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Listening To That Wind That Blows |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Little Fellow |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Love Thyself |
Joel Rafael |
The Songs of Woody Guthrie |
| Meanest Man |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Mermaid's Avenue |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Wonder Wheel |
| My Battle |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| My Flowers Grow Green |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| My Flying Saucer |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| My New York City |
Additional Arrangement by
Mike Merenda & Ruth Ungar |
My Name is New York |
| My Peace |
Arlo Guthrie |
 Every 100 Years
|
| My Revolutionary Mind |
Yim Yames, Jay Farrar,
Will Johnson, Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| My Soul's Got Wings |
John Mellencamp |
 Sad Clowns & Hillbillies |
| My Thirty Thousand |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| New Baby Train |
Frank Fuchs |
Daddy O Daddy |
| New Multitudes |
Jay Farrar, Will Johnson,
Anders Parker & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| New Star |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| New York Trains |
Del McCoury |
My Name is New York |
| Ninety Mile Wind |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| No Fear |
Will Johnson, Jay Farrar,
Anders Parker & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| No More Letters |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| Old Cap Moore |
John McCutcheon |
Mightier Than The Sword |
| Old Folks |
Nellie McKay |
Note of Hope |
| Old Kokaine |
Jay Farrar & Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| Old L.A. |
Anders Parker, Jay Farrar,
Will Johnson, & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| On The High Lonesome |
Rob Wasserman & Chris Whitley |
Note of Hope |
| One By One |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Orange Blossom Ring |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Wonder Wheel |
| Oughta Be Satisfied Now |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Pass Away |
The Klezmatics/Matt Darriau |
Wonder Wheel |
| Peace Train |
Jimmy LaFave |
 Peace Town |
| Postwar Breakout |
Anti-Flag |
 The Terror State
|
| Ramblin' Reckless Hobo |
Joel Rafael |
The Songs of Woody Guthrie |
| Remember the Mountain Bed |
Wilco/Jay Bennett & Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Revolutionary Mind |
Autumn Defense/John Stirrat |
 The Green Hour
|
| Salvation Train |
Jimmy LaFave |
Peace Town |
| San Antone Meat House |
Jay Farrar & Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| Secret of the Sea |
Wilco/Jay Bennett & Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| She Came Along To Me |
Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedy, & Jay Bennett |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Side Line Woman |
Jimmy LaFave |
Peace Town |
| Someday Some Morning Sometime |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Sowing On The Mountain |
Joel Rafael |
The Songs of Woody Guthrie |
| Stetson Kennedy |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue II |
| Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me |
Larry Campbell & Jorma Kaukonen |
 Ain't In No Hurry |
| Sweetest Angel |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| Talking Empty Bed Blues |
Yim Yames, Jay Farrar,
Will Johnson, & Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| Tea Bag Blues |
Corey Harris |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| The Debt I Owe |
Lou Reed |
Note of Hope |
| The Sun Jumped Up |
Tim O'Brien |
 Chicken & Egg |
| The Unwelcome Guest |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue |
| There'll Be No Church Tonight |
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion |
 Entirely Live |
| There's A Feeling In Music |
Tony Trischka & Rob Wasserman |
Note of Hope |
| There's More True Lovers Than One |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| This Morning I Was Born Again |
Slaid Cleaves |
 Broke Down
|
| Ticky Tock |
Hans Eckardt Wenzel |
Ticky Tock |
| Union Air In Union Square |
Lowry Hamner |
My Name is New York |
| Union Love Juice |
Michael Franti & Rob Wasserman |
Note of Hope |
| Union Prayer |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| V.D. City |
Will Johnson, Jay Farrar,
Anders Parker & Yim Yames |
New Multitudes |
| Voice |
Ani DiFranco |
Note of Hope |
| Walt Whitman's Niece |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key |
Billy Bragg |
Mermaid Avenue |
| Wheel of Life |
The Klezmatics/Frank London |
Wonder Wheel |
| When I Get Home |
Anders Parker & Jay Farrar |
New Multitudes |
| When My Fight For Life Is Over |
John McCutcheon |
 Ghost Light |
| When the Roses Bloom Again |
Wilco/Jeff Tweedy |
Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions |
| Whereabouts Can I Hide |
Anders Parker & Jay Farrar |
New Multitude |
| Wild Card In The Hole |
Madeleine Peyroux |
Note of Hope |
| Wimmen's Hats |
Del McCoury |
Del and Woody |
| Woman At Home |
Country Joe McDonald |
 A Tribute to Woody Guthrie (currently unavailable) |
| World's On Fire |
Jay Farrar & Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
| You and I |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| You Know The Night |
Jackson Browne & Rob Wasserman |
Note of Hope |
| You'd Oughta Be Satisfied Now |
Jonatha Brooke |
The Works |
| Your Sandal String |
Joel Rafael |
The Songs of Woody Guthrie |
| Your Smile Cured Me |
Jay Farrar & Anders Parker |
New Multitudes |
