Sunday, 8 July 2012
Woody Guthrie and the Protest Song

9:00 AM.William Dart presents a six-part introduction to the music and influence of the seminal figure of Woody Guthrie. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Woody Guthrie and his music in the context of contemporaries such as the Almanac Singers, Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger and The Weavers. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Bob Dylan famously wrote his "Song to Woody" in 1962, writing some of the most celebrated and trenchant protest songs of the period. Others followed, from Tom Paxton and Judy Collins, to Buffy… Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Continuing a look at the protest song singers who followed Bob Dylan - Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Holly Near, Bruce Springsteen and others. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Contemporary musicians pay tribute to Woody Guthrie by covering his songs. Examples from Dolly Parton, Billy Bragg, Ry Cooder and Arlo Guthrie among others. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.The folk ballads of Britain have a strong tradition of protest songs. Examples from Jeannie Robertson, Frankie Armstrong, June Tabor, Chumbawumba and Leon Rosselson. The series ends with a bracket of… Read more Audio