Woody Guthrie
Michael Daugherty's Tribute to Woody Guthrie
William Dart features a curious tribute album with contemporary American composer Michael Daugherty celebrating the Dust Bowl songwriter Woody Guthrie. Audio
The Sampler for 13 September
In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger reviews a sparsely furnished set from Wilco; the latest instrumental journey from Auckland electro-jazz outfit Trip To The Moon; and the meeting of a bluegrass… Audio
Del and Woody by The Del McCoury Band
Nick Bollinger acknowledges the meeting of a bluegrass veteran and a great American folk poet. Audio
100 Years of Woody Guthrie
American folk singer, author, artist, and political activist Woody Guthrie would have turned 100 on 14 July 2012, had he not died in 1967 of Huntington's disease. Armed with a guitar labelled 'this… Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 6
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… Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 5
Contemporary musicians pay tribute to Woody Guthrie by covering his songs. Examples from Dolly Parton, Billy Bragg, Ry Cooder and Arlo Guthrie among others. Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 4
Continuing a look at the protest song singers who followed Bob Dylan - Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Holly Near, Bruce Springsteen and others. Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 3
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… Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 2
Woody Guthrie and his music in the context of contemporaries such as the Almanac Singers, Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger and The Weavers. Audio
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
William Dart presents a six-part introduction to the music and influence of the seminal figure of Woody Guthrie. Audio