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Woody Guthrie

Pete Seeger performs in Newburgh, New York, in 1987.

Pete Seeger’s centennial

Music

In 2010, Kurt Andersen paid a visit to Pete Seeger at his home. The folk music giant would have turned 100 this week.

A woman

Singing in Choctaw, Samantha Crain aims to create new traditions

Arts
Billy Bragg

Billy Bragg explains how the roots of Americana music lead back to Britain

Arts, Culture & Media

American Icons: This Land is Your Land

Bhi Bhiman: A Folk Soul Singer with Sri Lankan Heritage

Arts, Culture & Media

Country Music Reflects America’s Struggles

Country music has enjoyed a long tradition of reflecting the everyday concerns of working men and women, good times and bad times. With 14 million Americans currently out of work, a crippling national debt, and a record number of people living below the poverty line, country music may be going through a sea change. Call […]

The World

Country music reflects America’s struggles

Arts, Culture & Media

With 14 million Americans currently out of work, a crippling national debt, and a record number of people living below the poverty line, country music may be going through a sea change.

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about…the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, as documented in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” and in songs by Woody Guthrie.

The World

Tea Party Troubadours

Global Politics

Who says protest songs are just for liberals? Chris Cassone, a right-wing Woody Guthrie, and MC Hi-Caliber, aka Mr. Conservative, have a beef with the government. They’re channeling their frustrations into their music and bugging liberals in the process. Produced by Studio 360’s Derek John.

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This Land Is Your Land

Global Politics

It wasn’t sold or played on the radio, but Woody Guthrie’s song became an American classic. It was also attacked as anti-American. The history behind ?This Land Is Your Land,? from our series ?American Icons.”