Woody At 100 (Selections)

Guthrie, Woody
Smithsonian/Folkways
General | Aug 2012

Reviews

Eliza Ridgeway
Reviewed 2013-03-15
Scratchy sound of salvaged audio. If you’re feeling Occupy-style outrage, this album will share your feelings. Bluesy, folk-y, harmonica-and-guitar songs of social justice. Check out track 7 if you’re experiencing silicon valley angst. FCC clean.
RIYL Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger or elementary school assembly nostalgia
1. alternate version of a famous song
*2. Harmonica, infectious bluesy rhymes
3. classic Woody, plinking guitar, harmonica
*4. song about a jolly banker, rather timely! Song for the 99 percent.
5. blues
*6. story of big city ways, with a fun “lawd, lawd,” chorus
**7. Not your childhood Do Re Mi. Cynical! Unpolished, bitter, fun. California isn’t so awesome if your poor = the gist of it
8. sweet lullaby/children’s song
Elizabeth Mitchell covers Woody -
*9. Duet of a children’s song – saccharine and sweet
*10. gentle acoustic take on the classic. Starts with female folk vocals, adds child and male voices by the end. Pretty on-the-nose.

Recent airplay

This Land Is Your Land (Alternate Version), The Jolly Banker, Do Re Me
Sound and SolidarityApr 13, 2017
The Jolly Banker
Thats Not BluegrassMay 28, 2013
Pastures Of Plenty
The Songsmith ShowMay 24, 2013
Pastures Of Plenty
The Sunset LifeMay 16, 2013
This Land Is Your Land
The Jolly Banker
The Songsmith ShowMay 03, 2013

Charting

2013-03-24 — 2013-05-27
Week EndingAirplays
May 26 1
May 19 2
May 5 1
Apr 28 1
Apr 7 2
Mar 31 2

Track listing

1. This Land Is Your Land (Alternate Version)
2. Pastures Of Plenty
3. Hard Travelin'
4. The Jolly Banker
5. I Ain't Got No Home (In This World Anymore)
6. Them Big City Ways
7. Do Re Me
8. My Little Seed
9. Little Seed
10. This Land Is Your Land