Event Details
Woody at 100
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall : Main Auditorium
Please Note: This is a past event.
July 14th 2012 marks 100 years since the birth of Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, indisputably the most important US folk artist of the 20th century. Celtic Connections inaugurates his centenary year with a dynamic live embodiment of his vast and continuing legacy, as Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Anders Parker (Gob Iron) and Will Johnson (Monsters of Folk) perform newly-wrought settings for some of the thousand-odd completed song lyrics, minus tunes, that Guthrie left behind. Guthrie himself mostly wrote words to existing folk melodies, matching a keen observational eye with first-hand empathy for the human struggles he witnessed across Depression-era America, creating in his songs a living yet timeless archive of ordinary folks’ experience, and a powerfully eloquent vehicle of protest and resistance. Also on the bill is his granddaughter Sarah Lee Guthrie, with duet partner Johnny Irion, as we celebrate a truly iconic figure whose influence remains as potent and vital as ever.
Please note that Jim James who was due to perform at this event has had to withdraw due to circumstances outwith the festival's control.
Tickets: £23, £20, £18
Past Event
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