The theme for this edition of Stranger Songs is A salute to Nora Guthrie on her retirement after 33 years as president of the Woody Guthrie Foundation.
The photo of Nora Guthrie and Mike Regenstreif was taken at the 2017 Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Nora Guthrie – Woody Guthrie’s daughter – recently announced her retirement after 33 years as President of the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Woody Guthrie Publications. Nora was also the founder of the Woody Guthrie Archive and co-founder of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prior to working with the Woody Guthrie Foundation, Nora had a career as a modern dancer – following in the footsteps of her mother, Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, who had been a member of the famed Martha Graham Dance Company.
Over the past 33 years, Nora was responsible for many Woody Guthrie projects including books, films, concerts, festivals and other events, and the unearthing of thousands of previously unheard Woody Guthrie songs that existed only as lyrics in the Woody Guthrie Archive. One of Nora’s greatest accomplishments was finding the right composers to set those lyrics to music. The songs on this show are just a small sampling of Nora’s work in that regard. |
| I Guess I Planted Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue - Elektra |
| Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key Cole Quest & The City Pickers - Self [En] Titled - Omnivore |
| California Stars Folk Uke - Starfucker - Folk Uke |
| Birds and Ships Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer - Postcards - Community Music |
| Be No Church Tonight Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - The Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour: Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway - Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway |
| House of Earth Lucinda Williams - Ghosts of Highway 20 - Highway 20 |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| You Know the Night Jackson Browne & Rob Wasserman - Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie - 429 |
| Holy Ground The Klezmatics - Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie - Jewish Music Group |
| From Here On In Lisa Gutkin - From Here On In - Lisa Gutkin |
| God's Promise The Burns Sisters - Wild Bouquet - Ithaca |
| Ninety Mile Wind Wenzel - Ticky Tock: Wenzel Sings Woody Guthrie - Conträr Musik |
| Harness Up the Day John McCutcheon - This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America - Appalsongs |
| This Morning I Am Born Again Lucy Kaplansky - Reunion - Red House |
| Ramblin' Reckless Hobo Joel Rafael Band - Woodyboye: Songs of Woody Guthrie (and Tales Worth Telling) Volume II - Appleseed |
| Family Reunion The Del McCoury Band - Del and Woody - McCoury Music |
| Salvation Train Jimmy LaFave - Peace Town - Music Road |
| Watchin' the World Go By Dropkick Murphys - Okemah Rising: Lyrics of Woody Guthrie - Dummy Luck Music |
| My Peace Arlo Guthrie - Here Come the Kids - Rising Son |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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Playlist looks amazing, Mike........as always! And I never hear enough Lucinda Williams! Thanks, bud.
8:33 AM, July 16th, 2024