Arlo and the Guthrie family have recorded at least two albums of Woody's
children's songs that are titled Grow Big Songs One and Two. I bought them
for my 4 year old and he just loves them. Woody also appears on the albums
(as in Hank and Hank Jr's Tear in My Beer). Dont let the voices of Arlo and
Woody fool you. These other Guthrie kids and grand kids can sing. Though I
can't say for sure, I 'm pretty certain some of those songs were previously
unrecorded.
-cgo
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> From: stuart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: mermaid ave.
> Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 10:55 PM
>
> Copied from the Postcard 1 digest:
>
>
> Man in the Sand, the film about the making of Mermaid Ave. was shown
> today
> at a music related film festival in Portland. Supposedly this was a
> pre-release video version - I don't know when it is to be formally
> released. Anyway - don't miss this movie. The film focuses on Bragg
> and
> Nora Guthrie but includes lots of footage of
> the practice and recording sessions with Wilco. It provides some Woody
> history which offers a great context for the Mermaid songs - gave me a
> new perspective on "At my window sad and lonely." There is some
> interesting footage of Bragg and Tweedy going over song writing credits
> and a hint of the conflict that went on when selecting songs for the
> album. There is a really funny sequence where the mixing/editing
> process is haunting Bragg
> and his young son walks in - I won't give it away here. Also some
> really
> funny stuff with Bragg and Natalie Merchant. Throughout the film Nora
> Guthrie provides narration about her dad and his life. The film
> provides
> interesting insights on the special relationship that Nora and Bragg
> develop through the project.
>
> Musical highlights include fragments of California Stars, Way over
> Yonder,
> She Came Along to Me, Ingrid Bergman, At My Window..., and an unreleased
>
> Merchant sung children's song. We got great full versions of Hoodoo
> Voodoo and the unreleased When the Roses Bloom Again - I'm not sure
> about
> that title.
>
> I spoke with some folks who attended and had never heard the album or
> Wilco who greatly enjoyed the film. It is put together very well and
> wonderfully weaves the story of Woody's life into the story of the
> recording. Don't miss it.
>
> There was a very brief segment with Arlo talking about This Land is Your
>
> Land. Does anybody know if Arlo was involved in the Woody archives
> project or how he feels about the music on Mermaid Ave.? Why hasn't
> Arlo
> tried what Bragg and Wilco have done?
>
