'The Mermaid Avenue' series is one of the most successful and unusual folk-rock collaborations of the last few decades. At its core, the project took previously unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics and set them to entirely new music composed and performed by Billy Bragg and Wilco. Celebrated for honoring Guthrie's spirit while creating something entirely new, the 'Mermaid Avenue' recordings remain a landmark achievement in folk and Americana music. The first volume is generally considered the centerpiece of the series. It blends Bragg's folk and political sensibilities with Wilco's emerging alt-country sound. Songs like 'California Stars', 'Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key' and 'Ingrid Bergman' became modern folk standards. The album earned a GRAMMY nomination and received widespread critical acclaim.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

Length

1.Walt Whitman's Niece

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.54

2.California Stars

Billy Bragg and Wilco

4.59

3.Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key

Billy Bragg and Wilco

4.06

4.Birds and Ships (Feat. Natalie Merchant)

Billy Bragg and Wilco

2.16

5.Hoodoo Voodoo

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.12

6.She Came Along to Me

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.28

7.At My Window Sad and Lonely

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.28

8.Ingrid Bergman

Billy Bragg and Wilco

1.51

9.Christ for President

Billy Bragg and Wilco

2.43

10.I Guess I Planted

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.33

11.One By One

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.26

12.Eisler On the Go

Billy Bragg and Wilco

2.58

13.Hesitating Beauty

Billy Bragg and Wilco

3.06

14.Another Man's Done Gone

Billy Bragg and Wilco

1.36

15.The Unwelcome Guest

Billy Bragg and Wilco

5.05

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