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Will Kaufman's Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travelin'

Tuesday 16 7.30pmFebruary
2016

Music

Ventnor Exchange

11 Church Street
Ventnor
PO38 1SW

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Will Kaufman's Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travelin'

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Will Kaufman's WOODY GUTHRIE: HARD TIMES AND HARD TRAVELIN' is a captivating "live documentary" that sets the songs of Woody Guthrie in the context of the American 1930s - the Dust Bowl, the Depression, the New Deal and the state of popular music itself.

Such hard-hitting Guthrie songs as "Vigilante Man", "Pretty Boy Floyd" and "I Ain't Got No Home" are brought into conversation with other relevant songs - from Joe Hill's "The Preacher and the Slave" to "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?".

Altogether the show highlights the blending of music and radical politics that marks Guthrie's most powerful work.

Will Kaufman is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England.

COMBINED TICKET OFFER
Get access to both the Exchange event on 16th and Trinity Church event on the 17th for just £10 - select Exchange & Trinity Ticket Offer when ordering.

This event is created in collaboration with Holy Trinity Church who will be hosting 'Woody Guthrie: The Long Road to Peeskill' on Wednesday 17th February.

Please note the earlier 7:30PM start time