Nora Guthrie

The Woody Guthrie Archives

Nora Guthrie is the daughter of folk musician Woody Guthrie, and director of The Woody Guthrie Archives.

Nora Guthrie appears in the following:

American Icons: This Land is Your Land

Thursday, November 10, 2016

How Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” went from a “God Bless America” spoof to an unofficial national anthem.

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Woody Guthrie's New York City

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

If Woody Gutherie found home on the open road, his second home was New York City. His daughter Nora Guthrie shares a collection of stories about her father's life in the Big Apple.

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American Icons: This Land is Your Land

Friday, March 16, 2012

This is the national anthem we actually know the words to. Americans sing it at school; Bruce Springsteen sang it at President Obama's inauguration. Yet Woody Guthrie's song was onc...

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A Celebration of Woody Guthrie

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Nora Guthrie, Woody Guthrie’s daughter, and singer Nellie McKay discuss the new album “Note of Hope,” a celebration of Woody Guthrie, based on his words and writings. The collection features Grammy-winning bassist Rob Wasserman’s collaborations with Nellie McKay, and other performers. The tracks, primarily unpublished Guthrie writings, were written between 1942 and 1954 while he was living in New York City and Brooklyn.

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Guthrie, Graham, War Memorials

Saturday, May 26, 2001

Kurt Andersen considers the design of the new World War II memorial, and talks with film director Ben Younger about BMW's adventures in movie-making. Kurt and Nora Guthrie, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Archives, look at artistic legacies, with stories about Franz Liszt’s influence on piano-playing, the dispute over ...

Nora Guthrie on Artistic Legacies

Saturday, May 26, 2001

Kurt Andersen and Nora Guthrie, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Archives, talk about nurturing an artist’s legacy. 

Guthrie is the daughter of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. She's also the curator of the current Smithsonian traveling exhibition, This Land is Your Land, which looks at Woody's life, legacy, and his ...

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Guthrie, Graham, Barbie

Saturday, March 24, 2001

Kurt Andersen and Nora Guthrie, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Archives*, talk about nurturing an artist's legacy.

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Nora Guthrie on Artistic Legacies

Saturday, March 24, 2001

Kurt Andersen and Nora Guthrie, Executive Director of the Woody Guthrie Archives, talk about nurturing an artist’s legacy. 

Guthrie is the daughter of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. She's also the curator of the current Smithsonian traveling exhibition, This Land is Your Land, which looks at Woody's life, legacy, and ...

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