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Wilco, Billy Bragg, and Natalie Merchant Debut Full Mermaid Avenue Live Performance at Solid Sound Festival

Danielle Chelosky

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Wilco and Billy Bragg, joined by Natalie Merchant, performed the complete Mermaid Avenue album live for the first time at Wilco's Solid Sound festival. The Mermaid Avenue project, which began in 1998, set previously unheard Woody Guthrie lyrics to music. While individual songs had been performed before, the full album had never been played live until this event.

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Wilco and Billy Bragg joined forces for Mermaid Avenue, an album of previously unheard lyrics written by the late folk icon Woody Guthrie

last night at Wilco's Solid Sound festival they performed the LP live for the first time

Wilco and Bragg have done some of the songs together before, but never the full album, as they didn't tour behind Vol. 1 nor Vol. 2

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In 1998, Wilco and Billy Bragg joined forces for Mermaid Avenue, an album of previously unheard lyrics written by the late folk icon Woody Guthrie organized by his daughter Nora. It was followed by a second volume a couple years later, and a third in 2012

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