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Are there still previously unknown Woody Guthrie treasures to be found? As it turns out, Smithsonian Folkways had some real pastures of plenty in store for us in the year of Guthrie’s centenary. For, along with the most important recordings by America’s greatest folk songwriter, this beautiful box presents 21 previously unheard performances and six never-before-heard songs. The richly illustrated 150-page book overflows with photos, lyrics, artifacts and Woody’s own visual art plus extensive essays on his life and music. On CDs one and two: This Land Is Your Land (two versions); Pretty Boy Floyd; Philadelphia Lawyer; The Grand Coulee Dam; Talking Dust Bowl; Pastures of Plenty; Going Down the Road (Feeling Bad); 1913 Massacre; We Shall Be Free; The Jolly Banker; Worried Man Blues; Ramblin’ Round; Hard, Ain’t It Hard, and more. On CD three: Reckless Talk; Do Re Mi; Goodnight Little Cathy; Skid Row Serenade; a WNYC radio program from 1940; a BBC Children’s Hour program from 1944, and more precious, ultra-rare recordings of one of the great American icons of the 20th century! Smithsonian Folkways.