Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand (2005)

8.0/10 120 min Documentary Music

Overview

"Man in the Sand" is a 1999 music documentary that chronicles the collaboration between Billy Bragg and Wilco, which involved the musicians creating new music to accompany lyrics that were written decades earlier by folk singer Woody Guthrie. The project, which was organized by Woody's daughter Nora, spawned two albums: "Mermaid Avenue," released in 1998, and "Mermaid Avenue Vol. II," released in 2000.

Cast

Billy Bragg

Self

Jeff Tweedy

Self

Jay Bennett

Self

Natalie Merchant

Self

Arlo Guthrie

Self

Sarah Vowell

Self

Woody Guthrie

Self (archive footage)

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