{"product_id":"2542218","title":"Reg Meuross - Fire \u0026 Dust A Woody Guthrie S [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen The Who's \u003cstrong\u003ePete Townshend\u003c\/strong\u003e commissions you to create an album encompassing the life and times of the great \u003cstrong\u003eWoody Guthrie\u003c\/strong\u003e you know you must be doing something right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated \u003cstrong\u003eSomerset\u003c\/strong\u003e-based singer-songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eReg Meuross\u003c\/strong\u003e was the man Townshend set in his sights to devise the release and the result is a 16-track tour de force rekindling the life one of the most significant figures in American folk music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was an apt choice with an enviable back catalogue. When people ask where all the protest singers are now, they need look no further than Meuross. Few songwriters have contributed more to the protest and commentary song annals than him so who better to compose a song cycle homage to 'The Father of Protest'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn many ways a latter-day Guthrie, Meuross embarked on four years of meticulous research into the life of the man dubbed 'The Dust Bowl Balladeer', totally immersing himself in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is the mighty \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, released on Hatsongs Records on \u003cstrong\u003eMarch 14, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eproduced by Townshend.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis impactful, perceptive new song cycle shines a bright light on Woodrow Wilson Guthrie's roller coaster life and notably has received a nod of approval from Woody's daughter Nora.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTownshend\u003c\/strong\u003ewho also plays on two of the tracks (bass guitar and keyboards) says: \"\u003ci\u003eReg's terrific songs tell Woody's life story with respect and affection, but also truth\".\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he commissioned the new work he saw the project as 'drawing a direct line from Woody through Bob Dylan to Reg Meuross'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Dust reveals a Woody Guthrie who was, above all, human. An activist, a humanitarian, tireless in his support for the working man, he was a poor parent, and a poor husband who put the causes he sang about so passionately before his duty to his own family. For me, through Reg's brilliant songs, learning that Woody was a man with faults - just like me and most men I know - brought him to life in a new way.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54211960471937,"sku":"2542218","price":13.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5052442027003.jpg?v=1744197679","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2542218","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}