Mightier Than The Sword
With his twenty-ninth album, multiple Grammy nominee John McCutcheon continues to forge new ground. Long considered one of folk musicâÂÂs most literate songwriters, John gathers co-writers from among literatureâÂÂs most celebrated contemporary authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Lee Smith, Wendell Berry, former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove, childrenâÂÂs author Carmen Agra Deedy, and Dead Man WalkingâÂÂs Sr. Helen Prejean. Drawing from history as well, this recording also features two newly discovered and completed Woody Guthrie songs and musical arrangements of poems by Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda and CubaâÂÂs national poet, Jose Marti. The intimate settings of these fourteen songs, the depth of the material and the breadth of subject matter are further proof of the mastery of this ever-inventive and always satisfying artist.
Our Flag Was Still There (Barbara Kingsolver/John McCutcheon)
La Mujer de Don Miguel (Carmen Agra Deedy/John McCutcheon)
Claudette Colvin Goes to Work (Rita Dove/John McCutcheon)
Good Old Girls (John McCutcheon, inspired by Lee Smith)
Dead Man Walking (John McCutcheon, inspired by Sr. Helen PrejeanâÂÂs Dead Man Walking)
Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca (Jose MartÃÂ /John McCutcheon)
Harness Up the Day (Woody Guthrie/John McCutcheon)
Single Girl (Lee Smith/John McCutcheon)
Sail Away (John McCutcheon, inspired by Carmen Agra DeedyâÂÂs Yellow Star)
Old Cap Moore (Woody Guthrie/John McCutcheon)
Para MàCorazón Basta Tú Pecho (Pablo Neruda/John McCutcheon)
ItâÂÂs the Economy, Stupid (John McCutcheon, inspired by Wendell BerryâÂÂs Jayber Crow)
Jayber CrowâÂÂs Silly Song about Jesus (Wendell Berry/John McCutcheon)
Ode to Common Things (John McCutcheon, inspired by Pablo NerudaâÂÂs Ode to Common Things)