Wanted to pass along this info. Was catching up on my reading and came across a nice article on the Bragg/Wilco Mermaid Ave. albums in the August Mix magazine. Unfortunately they do not have the article on their site yet (mixonline.com), so the print version is all that is available now.

Ron - Thanks for the info on the article.

I just noticed recently that Nora Guthrie and Billy Bragg won an award in 1999 for archival achievement:
http://www.nycarchivists.org/awards1.html
(scroll to bottom)

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A gift (Woody G. handwritten lyrics) to Ani DiFranco from Nora Guthrie:
http://www.lemurs.com/ani/bpo/woody1.jpg

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Another Mermaid article (has audios from Vol. 2):
http://www.vh1.com/thewire/reviews/review.jhtml?ID=333

Article about WG's reissued "Dust Bowl Ballads" with audios:
http://music.yahoo.com/rock/cd_reviews/sonicnet/review.html?s=n/sonicnet/rock/review/woody_guthrie_dust_bowl_ballads

from http://www.grammy.com
(43rd Grammy nominees announced)

Category 63
Best Contemporary Folk Album
For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

1.Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
Billy Bragg & Wilco
[Elektra Entertainment Group]
2.American III: Solitary Man
Johnny Cash
[American/Columbia Records]
3.Transcendental Blues
Steve Earle
[Artemis Records]
4.Red Dirt Girl
Emmylou Harris
[Nonesuch Records]
5.Crossing Muddy Waters
John Hiatt
[Vanguard Records]