Description:
An exhaustive documentary exploration of one of history`s most important, socially conscious folk singers, This Machine Kills fascists combines rare documentary footage of Guthrie`s era with interviews from the artist`s friends and family. Weighing in are Pete Seeger, Guthrie`s son Arlo and daughter Nora, his friend Jimmy Longhi, and a panel of experts. The program outlines the concerns of the times through Guthrie`s music, tracing the origins and meanings of such songs as "Pastures of Plenty," "Pretty Boy Floyd," and "This Land is Your Land." (Snapper UK)
