Billy Bragg & Wilco: Man in the Sand (1999): Cast

The 1999 documentary follows Billy Bragg and Wilco as they set Woody Guthrie’s decades‑old lyrics to new music. Organized by Guthrie’s daughter Nora, the collaboration produced two albums—Mermaid Avenue (1998) and Mermaid Avenue Vol. II (2000)—capturing the folk legend’s spirit with a modern sound.

• KH Director Kim Hopkins

• BB Billy Bragg as themselves
• WG Woody Guthrie as themselves
• AG Arlo Guthrie as themselves
• NM Natalie Merchant as themselves

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Also known as

• The Making of Mermaid Avenue