The new Woody Guthries of hip-folk

Bristol musicians are bringing together two styles that share a sense of social justice and a belief in community actionReading on mobile? Watch hereIn September, the Southbank Centre in London hosted a celebration of the centenary of Woody Guthrie's birth. Billy Bragg was there, and the American singer Joe Henry. But you'd have looked in vain for the big names of the current folk scene – Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and the like – turning out protest songs in the spirit of Guthrie, rallyin...

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