Steven Keene & Woody Guthrie Unite

FROM ‘THIS LAND’ TO ‘THIS WORLD’: STEVEN KEENE’S COLLABORATION WITH WOODY GUTHRIE TRANSCENDS BORDERS

In a remarkable collaboration that transcends time and space, NYC-based singer-songwriter and folk poet Steven Keene joins forces with legendary songwriter Woody Guthrie to create “This World is Your World,” a stunning reinterpretation of Guthrie’s beloved American classic, “This Land is Your Land.” This new single is a testament to the enduring power of music and the human spirit in today’s global community.

Originally written in 1940 by Guthrie as a critical response to the archaic sense of nationalism and “manifest destiny” expressed in Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,” “This Land is Your Land” has since been covered by a myriad of notable artists over the years. Yet, in Keene’s hands, the song feels oddly relevant and at home in the particular chaos of the present. Expressed through the unique, spectral lens of a post-Covid society teetering on the brink of global conflict, the original song’s call for unity, empathy, and a renewed recognition of our common humanity across traditional lines of division is brought to universal bloom in the context of an unprecedentedly globalized world…