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Line 149: </ref> Anyone can visit the archives by appointment. Guthrie's extensive archive of unrecorded written material has been the starting point of several albums. In 1998 and 2000 musicians [[Jeff Tweedy]] of [[Wilco]] and [[Billy Bragg]] released ''[[Mermaid Avenue]]'' and ''[[Mermaid Avenue Vol. II]]''. This project was initated by Woody's daughter Nora. In 2000, [[Slaid Cleaves]] included the song, "This Morning I Am Born Again", on his album, ''Broke Down'', using lyrics from the archive. In 2001, Frankie Fuchs produced ''Daddy-O Daddy'', rare family songs from lyrics written by Woody, set to music from musicians including [[Joe Ely]] and [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]. In 2003, Hans-Eckardt Wenzel released [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]] versions of the album, ''[[Ticky Tock]]'' featuring lyrics adapted from the archive. In 2003 and 2005 respectively, [[Joel Rafael]] released, ''Woodeye: Songs of Woody Guthrie'', and ''Woodyboye: Songs Of Woody Guthrie And Tales Worth Telling, Vol. 2'', which include a mix of Woody Guthrie songs, songs created from the lyric archive and Rafael's own stories and songs. In 2004, [[Janis Ian]] released "I Hear You Sing Again." based on unreleased Guthrie lyrics. In 2006, the [[Klezmatics]] released ''[[Wonder Wheel]]'', which melds their unique take on klezmer with the Guthrie's lyrics. Another album of Guthrie material, entitled ''Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah'', was released via JMG in August 2006. The [[Dropkick Murphys]] recorded an unreleased song of his, titled 'Gonna Be A Blackout Tonight' on their 2003 album ''[[Blackout (Dropkick Murphys album)|Blackout]]''. [[Anti-Flag]] released "This Machine Kills Fascists" after a visit to the Archive. Subsequently, they recorded "Post-War Breakout," a song featuring archive lyrics penned by Woody Guthrie. [[Ellis Paul]] recorded "God's Promise" on his Album "Speed of Trees". The lyrics were discovered after a visit to the archives, with Ellis Paul writing the music to accompany it. [[Eliza Gilkyson]] arranged music to the lyrics for the song "Peace Call" from the archive, it appears on her album Land of Milk and Honey. The Woody Guthrie Archives, in September 2007, self released a live recording of Guthrie from a 1949 performance. Titled "THE LIVE WIRE: Woody Guthrie In Performance 1949", This is one of the few recordings of live performance by Guthrie.<ref>{{cite web | last = Woody Guthrie The Live Wire Tape| title = Woody Guthrie Archives Wire Tape | url=http://woodyguthrie.org| accessdate = 2007-09-5 }} </ref> ==See also== | |||