Billy Bragg - Woodyfest - Okemah, Okla - 07/12/12

[@robertschafer1639]

My first Billy Bragg show! Drove the several hundred mile distance for Woody’s hundreth birthday in Okemah. Great show!

[@patsyraney9940]

Billy Bragg's performance Thursday night was THE highlight of so many highlights at this year's Festival. So glad I headed to Okemah on Thursday to see him. He's a terrific performer; very real, funny, terrific guitar player, awesome balladeer, and an unapologetic truth-teller. I particularly loved his definition of socialism as being nothing more than "organized compassion". True Woody spirit!!!

[@bobestes1964]

Glad this showed up as a recommendation 8 years later. What a great evening. I must have been standing right next to you part of the time. I have a photo from the same angle, I thing that was me yelling "All Right" after Unwelcome Guest.

[@bobestes1964]

I rewatched this morning, this is one of my favorite concerts ever

[@dragonflygardens1]

So happy to find this upon returning from another excellent Woodyfest weekend. I'm happy to be able to revisit this outstanding performance.

[@redbirdct]

Fantastic performance, love what he had to say about cynicism being our biggest enemy. Awesome stuff!

[@bobestes1964]

That comment struck me. "a cynic is someone that has given up and they want you to give up too because it makes them feel better..." indeed

[@bradjames1487]

I was there. Great show. Woody Fest is one of the events I look forward to every year. Great friends, great music &, great times.

[@timjoad]

Voice out of the past! Miss you, too, Brad!

[@roblschafer]

Thanks for sharing! I was there in Okemah Thursday and really appreciate the chance to archive this one!

[@slhdjsknw]

Thanks for this! We didn't get there until Friday so we had missed this then.

[@timjoad]

Proud to say I was there (Billy signed my guitar after). I was ecstatic when he played "A New England" at the end

[@srnickvelluzzi]

This is great. Thanks for your work and the upload!

[@WeCutOurVisions]

Thanks for the upload!

[@lumaz71]

thanks so much!! great.

[@magpiewashington472]

I saw billy OPEN for Suzanne Vega in Baltimore (Painters Mill) in 85 or 86. had his pal Wiggy in England, I believe. In SF in Dec 87, Wiggy showed up and they tore it up!

[@xasdrubalex]

this is great! i'm so glad i had subscribed to your channel! thank you!

[@PlumJay]

It is not a Fender Telecaster. I believe it is made by Jim Dyson.

[@csyeager]

It is a Jim Dyson, with a 4-way toggle (I talked to Billy last year in VA.) Jim's Australian, not sure if he's still making guitars but he has no internet presence, and very little info out there.

[@natgodley]

So that's why he never plays Okemah! I always wondered... Saw him last year at Tolpuddle (and posted a shaky video) and didn't make the connection! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqiXgGVse5mlq6M

[@badluckhoppy]

Fender Telecaster

[@DoloresOrtiz562]

What kind of guitar is that?

[@theclark5000]

now i get it

[@theclark5000]

who watched this whole video? ....oohhh people who live in oklahoma

[@theclark5000]

are his songs just a continuation of his rambling but with lazy guitar strumming?