This Land Is Your Land This Land Is Your Land "This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie in 1940, based on an existing melody, a Carter Family tune called "When the World's on Fire", in critical response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." When Guthrie was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing "God Bless America" on the radio in the late 1930s, he sarcastically wrote "God Blessed America for Me" before renaming it "This Land Is Your Land." In 2002, "This Land Is Your Land" was one
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival protest song "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" among her favorite Guthrie tunes." The festival once again ended on Sunday with the traditional Hoot for Huntington's - an all-star jam that benefits the Huntington's Disease Society of America. “From the very first time I put my foot on the dirt of the festival, I’ve just felt nothing but welcome in this place. That’s probably the best thing about it, is that it’s a chance for people to make connections.” - Mary Reynolds "The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is a perfect tribute to the spirit of Woody Guthrie and his beloved