Gob Iron

A dream team of Americana stars including Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Will Johnson (Centro-matic), Anders Parker (Varnaline), and Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket) have gathered to reinterpret unrecorded lyrics by the legendary Woody Guthrie. Read More

Burlington, MA Like a cadre of musical brothers finally coalescing after years on the road apart, Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Gob Iron, Uncle Tupelo), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), Anders Parker (Varnaline, Gob Iron) and Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk) gratefully deliver New Multitudes , an intimate interpretation of American icon and musical legend Woody Guthries previously unrecorded lyrics. Read More

ATTEMPTING to take the pulse of political and protest songs in 2012 produces a fascinating if often bewildering array of readings. Read More

Jim James , Jay Farrar , Will Johnson (who previously collabroated with Jim James in Monsters of Folk), and Anders Parker (who previously collaborated with Jay Farrar in Gob Iron), have teamed up to record an album titled New Multitudes , which comes out February 28 via Rounder Records. Read More

Remember a few years back (well, 14 to be precise), Billy Bragg and Wilco joined forces to delve deep into the Woody Guthrie archive to create music for some of the hugely influential folk icon's back catalogue. Read More