Okemah Rising

Folk · 2023 · 10 tracks · 28m

Okemah Rising

Dropkick Murphys

Acoustic instruments and Woody Guthrie's lost lyrics replace the usual electric roar. Gritty, earnest folk-punk that trades the pub for the protest line.

It's the Dropkick Murphys at a hootenanny, singing Woody Guthrie songs that'll make you want to join a union.

A gritty and defiant celebration of working-class resilience through an acoustic lens.

Okemah Rising · vs · Dropkick Murphys

Campfire+4.0σ

Campfire saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 28m

01

My Eyes Are Gonna Shine

2:12

02

Gotta Get to Peekskill

2:46

03

Watchin the World Go By

3:38

04

I Know How It Feels

2:47

05

Rippin Up the Boundary Line

3:28

06

Hear the Curfew Blowin

3:04

07

Bring It Home

3:23

08

When I Was a Little Boy

2:33

09

Run Hitler Run

2:42

10

I’m Shipping Up to Boston (Tulsa version)

2:24

Moments Worth Waiting For

The frantic, skittering acoustic energy of Gotta Get to Peekskill where the Violent Femmes' nervous energy perfectly meshes with the Murphys' grit.

The surprisingly tender and weary vocal delivery on I Know How It Feels that strips away the usual bravado for pure empathy.

The reimagined Tulsa version of Shipping Up to Boston which swaps the iconic bagpipe riff for a raw, percussive folk stomp.

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