In 2007, I had the honour and pleasure of hosting a panel discussion at the Ottawa Folk Festival in which Nora Guthrie, Jimmy LaFave, Kris Kristofferson and I talked for an hour about the enduring influence and legacy of Woody Guthrie. Kris had sung "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" in his mainstage concert the night before and in the introductions I pointed out that in that song he captured one of the few scenes in "The Grapes of Wrath" that Woody skipped in his "Tom Joad."

Mike Regenstreif