This moment dominated headlines and timelines for days, but for anyone who has followed Margo’s career, it wasn’t surprising. She has spent her life and music standing up for the people and causes she believes in, regardless of the consequences.
Days Of Unrest collects songs from throughout that journey. From prison reform and marijuana law reform to farmers’ rights (Margo is the first female Artist on the Farm Aid board of directors), immigrant rights, and the struggles of working people around the world, these recordings reflect the issues Margo has championed both on and off the stage.
The collection also traces a lineage of protest music through some of its most powerful voices. “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos),” written by Woody Guthrie and performed here with folk icon Joan Baez and Memphis Mariachi, connects Margo’s work to generations of Artists who have used song to advocate for migrant workers and human dignity. Other key covers draw from similarly rich traditions, including Bob Dylan’s “Maggie’s Farm,” a landmark anthem of resistance and independence that she performed at Farm Aid 2025 with Jesse Welles & Billy Strings, and “De Colores,” the beloved folk song long associated with farmworker organizing and solidarity. Few Artists have remained as consistently engaged, outspoken, and uncompromising as Price.
These songs are a reminder that protest music is not history. It’s needed right now in this moment.
In her own words, Margo Price shares the following about the first 2 songs she has newly released:
I’ve been singing “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)” for a couple decades now, so it’s only fitting that I would cover it on Days Of Unrest. I first heard it when I was watching Joan Baez and Bob Dylan sing it on The Rolling Thunder Review. Joan Baez has inspired me beyond words, so to have her voice on this recording feels surreal. I’ve taken cues from her career both musically and as I’ve moved into the role of ‘cultural worker.’ ~Margo Price
“Oval Room” was written by one of my songwriting heroes from the Austin, Texas music scene, Arkansas native Blaze Foley. He wrote the song about another famous movie star turned politician—President Ronald Reagan—back in 1984, but it feels like it could have been written for any president, especially Trump. The system has always been set up to keep the rich in power and divide the people. Covering this song, as well as the other tracks on Days Of Unrest, is how I protest. I’m showing up at the Capitol too, I’m marching beside my brothers Representative Justin Jones & Representative Pearson, but singing this in my live shows has felt cathartic for me and I think it has for my fans too.” ~Margo Price
Lyric video for "Oval Room" written by Blaze Foley
Musical maven and fierce iconoclast Margo Price shares additional layers of inspiration and motivation fueling her sonic journey and advocacy work. She is currently nominated for Artist Of The Year and Album Of The Year (Hard Headed Woman) at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards. She was the only woman nominated in the Best Traditional Country Album category at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. Recent guests on her SiriusXM All American Made radio show on Tom Petty Radio include Lucinda Williams, Warren Haynes, Patterson Hood, and Allison Russell.
Days Of Unrest, out in full on July 3, showcases an array of influences performed in ways only Margo could, highlighting the emotional and lyrical power in each song:
Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” featuring the legendary Joan Baez and Memphis Mariachi
Texas outlaw Blaze Foley’s “Oval Room” indictment of an out-of-touch presidential administration…written in 1984
Bob Dylan’s “Maggie’s Farm”
Charlie Daniels’ “Long Haired Country Girl” feat. Billy Swan
Powerful performance of the traditional Spanish-language folk song “De Colores” with Memphis Mariachi
“Can’t Stand Still” from Margo’s early Nashville days with her rock & soul band Buffalo Clover
A 3-song “San Marcos” instrumental suite co-written with her partner Jeremy Ivey spread across the Mixtape
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