Event

Woody Guthrie Centennial

Woody Guthrie was born on July 14th, 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma. Over the decades, his songs have run around the world like a fast train on a well-oiled track. They've become the folk song standards of the nation, known and performed in many languages throughout the world. Pretty Boy Floyd, Pastures of Plenty, Hard Travelin', Deportees, Roll On Columbia, Vigilante Man and This Land Is Your Land are among the hundreds of his songs that have become staples in the canon of American music.

The special guest at Caffe Lena's celebration of Woody will be Texas troubadour Butch Hancock, called, "a raspy-voiced West Texas mystic with an equal affinity for romantic border balladry and Zen paradox," by Rolling Stone Magazine. Butch's annual tributes to Woody in Austin and Dallas have been popular with Texas folkies for years, and it's an honor to have someone so closely associated with Woody's legacy to lead our celebration.

Rounding out the program are five high-spirited, Woody-lovin' bands from the Capital Region which we will be ready to announce shortly!