Event

Annie Guthrie

Save the date!
Annie Guthrie returns to Sandywoods on June 6th
$25 general
$20 seniors

Annie Guthrie is the middle daughter of folksinger Arlo Guthrie and artist Jackie Guthrie, and had many options for inspiration growing up. At a young age she saw a picture of her grandmother Marjorie, a Martha Graham dancer, which motivated her to become a dancer. Her stubborn personality meant nothing was going to stop her. Eventually a knee injury slowed her down; thats when Annies mother put a guitar in her hands and taught her a few chords. It didnt take long for Annie to reinvent her love she still dances, just a little differently now. She recalls her dad teaching her how to finger-pick Elizabeth Cottens song Freight Train. My dad started off showing me the chords and saying, Okay do this with your thumb, and hed go away for a few months. Hed come back and ask me if I practiced. I was in love and couldnt put the guitar down, so of course I practiced. Once he realized I wasnt giving up, he kept adding a new finger and another string.

Guthrie is a prolific songwriter and versatile musician who primarily plays acoustic guitar, bass, percussion and autoharp. Annies songs are honest, ranging from light and funny to gut-wrenching heartbreak (mostly gut-wrenching heartbreak); as her grandfather Woody Guthrie said, You can only write what you see, and she has taken that to heart, writing songs that tell it like it is.