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Folk Uke & Annie Guthrie
Sam's Town Point
2115 Allred Dr, Austin, TX, 78748-1302
Folk Uke + Annie Guthrie = 3 Folks = 1 Uke + 2 Guitars = 1 Nelson + 2 Guthries = amazing.
Folk Uke is Amy Nelson and Cathy Guthrie. Annie Guthrie is Annie Guthrie.
7:00pm Annie Guthrie
8:00pm Folk Uke
$10 (+fees) advance tickets / $15 at the door day of show
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; that?s when Annie?s mother put a guitar in her hands and taught her a few chords. It didn?t 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 Cotten?s song ?Freight Train?. ?My dad started off showing me the chords and saying, ?Okay do this with your thumb,? and he?d go away for a few months. He?d come back and ask me if I practiced. I was in love and couldn?t put the guitar down, so of course I practiced. Once he realized I wasn?t 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. Annie?s 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.
Making her recording debut on Arlo Guthrie?s Someday album at the age of four, Annie went on to contribute vocals on Woody?s 20 Grow Big Songs (1991), More Together Again (1994) and joined her father Arlo & family on All Over The World, a track included on Occupy This Album (2012) in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Dragonfly is Annie Guthrie?s long-awaited solo debut released in July of 2016. This collection of songs penned by Guthrie showcases her gift for directness and going straight for the heart. Annie?s honest approach to songwriting coupled with her soulful delivery makes Dragonfly a compelling and notable solo premiere.
Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson, also known as Folk Uke, have been writing and performing together for over a decade. This duo is a unique amalgam of angelic harmonies often wrapped around edgy, surprising lyrics. Folk Uke plays folk music in its truest form with a delightfully wicked twist.
It was 1998 in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter when Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson met at a bar?where they both worked. One was a tramp and one was devastatingly pure. With a ukulele and an acoustic guitar, they formed a band for the same reason kids join gangs? just to survive, but also to unleash the brilliance that was poking them from within.
Don't believe the rumors. Folk Uke is not totally amazing. They're just kind of amazing. If you find yourself at a Folk Uke show, you are in for a treat? but maybe not the kind of treat that you like the taste of. Come to a show and see for yourself.
Better yet, buy their albums first and you may save yourself the trouble. And if you make it to a live Folk Uke show, do your best to enjoy it?and then give them two more chances. They are hit and miss, but so are you most likely, and that is their charm. We live to inspire and we're tired of writing in third person.
Love, Cathy & Amy
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