Bluesfest Touring is proud to announce that Arlo Guthrie is touring Australia this April. The American folk singer-songwriter will play four shows, one in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide along with his performance at the 30th Anniversary of Byron Bay Bluesfest next Easter. Guthrie is best known for singing songs of protest against social injustice and storytelling through song. Guthrie’s humorous persona and his musical mixture of folk, rock, country, blues and gospel styles in songs almost equally divided between his own originals and well-chosen cover tunes are sure to entertain audiences across Australia.

‘Alice’s Restaurant’ achieved platinum status and was made into a movie in 1969 (in which Arlo played himself) by the esteemed Oscar-nominated director Arthur Penn. 1969 also brought Arlo to the rock festival of the ages – Woodstock, showcasing his chart-topping “Coming Into Los Angeles”, which was included on the multi-platinum Woodstock soundtrack and movie.

Arlo Guthrie has become an iconic figure in folk music with a distinguished and varied career spanning almost sixty years, touring almost constantly alone, with friends or family. Classically styled folk songs intermingled with clever storytelling and a keen sense of humour remain his trademark, in addition to his broad musical accomplishments.

Since the first time he performed in public in 1961 at the age of 13, and after almost sixty years of shows, Arlo Guthrie, now in his 70s, has become an American folk elder—a keeper of the flame.
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