In 1961 a young Arlo Guthrie took to the stage for the first time … solo. He was alone and by himself. He played in England, Scotland and Denmark during the summer of 1965, showing up at clubs or singing on street corners … alone. In November that same year he began work on his epic adventure, “Alice’s Restaurant.” He worked as a solo artist touring around the world to as far away as Japan for the next two years until “Alice” was recorded. In 1967 “Alice’s Restaurant” hit the radios and the record stores.

     In 1969 four events converged to change everything. He appeared at Woodstock Music Festival, starred in the motion picture Alice’s Restaurant, married Miss Malibu, Jackie Hyde, and bought an old farm in Massachusetts. He has rarely toured alone since these Woodstock days except for an occasional appearance. One exception was in ‘93 when longing for the good old days, he took his pick-up truck on a one-man tour for a few weeks.

     Arlo said, “It’s coming up to 50 years of life on the road and I’d love to have a chance to do it like I did with nothing but a couple of guitars and a harmonica.”

     Arlo gave his first public performance at age 13 and quickly became involved in the music that was shaping the world during the 1960s. Arlo practically lived in the most famous venues of the "Folk Boom" era. In New York City he hung out at Gerdes Folk City, The Gaslight and The Bitter End. In Boston it was Club 47 and in Philadelphia he made places like The 2nd Fret and The Main Point his home. On the west coast The Golden Bear, The Filmore, and The Troubadour were favorite stops.
Over the last four decades Arlo has toured throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia winning a broad and dedicated following. In addition to being an accomplished musician—playing the piano, six and twelve-string guitar, harmonica and a dozen other instruments—Arlo is a natural-born storyteller whose hilarious tales and anecdotes are woven seamlessly into his performances.

     In 1983, alongside his thriving performing career, Arlo launched his own record label, Rising Son Records which holds his complete catalogue. His latest album (2007), In Times Like These is a dynamic work in which Arlo collaborated with the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. Of his double CD Live in Sydney it is said “the real treasure is Guthrie himself…while staking out his own idiosyncratic territory, he both preserves and furthers the folk tradition” – Acoustic Guitar

     Arlo's diverse artistic endeavors have included acting roles on the ABC series Byrds of Paradise and the USA network series Renegade. He has written and published a popular newsletter, The Rolling Blunder Review and is the author of an award-winning children's book Mooses Come Walking, illustrated by Alice May Brock, (Remember Alice?). He is actively working on two screenplays, one on his father’s book, Seeds of Man.

     In 2002, Arlo bought “The Church” which houses The Guthrie Center, a not-for-profit interfaith church foundation and The Guthrie Foundation, an educational foundation, dedicated to providing a wide range of local and international services. Programs include everything from an HD Walk-a-thon to raise awareness and money for a cure for Huntington's Disease to baking cookies with a local service organization.

     In December 2006, using the Guthrie Foundation as a springboard, Arlo and his family rode the Amtrak City of New Orleans train from Chicago to New Orleans, stopping along the way to perform benefit concerts. “‘We saw the disaster unfold in New Orleans, on a level that probably hadn’t been seen since the Dust Bowl era…and I wanted to do something that would actually help’ said Arlo” – The Wall Street Journal. Arlo Guthrie & Friends - Ridin' on the City of New Orleans (Benefiting Victims of Katrina) raised over $100,000 directly targeted for musicians.

     For the past year Arlo toured with his children because the spirit of the Guthrie Family has been handed down from generation to generation and it was just plain fun. The First Family of Folk has a legacy, “It's in the songs, the humor, the commitment to keep making the world a little better for everyone,” says Arlo.

     Now Arlo continues on alone - rambling through songs and tales, "Guthrie is philosophical in a naturally funny and folksy way and, as with great storytellers such as Will Rogers and even his own father, he always manages to pluck a gem from a lot of dirt." - The Los Angeles Times

      “Some people think a folksinger is someone who just sings their own songs. That's a shame. It's like being of the tradition, rather than in it. I've taught myself to make any song I like my own." – Arlo Guthrie

     Arlo Guthrie, Rising Son Records and The Guthrie Center & Foundation are on the World Wide Web at RisingSonRecords.com.