Woodyfest 2018: Guthrie Kids & the Family Band

Three Generations Take Stage

Members Members of the Guthrie [Sidenote: The Guthrie Family Kids share the spot­light in part twenty-six of our ongo­ing Woodyfest 2018 cov­er­age.] fam­ily per­formed a musi­cal show­case at Okemah’s St. Paul’s United Methodist Church on Saturday after­noon of the 2018 fes­ti­val. First up was Serena Guthrie, Woody Guthrie’s great-grand­daugh­ter and daugh­ter of Abe Guthrie. Friend-of-the-Festival Cathy Woolsey briefly joined all of the per­form­ers on one song, after which young Sophia Irion per­formed solo. Irion’s par­ents are Johnny Irion and Sarah Lee Guthrie (one of Woody’s granddaughters).

Rounding out the great-grand­chil­dren, Shivadas “Moe” Guthrie and Jacklyn Guthrie (Annie Guthrie’s chil­dren), and Marjorie Midwood (Cathy Guthrie’s daugh­ter) all per­formed. Granddaughter and one-half of Folk Uke Cathy Guthrie brought her ukulele. Grandson Cole Quest pro­vided res­onator gui­tar and grand­son-in-law Johnny Irion and grand­daugh­ter Annie Guthrie both played gui­tar as fam­ily mem­bers sang either solo or together.

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