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Folk: Blast from the past
When people think of Arlo Guthrie, they most often remember the iconic '60s protest song "Alice's Restaurant." They forget the other songs from that period, including "Coming to Los Angeles" and Guthrie's rendition of Steve Goodman's classic "City of New Orleans." They forget that since "Alice's Restaurant" appeared 40 years ago -- yes, four decades have elapsed -- Guthrie has taken up his father Woody's mantle, spreading the good word of folk music around the planet. They might not know that Guthrie has his own label, Rising Son Records, or that his album, "Grow Big" was nominated for a Grammy for best musical album for children in 1997. Or that, between 1998 and 2004, Guthrie performed more than 40 concerts with symphony orchestras, arranging his songs for a different medium.See the full content of this document
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Hot Picks: Arlo Guthrie, 'Swamp Baby,' Copeland
Guthrie performs Saturday at Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead in Munhall. Admission for the 8 p.m. performance is $37.50.
Details: 412-323-1919 or www.ticketmaster.com.-- Rege BeheTheater: Going greenIt's not easy being green, especially if you're a green-skinned young woman growing up in the bayous of the Deep South in 1904.Continuing its inaugural season theme of "Women Behaving Badly," which explores the relationship between women and...See the full content of this document
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