Arlo Guthrie to Rock the House Down and Pick Up the Audience

The news is out -- the one and only folk-rock-acoustic performer Arlo Guthrie will do a show at the newly renovated art-deco style Warner Theatre on November 18th at 8 p.m., in the heart of Torrington, a city with nearly 35,000 residents.

His early fame was based on the anti-establishment shaggy-dog story in "Alice's Restaurant." He was also in the line-up of showmen during the infamous Woodstock, N.Y., festival during the Vietnam era. During the 70s he made a series of folk-rock records with his own songs and the Steve Goodman "City of New Orleans" which climbed the popular radio charts, sung in concert halls and clubs all over the country. The cool individual style of artistic talent revered in the 70s has matured with the artist for a solo reunion tour of "Together At Last." He's been dubbed as a man with social conscience and a zip of humor, a performer who will enchant the audience.

The musician's father, Woody Guthrie from Okalhoma, was the writer and singer of "This Land is Your Land" recorded by 20th Century Fox Records, later developed into a classic many people remember. Arlo Guthrie is someone who has portrayed a true fascination with locomotive transportation and expressed that conscience in "Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train," "White Ghost Train," and the remake of "The Wreck of the Old Ninety Seven" from his debut band Gypsy Gyppo String Band in the mid to late 70s. He was a principal performer in that band. Other than a terrific singer, song writer and composer, Guthrie is also an intricate finger-style player of the mandolin and American guitar. Intricate finger style requires many years of practice and hands-on showmanship, in most cases years of study. Both Woody and Arlo Guthrie were inducted into The American Folklore Society, an organization requiring sophisticated traditional music knowledge, verbal and body language with folk style. Of course, now the American guitar is even more popular as an acoustical implement.

If you want to see a performer rock the house down and pick up the audience, Guthrie is the one who will do it. It's a show anybody crazy about music won't want to forfeit. For bits of American history, the rock era and folk music writing, the Warner Theatre on November 18th is where you'll want to be. Reserved seating tickets are $29.50, $39.50 and $50, early arrival of 7:30 p.m. is recommended, check www.warnertheatre.org for updates.

Some of the Warner Theatre features include Adopt-A-Seat for donors, rental of props and costumes for shows and private parties. Originally opened in 1930, the theatre renovations have been completed, and its glamorous turquoise and gold color interior and main stage will hopefully fit the Guthrie bill.