Smithsonian Folkways will be releasing the children’s album “Go Waggaloo” from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family on October 27. The album features Sarah Lee Guthrie, her husband Johnny Irion, their two daughters, and a host of other family and friends including her father Arlo Guthrie as well as Pete Seeger, and Pete’s grandson Tao Rodriguez Seeger. “Go Waggaloo” continues the Guthrie song-making tradition forged by Sarah’s grandfather, Woody Guthrie.

Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family "Go Waggaloo" (Smithsonian Folkways)

“Go Waggaloo” includes three previously unrecorded songs written by Woody Guthrie and set to music for the first time by Sarah Lee Guthrie. The album mixes traditional folk with subtle uses of modern technology, including drum machines, loops, and cell phone recordings.

About Smithsonian Folkways

Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. Their mission is the commitment to cultural diversity, education, increased understanding, and lively engagement with the world of sound. Smithsonian Folkways has been the label of more than 200 children’s recordings including music by Ella Jenkins, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Lead Belly among others.