WHAT:
Swallow Hill Music announces the Woody Guthrie Festival, a two-day event honoring the legacy of an American icon with art, films, workshops, presentations from the Woody Guthrie Foundation & Archives, and live performances from Jay Farrar (of Son Volt), Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Tao Seeger, and Master of Ceremonies Aaron Keim. Co-presented by Twist & Shout records and the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and in celebration of the Denver Biennial of the Americas.

More information on the festival will be released after Tuesday, May 25; including additional artists, keynote speakers and a detailed schedule of events.

WHEN:
Friday, July 30 at Swallow Hill Music: 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, CO
Saturday, July 31 at L2 Arts & Culture Center: 1477 Columbine (@ Colfax Ave.), Denver, CO 80206

TICKETS ON SALE:
Wednesday, June 2 at 10 a.m. (MST).
Online: www.swallowhilmmusic.org (no processing fees)
By phone: (303) 777.1003 ext.2
Box office: 71 E. Yale Ave, Denver, CO, 80210

CONTACT:
Gwen Burak, Marketing Director, gwen@swallowhillmusic.org
Chip Herter, Communications Manager, chip@swallowhillmusic.org

Thank you for supporting live music in Denver!

About Swallow Hill Music Association:
Helping people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2009 as one of the largest nonprofit institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. In 2008, Swallow Hill Music served more than 80,000 people through their concert, school and outreach programming. With more than 2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent. Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students. A Tier II member of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Swallow Hill has been named one of the Top 25 Movers & Shakers in Arts & Culture by the Rocky Mountain News, has won both the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and countless "Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the North American Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the country.

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