Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Woody Guthrie

The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is held annually in mid-July to commemorate the life and music of Woody Guthrie. The festival is held on the weekend closest to July 14 – the date of Guthrie’s birth – in Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma.

Schedule:

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Crystal Theater

A Tribute in Song
Honoring Bob Childers and Jimmy Lafave

Hosted by Joel Rafael
Jared Deck Opening at 7pm

Annie Guthrie. Krishna Guthrie, Butch Hancock, Chris Buhalis, David Amram, Don Conoscenti, Ellis Paul, Greg Jacobs, Jaimee Harris, Michael Fracasso, Miss Brown to You, Monica Taylor, Nancy Apple, Nellie Clay, Peggy Johnson, Red Dirt Rangers, Sam Baker, and Melissa Hembree!

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Crystal Theatre
sponsored by willard and diann white

12:00pm: Greg Jacobs
1:00pm: Chris Buhalis
2:00pm: Robert Williams
3:00pm: Nancy Apple
4:00pm: Michael Fracasso
5:00pm: Butch Hancock
6:00pm: Miss Brown to You

Location: BOUND FOR GLORY at the Corral
sponsored by deep fork cannabis

1:30pm: SS: Melissa Hembree and RT Valine
2:30pm: Krishna Guthrie
3:30pm: SS: Nellie Clay and Joel Rafael
4:30pm: Don Conoscenti
5:30pm: Ken Pomeroy

Location: ROCKY ROAD TAVERN
free venue
sponsored by okemah casino

12:00pm: Open Mic
1:00pm: Jake Flint
2:00pm: Rick Reiley
3:00pm: Joe Baxter
4:00pm: Gypsy Twang
5:00pm: Dan Martin
6:00pm: Open Mic

Location: PASTURES OF PLENTY
sponsored by landers family foundation

8:00pm: Monica Taylor and Her Red Dirt Ramblers
9:00pm: Ellis Paul
10:00pm: Red Dirt Rangers
11:00pm: David Amram

Midnight Woody: Randy Crouch at Rocky Road Tavern - 12am - $10

Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Crystal Theatre
sponsored by willard and diann white

11:00am: Tim Easton: Folk Collusion
12:00pm: Sam Baker
1:00pm: Annie Guthrie
2:00pm: Tim Easton
3:00pm: SS: David Amram, Ellis Paul, Adam Amram
4:00pm: Mike McClure
5:00pm: Beat Root Revival
6:00pm: Joe Purdy

Location: Bound for Glory at the Glory
Sponsored by Deep fork cannabis

12:30pm: Riley Amanda
1:30pm: SS: Serena Guthrie and Eli Fox
2:30pm: Carter Sampson
3:30pm: Cole Quest and the City Pickers
4:30pm: Nellie Clay
5:30pm: SS: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Carter Sampson, Jared Tyler
6:30pm: SS: Mike McClure and Red Dirt Rangers

Location: Rocky Road Tavern

12:00pm: Open Mic
1:00pm: Knut Roppestad
2:00pm: Tom Breiding
3:00pm: SS: Susan Herndon, Nancy Apple, Cassie Latsaw
4:00pm: Tom Skinnner's Science Project
5:00pm: Open Mic
6:00pm: Krishna Guthrie

Location: History Center

11:00am - 12:30pm: Lew Aytes: Woody is Just Woody - Steinbeck
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Barry Oilman: Collecting Woody 2022
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Deana McCloud: Folk American Roots Hall of Fame

Location: Pastures of Plenty
sponsored by landers family foundation

8:00pm: Brennen Leigh
9:00pm: Jacob Tovar
10:00pm: Jaimee Harris
11:00pm: James McMurtry

Midnight Woody: Paul Benjaman Band at Rocky Road Tavern - 12am - $10

Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Crystal Theatre

11:00am: Bucky Halker: Songs of Joe Hill
12:00pm: Andy Adams
1:00pm: SS: Butch Hancock and Jaimee Harris
2:00pm: Ana Egge
3:00pm: Aaron Lee Tasjan
4:00pm: SS: Sarah Lee Guthrie, Joe Purdy, Tim Easton
5:00pm: Peggy Johnson
6:00pm: Tom Paxton

Location: Bound for Glory at the Corral
Sponsored by Deep Fork Cannabis

12:30pm: Jackson Emmer
1:30pm: Nallory Eagle
2:30pm: SS: Annie Guthrie, Don Conoscenti and Ben Jones
3:30pm: Susan Herndon
4:30pm: Jared Tyler
5:30pm: Kyle Reid
6:30pm: SS: Brennen Leigh and Nallory Eagle

Location: Rocky Road Tavern
Sponsored by Okemah Casino

8:30am - 10:30am: Mary Jo's Pancake Breakfast
Hosted by Joel Rafael
12:00pm: Cassie Latshaw
1:00pm: Eli Fox
2:00pm: Chloe Beth
3:00pm: Melissa Hembree
4:00pm: RT Valine
5:00pm: Serena Guthrie
6:00pm: Beau Jennings and the Tigers

10am - 2pm: Children's Music Festival

Location: History Center

11:00am - 1:00pm: Woody Guthrie Poets
1:00pm - 3:00pm: 3000 Reasons: Woody Guthrie Greatest American Songwriter
3:00pm - 5:00pm: Tom Breiding and Ericka Wills: The Unbroken Circle
5:00pm - 6:30pm: Video: Making Music that Matters with Barry Oilman, David Amram, Eliza Gilkyson

Location: Pastures of Plenty
sponsored by landers family foundation

8:00pm: Branjae
9:00pm: Cole Quest and the City Pickers
10:00pm: Joel Rafael
11:00pm: The Guthrie Girls

Midnight Woody: Chris Blevins at Rocky Road Tavern - 12am - $10

Sunday, July 17th, 2022

12pm - 2pm: Hoot for Huntington’s All-Star Jam

Master of Ceremonies:
Terry ‘Buffalo’ Ware
Featuring the WoodyFest All-Star House Band
Fundraiser for Huntington’s Disease Society of Oklahoma

Date: July 13 - 17, 2022

Location: Various Venues in  Okemah, OK 74859.

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