Rising Son Records was founded in 1983 by Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...

 and has been located in the Old Trinity Church in Housatonic, Massachusetts (a village in the town of Great Barrington

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Great Barrington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,104 at the 2010 census. Both a summer resort and home to Ski Butternut, Great Barrington includes the villages of Van...

) since 1992. The church was home to Alice and Ray Brock, whose Thanksgiving Day dinners were the inspiration for Guthrie's 1967 song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree". Two years later the song was released as a movie

Alice's Restaurant (film)

Alice's Restaurant is a 1969 American comedy film co-written and directed by Arthur Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1967 folk song of the same name by singer and songwriter Arlo Guthrie...

 by the same name. Rising Son Records offers Guthrie's complete catalogue of music, excepting the original Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant (album)

Alice's Restaurant is an album by Arlo Guthrie featuring one of his most famous songs, "Alice's Restaurant Massacree".-Track listing:All tracks composed by Arlo Guthrie.# "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" – 18:20...

. Also located in the Old Trinity Church is The Guthrie Center. Founded by Guthrie in 1991, The Guthrie Center, a not-for-profit interfaith church foundation dedicated to providing community services. Programs include art and music programs for children recovering from abuse, a lecture series with renowned guest speakers on diversified spiritual subjects, and support for the HIV/AIDS community.

Rising Son catalogue

Year	Title	Artist/Notes
2010	Mrs. Hollywood	Xavier
2009	Tales of '69	Arlo Guthrie
2008	32Cents/Postage Due	Arlo Guthrie with The Dillards The Dillards The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, consisting of Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, consisting of Douglas Flint "Doug" Dillard The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, consisting of...
2007	Ex Tempore	Johnny Irion
2007	In Times Like These	Arlo Guthrie
2007	This Land is Your Land	Film soundtrack (re-issue)
2005	Folk Uke	Folk Uke
2005	Live in Sydney	Arlo Guthrie
2005	The Last Train	Gordon Titcomb
2004	Entirely Live	Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion are a musical duo.... ; EP
2004	Better With You	Terry A La Berry and Friends
2003	Songs from the Southland	Hans Theessink Hans Theessink Hans Theessink is a Dutch guitarist, singer and songwriter, living in Vienna, Austria. He performs blues and roots music, particularly in a Delta blues style. Theessink has released 20 albums, a songbook, a blues-guitar instruction video and a DVD.-External links:* official website* myspace...
2003	Spain in My Heart	Various
2002	Banjo Man – A Tribute to Derroll Adams	Various
2000	Full Circle	Xavier
1998	Lifeline	Hans Theessink
1997	Journey On	Hans Theessink
1991	Woody’s 20 Grow Big Songs	Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
1986	Hard Travelin’	Film soundtrack
1986	Someday	Arlo Guthrie
1982	Power of Love	Arlo Guthrie
1979	Outlasting the Blues	Arlo Guthrie
1978	One Night	Arlo Guthrie
1976	Amigo	Arlo Guthrie
1974	Arlo Guthrie	Arlo Guthrie
1973	Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys	Arlo Guthrie
1972	Hobo’s Lullabye	Arlo Guthrie
1970	Washington County	Arlo Guthrie
1969	Running Down the Road	Arlo Guthrie
1968	Arlo	Arlo Guthrie