Hope Machine was born at a Woody Guthrie Hootenanny and named at Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival in 2004, after a quote from Woody Guthrie: "About all a human being is anyway is a hoping machine." Since then they've been traveling all over the country writing and singing songs of hope, peace, and justice at venues ranging from New York City's Irving Plaza to the Woodstock Farmers Market to Union rallies to local Coffeehouses.  They are an "official program" of the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives, and have released 2 CDs "March," and "Big Green Hope Machine," each featuring several Woody songs and their own songs of peace, freedom, and social commentary.  In 2011 their song "Peace Rant" was featured on Folk Alliance's compilation CD "War & Politics," to benefit veterans' causes.  Their shows are spontaneous celebrations and they encourage participation, on stage and off.