Elizabeth Mitchell and husband Daniel Littleton stop by the Smithsonian Folkways office in July 2012 for a live performance of "Sleep Eye." The song is featured on Mitchell's Smithsonian Folkways album Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie.

Little Seed: Songs for Children by Woody Guthrie available on CD and Digital.

In Little Seed, Elizabeth Mitchell embraces the gentle genius of America's musical bard, Woody Guthrie. The simple yet profound songs he wrote for his young children remind us of how the loving bonds between parent and child endure and are strengthened through music. Joined by family and friends, Elizabeth Mitchell offers us re-imagined renditions of classic Guthrie favorites. Her thoughtful versions pay tribute to Guthrie's uncanny ability to inhabit both the perspective of a loving, protective parent and the voice of a freewheeling child. Features eight newly-recorded tracks and five previously-issued favorites.