Have Guitar Will Travel Podcast

239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon

Have Guitar Will Travel Podcast

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239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon239 - Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon

In episode 239 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with singer/songwriters and guitarists Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon who is also a multi-instrumentalist. He first spoke to John in episode 150. In their conversation he starts with Tom and he tells us about his home in Alexandria, VA, right across the river from Washington, DC and he tells us about starting on trumpet before starting on guitar as a senior in high school. The two tells us about when they first met in Boston in the early ’80’s and how they came together as songwriting partners during Covid. John describes recording their album “Together Again” in the same room with the exception of Stuart Duncan on fiddle. “Together Again” being their second collaboration after their first “Together”. John discusses his instruments on the album an Ome banjo and Huss and Dalton guitars and Tom tells us about his Martin M-38 he has at home. Tom talks about why he retired from touring and John tells us about his upcoming tour plans and the two tell us about their writing projects. The two discuss their holiday traditions, Tom renting a Virginia ski cabin and John with a huge Cuban Christmas Eve feast and the two have a traditional of writing unconventional Christmas songs.

You can find out all you want to know about John at his website: folkmusic.com and for more information on Tom you can go to his website at: tompaxton.com

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