Links to people and places I think are worth a look.


ARTIST HOME PAGES

Carolyn Hester. Midge and I have known Carolyn and her master-punster husband, David Blume, for years and years. We four did a tour of the UK back in, I think, 1995, that was four weeks of laughing till the tears came. You had to be there. One of folk music's great voices, Carolyn comes from Austin, Texas and has recorded many, many albums, including, I'm grateful to say, a CD of my songs.

Arlo Guthrie. Arlo used to come into the Gaslight in Greenwich Village when he was still a school kid. We'd make him get up and sing a couple of his dad's songs. He's still doing it and has become one of my all-time favorite live performers. That I'm not alone in that sentiment is evident at every show he does. They're always packed. He's done some wonderful performances of a few of my tunes. I love to hear him do Gambler's Blues (St. James Infirmary).

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer. When Cathy and Marcy won the Grammy for children's music back in February after nine nominations, Midge and I were fortunate enough to be in the hall. They got the largest hand of the afternoon and Midge was so excited she ran halfway to the stage and I thought she was going to run onto it. These two women have done more recordings and concerts for children than almost anyone I could name, and they've all been brilliant. They've also been nominated in the past for traditional folk recordings. We did a tour of the UK together in 2003 and they're going to play Belfast and Dublin with me in March 2005. You must visit this site.

RESOURCES

Sing Out! Magazine. When I discovered back in 1960 that there was a magazine totally devoted to folk music, it was a joyous revelation. I began learning songs right away (the first was Peggy Seeger's Springhill Mine Disaster) do it to this day. If you love folk music, you need this magazine.
The Songwriter's Resource Center. Writing a song can often seem, as somebody aptly put it, like herding cats. This resource center has an unbelievable collection of helpful articles, books, etc., purely about song writing. It has a great many helpful links for beginning songwriters. Personally, I feel like a beginner every time I start a song, so I like to go there. Try it.
The American Folk Life Center at The Library of Congress. Incredible collections and resource material
The Tom Paxton pages by Valerie Kramer include a terrific cross-reference of individual songs and recordings.
The Great Folk Scare. Here's a nice, somewhat dotty look at the 60s folk scene. The title comes, I'm virtually positive, from a remark made by my friend, Utah Phillips.
Efolkmusic.com, a great source for folk records and free MP3s
www.tradmusic.com, a major resource for traditional and world music


LISTENING

Folk Roots and Branches with Mike Regenstreif - a great folk radio show from Montreal and people can listen to it live or from the archives.
WUMB - Boston's all-folk music radio station
Welcome To Folk Scene, Howard and Roz Larman's site. Go there to listen to Folk Scene on internet radio


MISCELLANEOUS

Rumours of Rain with Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby - is a song for peace recorded in the folk tradition by many artists participating, including me.


MEDIA RESOURCES

Behind the Beat has several audio interviews with me.