Shout Factory
2006
Live At McCabe's Guitar Shop
About This Album
There is no shortage of live Tom Paxton available on CD, and a cursory perusal of the track listings reveals that the set list varies only slightly from show to show and year to year, as new topical compositions replace worn-out dated ones. That the staples of his catalog remain in his show is no big surprise, as many of Paxton's fans have been supporting the folksinger since his heyday in the '60s and would expect to hear at least some of the songs that established him. What might surprise those who haven't kept up with Paxton, however, is just how consistent -- in both rendition and quality -- his contemporary interpretations sound with the decades-old originals. Paxton is every bit the storyteller that he was in his early years, and he remains an engaging entertainer and an endearing vocalist and guitarist, comfortable with who he is and what he's done and not pretending to be anything more. Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop was recorded in Santa Monica's popular folk haunt in 1991, Paxton accompanied only by his own acoustic guitar. His audience is clearly enthralled from the start, a faithful revisit to "Ramblin' Boy," a Paxton perennial that dates to his 1964 Elektra Records debut.
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