JUNE
17 2022
FREDONIA OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS GRAMMY-WINNING FOLK ICON
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Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents Grammy winner and folk music icon Tom Paxton in concert on Sat., June 18, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Folk in Fredonia Music Series.
Lifetime Achievement Grammy winner Paxton will appear with the Grammy-winning duo, The DonJuans – singer-songwriters Don Henry and Jon Vezner. The three began writing and playing together and, within days of doing so, knew they were on to something special. Now, they’ve taken that something special on the road! The concert will begin with Vezner moderating a brief conversation and Q&A session between the trio and the audience.
Paxton is one of the great songwriters of his generation. He has performed thousands of concerts around the world, including in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, England, Scotland, Ireland and Canada. That fans still enjoy his work is a testament to the quality of his recent output, and to the enduring power of modern standards like “The Last Thing on My Mind,” “Ramblin’ Boy,” “Bottle of Wine,” “Whose Garden Was This?,” “Goin’ to
ing Kathy Mattea’s critically He received acclaimed hit, a 2009 Life“Where’ve You time AchieveBeen.” The same ment Grammy accolade from Award and was the Academy of nominated for a Country Music, Grammy in 2007 the Country Mufor “Comedians sic Association, and Angels,” in and the Nash2006 for “Live in ville Songwritthe U.K.,” in 2003 ers Association for his CD LookInter national ing for the Moon, culminated in and in 2002 for “Where’ve You his children’s Been” becoming CD Your Shoes, the first song My Shoes. He ever to be so honalso has received ored by all four lifetime achieveorganizations. ment awards In the nearly from ASCAP and 25 years since from the BBC in “Where’ve You London. Been,” Vezner Paxton’s place and Henry have in folk music is performed in secured not just venues from by hit records The Bottom Line and awards, but in NYC to The by the admiraBluebird Café in tion of three genNashville, and erations of fellow shared the stage musicians. with such no“Tom Paxton’s table artists as songs are so powJoey Ramone, erful and lyrical, John Hartford, written from Michael Johnthe heart,” says son and David singer Judy ColCrosby. As a Photo Submitted duo, The Donlins. “He writes stirring songs Juans bring an The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center presents of social protest impressive array Grammy winner and folk music icon Tom Paxton, along with Grammyand gentle songs of songs, experiof love, each wo- winning singer-songwriters Don Henry and Jon Vezner in concert on ence and gifted ven together with Sat., June 18, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Folk in Fredonia Music Series. musicianship. his personal gift C o l l e c t i ve l y, for language. His Paxton’s, Henry’s melodies haunt, his lyrics so, for they are beautiful In 1990, Vezner and and Vezner’s songs have reverberate. I have sung and timeless, and meant Henry received the been covered by such acTom’s songs for three de- for every age.” Grammy “Song of the claimed recording artists cades and will go on doing Year” award for co-writ- as: Harry Belafonte, John
Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, Nancy Griffith, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, John Denver, Faith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Blake Shelton, Peter, Paul & Mary, and Bob Dylan … just to name a few! Tickets may be purchased in person at the Opera House Box Office or by phone at 716-679-1891, Tuesday through Friday, 12-4:30 p.m. They also may be purchased anytime online at www.fredopera.org. The Folk in Fredonia Music Series is sponsored by The Gilman Family. In addition, this engagement of Tom Paxton is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.