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Public recordCompiled from 13 credited sources · Updated Sep 30, 2026

Tom Paxton

Folk & acoustic band from Chicago, IL · formed 1937

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Tom Paxton photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
16
Rooms played
13
Cities
13
Releases
46
Last show
Jan 11, 2025The Sofia

About

Tom Paxton is a band from Chicago, IL, formed in 1937, tagged acoustic, folk, political by its sources. Shows on record run from 2011 to 2025, across 13 rooms in 13 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

16 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20111 show
  2. 20122 shows
  3. 20151 show
  4. 20162 shows
  5. 20171 show
  6. 20181 show
  7. 20211 show
  8. 20222 shows
  9. 20232 shows
  10. 20242 shows
  11. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
Jan 11, 2025The Sofia · SacramentoSupportwith John McCutcheon
May 5, 2024Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry · DuluthSupportwith John McCutcheon, Mike Green
May 4, 2024The Foundry · AthensSupportwith John McCutcheon
Oct 29, 2023Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith John McCutcheon
Oct 26, 2023Sellersville Theater 1894 · SellersvilleHeadlinerwith John McCutcheon
Dec 4, 2022Acoustic Sunday Live - The Concert to Protect Our Aquifer · MemphisSupportwith The Accidentals, Susan Werner, Crys Matthews, +1
Oct 27, 2022City Winery - NYC · ManhattanSupportwith Carbon Leaf, Don Juans
Oct 31, 2021Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith John McCutcheon
Dec 7, 2018Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, Symphony Space · New York (NYC)Supportwith David Amram, Tom Chapin, John McCutcheon, +3
Jun 18, 2017Croton Point Park · Croton-On-HudsonSupportwith Richard Thompson, Joe Purdy, Tommy Emmanuel, +7
Oct 30, 2016Rams Head On Stage · AnnapolisSupportwith John McCutcheon
Oct 29, 2016Birchmere · AlexandriaHeadlinerwith John McCutcheon
Jun 21, 2015Croton Point Park · Croton-On-HudsonSupportwith The Mavericks, Ani DiFranco, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, +32
Oct 14, 2012John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · WashingtonSupportwith Ry Cooder, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Ani DiFranco
Sep 22, 2012The Kent Stage · KentSupportwith John McCutcheon, Red Clay, Red Clay Ramblers
Apr 2, 2011Grand Opera House · BelfastSupportwith Kieran Goss, Eddi Reader, Maura O'connell, +1

Where they play

13 rooms in 13 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Alexandria3 shows
  • Croton-On-Hudson2 shows
  • Annapolis1 show
  • Athens1 show
  • Belfast1 show

and 8 other cities

Releases

46 releases, 1964–2026

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 16 plays, 2006-05-10–2025-12-25 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Hans) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Roadhouse' (Brian Foss) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Tom Paxton — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Tom Paxton — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
Tom Paxton — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Tom Paxton — We Can Do This - SingleC. Daniel Boling (written with Tom Paxton)
Release art · We Can Do This - SingleC. Daniel Boling (written with Tom Paxton) — release
Tom Paxton — Together AgainTom Paxton & John McCutcheon
Release art · Together AgainTom Paxton & John McCutcheon — release
Tom Paxton — The Compleat Tom Paxton: Recorded Live
Release art · The Compleat Tom Paxton: Recorded Live — release
Tom Paxton — American Troubadour
Release art · American Troubadour — release
Tom Paxton — No Kings Here - Single
Release art · No Kings Here - Single — release
Tom Paxton — Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 2024-05-05
Poster · Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 2024-05-05 — Songkick
Tom Paxton — Acoustic Sunday Live - The Concert to Protect Our Aquifer, 2022-12-04
Poster · Acoustic Sunday Live - The Concert to Protect Our Aquifer, 2022-12-04 — Songkick
Tom Paxton — City Winery - NYC, 2022-10-27
Poster · City Winery - NYC, 2022-10-27 — Songkick
Tom Paxton — John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2012-10-14
Poster · John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2012-10-14 — Songkick
Tom Paxton — Grand Opera House, 2011-04-02
Poster · Grand Opera House, 2011-04-02 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Tom Paxton on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Releases, Photos
Tom Paxton on Last.fmArtist facts
Tom Paxton on DiscogsArtist facts
Tom Paxton on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.