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Recent News<\/strong><\/p>\n I had been working very hard to ignore the fact that I was turning 60 years of age last month. Of course, when one ignores such things, they tend to leak out in unintended ways, like the moodiness that pinned itself to my lapel. Fortunately for me, my wife Margo, and daughter Mally<\/a> had other ideas. When I joined them at Amazing Things Arts Center to hear Mally’s feature set, the place was transformed into a joyful birthday celebration. I was completely overcome by the warmth of friends as the musical evening was presented in my honor. Several wonderful musicians performed some of my songs, and songs written for or inspired by the occasion. Above you can see Mally and about a quarter of the folks who joined her on stage to sing my song, “A Prayer for Peace”. Perry Desmond-Davies<\/a> and Demi Ayres each wrote amazing songs that had me believing they had read my biography. I was deeply moved, and in and out of tears the entire evening. There is not enough space here to give proper credit to all who were involved. I left the evening knowing I am loved and blessed.<\/p>\n March was a full musical month for me. Mixed among my adult-oriented shows, I found myself playing several gigs of family-oriented shows, including the Children’s Music Network in Cambridge, MA, the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH, the Park School in Brookline, MA, and the New England Pediatric Care Center in Billerica, MA. In April, I will continue my string of over twenty-five appearances at the New England Folk Festival. One of my two shows will be a family concert.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This Month’s Music: WELCOME SPRING!<\/strong><\/p>\n My performance schedule this month kept me out of the Kitchen studio. Instead, I share two excerpts from a recent very enjoyable Saint Patrick’s Day show. The supremely talented and charming Kate Chadbourne<\/a> (professor of Celtic Studies, Harvard University) asked several friends to join her to help celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts in Concord, MA. I was honored to join Kate, plus Bill Kehoe, Pat Kenneally<\/a>, and Robert Phillipps as we shared songs and spoken word of Ireland. Kate, Bill, Pat and Robert warmly embraced all of us who were present that evening with their wonderful performances. Each of them could have done the entire hour themselves. Together, it was a shared delight. <\/p>\n
Celebrating Tom’s 60th Birthday
Amazing Things Arts Center, Framingham, MA<\/p>\n
Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center
Peterborough, NH<\/p>\n
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I am writing this on opening day at Fenway Park. I should be called up any day now to play fifth base. Hope springs eternal!<\/p>\n