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September 19, 2006

Folk singer Tom Paxton at URI colloquium tonight

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- Folk singer Tom Paxton is scheduled to appear at the University of Rhode Island tonight, where he will perform and discuss his experience using music to influence social change.

Paxton will deliver a performance entitled "A Musical Documentary: 50 Years of History in Song" in the Edwards Auditorium on the Kingston campus at 7:30 p.m.

The visit is part of the university's colloquium, Songs of Social Justice: The Rhetoric of Music, which examines how music is used "as a means of expression, persuasion, and mobilization," according to an announcement by URI.

Paxton's performance at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival was recorded and released as his first album by Vanguard Records. In 1964, he signed with Elektra Records where he recorded well-known songs such as, “The Last Thing on My Mind,” “Ramblin’ Boy” and “Whose Garden Was This.”

Paxton's appearance is free and open to the public. Can't go? Read about his show tomorrow on projo.com and in The Journal.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 6:46 PM | Permalink

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