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Meet Tom Chapin whose career has spanned six decades, 26 albums, three Grammy awards and has been a regular scheduled performer at the Walnut Valley Festival over the last 25 years. Tom will share his excitement to return once again to Winfield in celebration of its 50th year, as well as his early days playing with his brothers Harry, Steve, and his father Jim in the successful early folk group The Chapin Brothers. Tom shares how as a father he found a way to connect with his grade school aged daughters, other children and their parents with his family and children’s recordings. Tom reflects on the recent documentary Harry Chapin When In Doubt Do Something, which chronicles Harry's life as an award winning singer/songwriter and political activist. We will also get a "sneak peek" of his new song Walnut Valley Moon which will be on his soon to be released new album Hold our Ground.
Meet Tom Chapin whose career has spanned six decades, 26 albums, three Grammy awards and has been a regular scheduled performer at the Walnut Valley Festival over the last 25 years. Tom will share his excitement to return once again to Winfield in celebration of its 50th year, as well as his early days playing with his brothers Harry, Steve, and his father Jim in the successful early folk group The Chapin Brothers. Tom shares how as a father he found a way to connect with his grade school aged daughters, other children and their parents with his family and children’s recordings. Tom reflects on the recent documentary Harry Chapin When In Doubt Do Something, which chronicles Harry's life as an award winning singer/songwriter and political activist. We will also get a "sneak peek" of his new song Walnut Valley Moon which will be on his soon to be released new album Hold our Ground.
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In a career that spans six decades, 26 albums and three GRAMMY awards, Hudson Valley Troubadour Tom Chapin has covered an incredible amount of creative ground. In addition to his work as a recording artist and concert performer, Chapin has acted on Broadway, as well as working extensively in television, radio and film. As a music-maker, the multi-talented singer/songwriter/guitarist has maintained two long and productive parallel careers, both as a highly respected contemporary folk artist and as a pioneer in the field of children's music. In both roles, Chapin has established a reputation for insightful, heartfelt songcraft and effortlessly charismatic live performances. He continues to engage the hearts, minds and imaginations of young listeners with witty, life-affirming original songs delivered in a sophisticated array of musical styles. In either format, Chapin's infectious songs, sterling musicianship and personal warmth consistently shine through, whether he's performing on record or in a concert hall, an outdoor festival, a school, in front of a symphony orchestra or in an intimate coffeehouse. The New York Times called Chapin "one of the great personalities in contemporary folk music," while Billboard called him "the best family artist around" and described him as "totally captivating." Parents magazine stated, "Nobody today is writing and performing better kids' songs than Tom Chapin." The son of noted jazz drummer and teacher Jim Chapin and the grandson of author/critic Kenneth Burke and portrait pai… Read More
