Together Again - Digital - $250
2024's Together was hailed as a landmark album, sitting atop Folk DJ charts and garnering rave reviews. Two of folk music's most loved and prolific songwriters are back at it again, with the release of 2026's Together Again. With fourteen new, co-written songs, Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon prove what formidable pen men they are.
There is the humorous (Cheatin' While I'm Eatin', We Know How This Ends), the political (Stop at Nothing), the nostalgic (Artie's Last Stand), the heartstrings-tugging (Old Dog), and even a song about The Future. Of course, they give a shout-out to baseball, to World War II vets, and even a loving tribute to their mutual friend and mentor, Pete Seeger.
John's sturdy studio band anchors all the stories with superb musicianship. And, even though Paxton has retired from the road, it's still great to hear that his songwriting chops are among the best in the business.
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This is a pay-what-you-will download. Knowing that there are many who’ve lost their jobs and their incomes, as well as many who are economically unfazed by this current situation, please…help yourself to the music if you cannot afford to buy it, but please be generous if you can. It’s entirely up to you.
You have 2 options for downloading this album.
1) Mp3 files. These are smaller files, more quickly downloaded, and take up less space on your devices. This is what almost all downloads are from everywhere.
2) Wav files. These are larger, full-range audio files, like you would get on a CD. They'll take longer to download and will take up more space. These are rarely offered as download files.
So why are we offering both? Because John works hard to get his albums sounding great and the compression used on mp3 files erases much of the fine tuning. John hates mp3's. Most musicians do. Yeah, we know it's kinda snobbish, but ears are what a musician is paid for, huh?
If you don't want to choose, you can have both. Listen to the mp3's on your mobile devices and burn a CD with the wav files for the total listening experience. With our compliments.
Thanks for your interest, thanks for being careful, and thanks for helping us all get through this with our souls intact.
Track listing:
The Future 4:24
Old Dog 3:54
Artie's Last Stand 4:47
Ran Away with the Circus 4:29
Pathfinder 2:51
Stop at Nothing 3:54
Sargeant O'Reilly 1:49
Cheatin' When I'm Eatin' 4:18
Rebel Gal 3:46
Last Man Sitting 5:12
Every Monday at Two 3:20
Famous for a Day 4:22
We Know How This Ends 2:59
Lay This Old Guitar Down 3:01