6th Annual Patchogue Folk Festival with Janis Ian & Tom Paxton

Two of America’s greatest songwriters share the stage for an evening of stories and songs. Each with ties of the classic Greenwich Village folk scene, Tom Paxton and Janis Ian are nearly a generation apart yet share a slew of folk influences as well as an affinity for fearlessly tackling controversial issues. Paxton emerged in the days of hootenannies and wrote his share of what were then called protest songs, but he also wrote songs about love, humorous, and for kids. Many became off-covered standards, including ‘Bottle of Wine,’ ‘Ramblin’ Boy’ and ‘The Last Thing on My Mind.’ At 15, Ian had a major pop hit with the then-provocative ‘Society’s Child,’ a taboo-busting meditation about an interracial romance. She re-emerged a decade later in the mid-70s with her biggest hit the reflective ‘At Seventeen,’ which won a GRAMMY®. She remains an unflinching topical commentator.