Tom and Janis make magic together
by eagaduga on 10/30/10Gordon Center for Performing Arts - Owing MillsI'm a longtime Tom Paxton fan and after seeing him perform with Janis Ian, I am now a Janis fan as well! Friends for over 40 years, the two have never performed together before, but Tom's folk style and Janis' blues and country meld beautifully. They spend most of the time on stage together, harmonizing and often singing each others' songs. If one of them does a solo, the other will relax at the back of the stage, enjoying it. They were accompanied by Robin Bullock, the talented "Celtic Guitar God," and audience and performers all had a wonderful time. It was good marketing, too, because the cross-pollination I'm sure helped them sell books and CDs for each other! I saw them together in Philly, Owings Mills, and Elmer, NJ, the first three concerts of their association, and I could see them "selttling in" to what I hope will be a long and wonderful run.