Tom Paxton

"We had such a great time at our wedding rehearsal dinner, listening to Tom Paxton! We had a large party with guests of all ages - from adults down to very young children, and he kept everyone entertained.  From singing Disney songs at request for the younger bunch, to contemporary stuff  for the older crowd, Tom showed an enormous range - and we all loved it!"         

Darria Gillespie    Dallas, Texas

Hello and welcome to my website.    

I am a musician based in Aspen, performing as a singer/guitarist and bass player in the Roaring Fork Valley.  

During this summer season I will spend most Sunday through Wednesday evenings performing as a solo singer/guitarist up at the Burlingame Cabin on Snowmass Mountain.  These sunset dinners are put on by Blazing Adventures.  They take participants up the mountain in jeeps for a great view from the top of Coney Glade, and then down to the cabin for dinner and entertainment around the campfire by yours truly.  Visit the Blazing Adventures website or call 970-923-4544 to book your sunset dinner. Some evenings I will be at other venues, so check to make sure I will be up there on the night of your dinner if that's important. But any of the musicians that might be up there  on a given night are also great.

When I am not playing for sunset dinners you can find me every Sunday afternoon at the Aspen Highlands Ritz Carlton, and on various afternoons at the Viceroy and Viewline Resort lobbies in Snowmass.

I also appear occasionally at the East Maroon Portal for Maroon Bells Outfitter's horseback campfire dinners.  To book your horseback dinner, call 970-920-4677. 

In addition to these public engagements, I do lots of private performances such as wedding receptions and rehearsal dinners, house parties and corporate events in venues and homes around the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.

When I am playing by myself through a P.A. system, I generally use background tracks (light percussion and bass) to add some rhythm to my solo performances. As you can see from the McBride Barn Dance clip on my video page, these tracks make my songs quite dancable.

From time to time I call square dances and contra dances.  I can either call to canned music or organize a live band as back-up.

Go to the video page to look through the videos of me performing in different musical settings to see if I might be a good fit for your upcoming event.  

You will also find a page that shows my singer/guitarist song list, as well as the store page with links to purchase my kids CD "Smore Songs" and the CD that my wife and I produced back in '84 of Aspen singers of all ages performing X-mas music entitled "Merry Christmas Aspen." John Denver is featured on several of the tracks.

Many of my afternoons are spent teaching music. For more info visit https://paxtonstudios.duetpartner.com