21 Jan Tom Chapin: Hymns Through the Generations
[author-credit]By Michael Chauner[/author-credit] [dropcap]A[/dropcap]“Motown hit, a singalong, a lullaby, a Beatles song. This is a hymnbook in my head.” Sung from his brand-new piece “These are my Hymns,” GRAMMY Award-winning Hudson Valley folk musician Tom Chapin reflects on the influential sounds of his life, spanning some of the most iconic eras in musical history from Woodie Guthrie’s voice of resilience to the Vietnam protest anthems of Bob Dylan. Chapin’s whimsical new medley includes taglines from Frank Sinatra, his brother Harry’s “Cats in the Cradle,” and even playfully interweaves “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” (those like me familiar with his style will understand...
