Gallery: Tom Paxton and the DonJuans begin tour at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica

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Tom Paxton sits with his guitar backstage at McCabe’s Guitar Shop.

The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner kick-started his first night of his tour with a performance at the Santa Monica guitar shop alongside the folk music duo the DonJuans.

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Tom Paxton plays his guitar backstage before the show.

Paxton’s latest album “All New” will be released July 29th. The album was a collaboration with folk music duo Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer.

Paxton added that due to the pandemic, they wrote all of the songs for the album over zoom.

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Tom Paxton makes his way down a hall in McCabe's Guitar Shop to the stage for sound check.

Paxton said he encourages his younger audience to pursue their passions.

“Find your dream, and follow it,” Paxton said.

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Tom Paxton and Jon Venzer perform a sound check on stage.

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A sign that reads “McCabe’s” hangs above a door frame in McCabe’s Guitar Shop.

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A wall in McCabe’s Guitar Shop is decorated with a variety of electric guitars.

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Don Henry stands on stage for sound check.

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The DonJuans and Tom Paxton stand together on stage prior to the show.

Paxton said that he got to know the DonJuans while they were teaching songwriting together at The Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina.

“Jon said, ‘let’s write a song together.’ And so we did, and I liked it,” Paxton said.

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Attendees settle down in their seats to wait for the performance to begin.

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Audience members watch and listen to the performance.

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The DonJuans and Tom Paxton perform on stage.

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Paxton and the DonJuans continue with their performance.

Paxton added his love for folk music is what inspired his career.

“As far back as I can remember, I loved music. And I began to find folk music was a particular music that I loved,” Paxton said.