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Biography
For|the newspaper cartoonist|John T. McCutcheonBLP sources|date=November 2011 John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s.cite book|last=Ledgin|first=Stephanie P.|year=2010|title=Discovering Folk Music |isbn=0-275-99387-6 |url= http://books.google.com/books? id=jlYi6-1yqKwC& pg=PA70& dq=John+McCutcheon+musician& hl=en& ei=wWMBTcHNMcKAlAfxw8mFCQ& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=book-thumbnail& resnum=7& ved=0CEMQ6wEwBg#v=onepage& q=John%20McCutcheon%20musician& f=false He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer , and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar , banjo , autoharp , mountain dulcimer , fiddle , and jawharp .
Career
McCutcheon is a graduate of College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University|Saint John's University in Minnesota . While in his 20s, he travelled to Appalachia and learned from some of the legendary greats of traditional folk music, such as Roscoe Holcomb , I.D. Stamper , and Tommy Hunter (fiddler)|Tommy Hunter . His vast repertoire also includes songs from contemporary writers like Si Kahn (e.g. "Gone Gonna Rise Again", "Rubber Blubber Whale") as well as a large body of his own music.
When McCutcheon became a father in the early 1980s he found most children's music "unmusical and condescending",Cite quote|date=November 2011 and sought to change the situation by releasing a children's album, Howjadoo , in 1983. Originally, he had only intended to do one children's record, but the popularity of this first effort led to the production of several additional children's albums.
Much of his work, however, continues to focus on writing politically and socially conscious songs for adult audiences. One of his most successful songs, " Christmas in the Trenches " (from his 1984 album Winter Solstice ), tells the story of the Christmas truce of 1914. He also wrote a song entitled "Hail to the Chief" consisting entirely of malapropism s attributed to George W. Bush .
In his performances, McCutcheon often introduces his music with a story, and has become known as a storyteller. He has made multiple appearances at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee.
McCutcheon's music has, since the 1990s, increasingly evolved into heartland rock -influenced ballads, while he still occasionally performs purer folk music, particularly when playing the dulcimer.
Discography
How Can I Keep From Singing? ( June Appal Recordings , 1975)
The Wind That Shakes The Barley ( June Appal Recordings and Rounder Records|Rounder , 1977)
http://www.folkmusic.com/ John McCutcheon official site
http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2004/01/16/hotseatJohnMccutcheonMakin.html "Making waves making music - 2004 article in local paper
http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp Audio/Video John McCutcheon is the only guest on Woodsongs show 471
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