Thom Parrott

Thom Parrott, aka Tom Parrott, is an American singer-songwriter born in Washington, D. C., in 1944. He was a frequent contributor to Broadside Magazine in the 1960s. In September, 1967, he was included in a hootenanny hosted by Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall. Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, saw him there and subsequently produced two albums of Parrott performing his own songs and versions of others. Thom also has songs on three compilation albums including the Grammy nominated "Best of Broadside." These five albums are all available from Smithsonian Folkways.

He was a frequent contributor to Broadside Magazine in the 1960s. In September, 1967, he was included in a hootenanny hosted by Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall. Moses Asch, founder of Folkways Records, saw him there and subsequently produced two albums of Parrott performing his own songs and versions of others. Thom also has songs on three compilation albums including the Grammy nominated "Best of Broadside." These five albums are all available from Smithsonian Folkways.

His most recent album is "Everything Is Fine" -- a sampler of eleven of his more recent songs. The CD is available from CDBaby.com/thomparrott.

Mr. Parrott performs alone and has been in several bands, playing guitar, harmonica, keyboards, mandolin and bass guitar and performing folk, blues, country, jug band and rock. He has performed hundreds of times in nursing homes for free and has led several open mics and songwriter showcases. He currently lives in Albuquerque, NM, and still writes and performs.