Tom Neilson Music
Musical Satire and Social Commentary
Check out upcoming events below.... Let's speak truth to power.
tomneilsonmusic@yahoo.com
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Tom Neilson Appearances
Can't Make this Stuff Up!
Saturday, October 3, 2026 Hummingbird Hall, 729 Colrain Rd., Greenfield, MA
Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Friday, October 23, 2026 First Congregational Church of Ashfield, 429 Main Street
Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Sunday, November 15, 2026 16 Strong Ave., Northampton
General News
Tom nominated for UN Nelson Mandela Award
Posted: 2019-12-30
Tom receives Best Albums at the 2020 JPF Awards
Just Plain Folks (the People’s Grammies) International Awards
Posted: 2020-12-30
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Quotes that inspire me
“Art is ultimately about telling the truth. If there are people who don’t like the truth, you have to decide whether you want to do your art or whether you want to do ‘small talk,’ because if you get away from the truth to please other people who want you to not tell the truth, you have lost the artist in you.” Martha Beck
"Individuals have duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring." Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal 1950
“The artist has a special responsibility to speak out for social justice since their voices will be heard when others' are not.” Pablo Casals
“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” Toni Cade Bambara
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." CIA Director William Casey, 1981
“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.” Woody Guthrie