The Washington Post described John as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man," a moniker flawed only by its understatement. "Calling John McCutcheon a 'folksinger' is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player..." ( Dallas Morning News ). Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theaters, John is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, a festival stage o a farm rally. He is a whirlwind of energy packing five lifetimes into one.