The Washington Squares were a neo-beatnik folk revival music group. Modeled after early 1960s groups like The Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, the group was named after New York City's Washington Square Park, emblematic of Greenwich Village. The group, consisting of Bruce Jay Paskow, Tom Goodkind, and Lauren Agnelli, He is also a voting member of his local community board in lower Manhattan. The group reunited in 2018 at a sold out City Winery show with Peter Yarrow bringing Tom Goodkind to lead guitar and banjo with Billy Ficca on drums and Mike Fornatale on bass and vocals joining Tom and Lauren. Goodkind died of 9/11 related cancer in February 2019 at the age of 65.
Recordings
- The Washington Squares (1987)
- Fair and Square (1989)
- From Greenwich Village, the Complete Washington Squares (1997)
- Monsters of Folk Vol. 1 Sessions 1983 - 1985 (2016)
- Folk Riot Vol. 2 Sessions 1985 - 1987 (2018)
- Folk Riot Vol. 3 Sessions 1987 - 1990 (2020)
- Folk Riot Vol. 4 Sessions 2018 - Live at the City Winery - Video (2018)