Tom Callinan, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, became the first “Official State Troubadour” in Connecticut in 1991 and was selected to represent the state at a millennium event at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 1999. (Facebook) - Tom Callinan, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, became the first “Official State Troubadour” in Connecticut in 1991 and was selected to represent the state at a millennium event at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 1999. (Facebook)