CHRIS SMITHER

About the Artist

New Orleans bred, Smither’s pure ‘heart-centered’ songwriting, intricate guitar work and a voice that National Public Radio describes as “equal parts gravel and molasses” brings the pinnacle of American blues-based folk music together in one masterfully passionate evening of music. Smither keeps it all “moving on” with hypnotic rhythms that he taps in accompaniment on a miked platform to his fine fingerstyle blues guitar and draws you in with lyrics that resonate in harmony with the roller coaster of life. BOSTON GLOBE shares: “(Smither) is among the finest acoustic guitarists anywhere in American music (Bonnie Raitt calls him my Eric Clapton), and his songs, while banked in the blues, are as modern as tomorrow’s newspaper.” OTTAWA XPRESS/Canada declares: “On stage, his songs are bolstered by stunning, intricate guitar work, expressive, gut-wrenching singing and the hypnotic tapping feet that is the heartbeat of his performances. ~ Lynn Trombetta

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