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With a weary, well-travelled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.” New York Times
Honing his synthesis of folk and blues for over 50 years, Chris Smither’s profound songwriting, singular guitar sound and world-weary vocals – lying somewhere between Leonard Cohen and Leon Redbone – mark him out as a true original.
His music draws deeply from the blues and American folk music, but also modern poets and humanist philosophers, and he continues to earn accolades from the critics.
His songs have appeared in films and TV shows and been covered by Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Emmylou Harris and Diana Krall, among others.
In 2006 his song “Diplomacy” was named No.42 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of 100 Best Songs of the Year. A year later Smither was named Outstanding Folk Act by the Boston Music Awards.
In 2012 he released Hundred Dollar Valentine , a studio record rated with five stars by the magazine MOJO. With longtime producer David “Goody” Goodrich at the helm, this collection sported the unmistakable sound Smither has made his trademark: fingerpicked acoustic guitar and evocative sonic textures meshed with spare, brilliant songs, delivered in a bone-wise, hard-won voice.
Support provided by Chris’s friend, the excellent songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zak Trojano.
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Thu 3rd Jul, 2025 — Fri 4th Jul, 2025
YHA Treyarnon Bay, Padstow
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