More From Chris Smither, More From The Levee
Chris Smither new release Chris Smither – Photo: Supplied Chris Smither’s ‘More From The Levee’ Out October 2, 2020 More From the Levee will be singer and songwriter’s Chris Smither’s 18th album. The new collection continues the theme of his fifty-year double-disc retrospective Still on the Levee which was issued in 2014. Reconnecting with his roots, Smither recorded the earlier album in New...
Link of Chain – Chris Smither Tribute – A Review
Read our review of the tribute album for Chris Smither LINK OF CHAIN: A SONGWRITERS TRIBUTE TO CHRIS SMITHER Tribute albums have become quite the thing. There appears to have been a growing stream of them in recent years, a way of celebrating an artist through the contributions of peers, each providing a nod in their own voice. It used to be well-known performers being acknowledged, but now the format has spread to honoring the...
Bluesfest 2013 Day 4
Read our take on day four of Bluesfest 2013 Day four at Bluesfest was a triumphant one. Not because I saw a legendary, favourite performer. It was the sheer canvas of high-class acts that I was able to capture, most of whom for the first time. A quick look at Luka Bloom who received a great reception. Then to Chris Smither who’s a product of growing up in New Orleans, the Boston and Cambridge folk-blues scene of the 60’s, a seminal...