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Saturday, October 23, 8:00pm
Peterborough Players Theater
Back in the old days, muses resilient troubadour Chris Smither, writing new songs and making new albums were just chores. "My priority was, and still is, performing live. I guess I still write the songs and make the records so that I can go out and play except that now I actually look forward to it. I've learned how to do it, and I'm very eager to get stuff recorded once I've written it."
Smither taps his foot to keep the rhythm, much like the late blues legend John Lee Hooker. His finger-picked guitar lines are sleek, unhurried and insistent. And then there's the voice-equal parts gravel and molasses. Smither's singing sounds like a distillation of the folk and blues heroes he grew up listening to in New Orleans. Bathed in the flickering glow of passing headlights and neon bar signs, Smither's roots are as blue as they come. There is plenty of misty Louisiana and Lightnin' Hopkins in Smither's weathered singing and unhurried picking.
The masterful combination of pure folk songwriting and intricate guitar blues are tangible signs of the singer-songwriter's vigorous genius. A megawatt solo performer.
Chris Smither on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8t-i606WA8
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