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Let Your Guitar Be Your Voice (FPR on the Road in Maui)
Level 3
The two major influences on Chris Smither's guitar style were Lightnin' Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt. This workshop will demonstrate how he has combined aspects of their playing to form his own style. The goal is to show students how to make a guitar arrangement that is an integral part of a song, as opposed to mere accompaniment; how to use these techniques as a stimulus to song-writing in which the guitar part becomes the song instead of an after-the-fact embellishment.
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Chris Smither is on Facebook/ChrisSmitherMusic
Chris Smither is an acclaimed acoustic roots singer-songwriter whose career spans 40 years, 12 albums, and three DVDs. His recent CD, TIME STANDS STILL, was released last fall. He tours world-wide, performing at clubs, concert halls, and festivals in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia. His songs have appeared in various films and TV shows and have been covered by Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and Diana Krall, among others
June brought the release of a new live Smither album, LOST AND FOUND. Upon listening to concerts recorded between 1993-2003, Chris discovered some real gems, with outstanding sound quality. This collection of 14 songsjoins Another Way to Find You and Live As I’ll Ever Be in Chris’ catalog of live recordings, and is only available online at www.smither.com and at live shows.
Then in early November, Chris released an EP, WHAT I LEARNED IN SCHOOL. This summer, Chris took a break from writing songs for his new studio record and strapped on and plugged in an arch top jazz guitar. He invited some very fine musicians (Billy Conway of Morphine, Smither vocal favorite Anita Suhanin, and Johnny Sciascia & Jerry Miller from Eilen Jewell’s band) to the studio. With long-time producer David Goodrich at the helm, they rocked the house. Chris put the Smither spin on some Rock & Roll classics, including “Take Out Some Insurance” and “You Can’t Catch Me” – reaching back to some of his earliest sound/musical influences. Like the new live one, this EP is only available online and at Chris concerts.
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