Folk blues legend Chris Smither touring Australia

Chris Smither   Chris Smither – folk/blues guitarist, singer and songwriter extraordinaire – is visiting Australia for an extensive solo tour taking in intimate clubs in capital cities and a number of folk music events including the Brunswick Music Festival, Apollo Bay, Blue Mountains and Port Fairy music festivals.


The man described by Associated Press as “an American original, a product of the musical melting pot, and one of the absolute best singer-songwriters in the world,” is coming to Australia following the release of his acclaimed new album, Time Stands Still which is the eleventh studio album of a career that now spans over four decades.

Like John Hammond and a handful of other musicians whose careers began in the 1960s blues revival, Chris Smither can take pride in the fact that he’s been there since the beginning. Smither has been a mainstay of the festival, coffee house and club circuits around the U.S., Canada and Europe since his performing career began in earnest in the coffeehouses in Boston in the spring of 1966.

Best known for his great songs like “Love You like a Man” and “I Feel the Same,” – both of which have been recorded by guitarist Bonnie Raitt, who herself calls him “my Eric Clapton!” – Smither’s career just keeps on progressing upwards.

He recently won 2007 Folk Alliance Awards for both Song of the Year (“Seems So Real”) and Contemporary Artist of the Year. In 2006, Rolling Stone Magazine named “Diplomacy” from his Leave the Light On album as #42 on their list of the 100 Best Songs of the Year. And if that wasn’t enough, Smither was also named as 2007’s Outstanding Folk Act by the Boston Music Awards.

Anyone who is looking to be transported and deeply inspired by the power of song – MUST attend one of Chris Smither’s upcoming Australian concert performances!

Recent quotes for Chris Smither:
“A megawatt solo performer. The masterful combination of pure folk songwriting and intricate guitar blues are tangible signs of this singer-songwriter’s vigorous genius.” WIRED Magazine

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CHRIS SMITHER 2010 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
Friday 5 March
Notes: 75 Enmore Rd. Newtown, NSW
http;//noteslive.net.au
(02) 9557 5111

Saturday- Monday 6-8 MarchPort Fairy Folk Festival
www.portfairyfolkfestival.com

Wednesday 10 March
Thursday 11 March
Trinity Sessions
318 Goodwood Rd. Clarence Park,
Adelaide, SA
www.myspace.com/trinitysessions

Friday 12 March
Lizottes Newcastle (formerly Kings Theatre)
31 Moorhead St, Lambton
www.newcastle.lizottes.com.au/live
02 4956 2066

Saturday- Sunday 13/14 March
Blue Mountains Music Festival
ww.bmff.org.au

Wednesday 17 March
The Zoo, Fortitude Valley, QLD
www.thezoo.com.au
(07) 3854 1381

Thursday 18 March
The SoundLounge, Currumbin RSL
Currumbin Creek Rd, Gold Coast, QLD
www.thesoundlounge.com.au
07 55 347 999

Friday 19 March
Joe’s Waterhole, Eumundi, QLD
www.musicliveatjoes.com
(07) 5442 8144

Saturday 20 March
Burke & Wills Winery, Lancefield, VIC
www.wineandmusic.net
(03) 5425 5400

Sunday 21 March
Brunswick Music Festival
Brunswick Town Hall, Brunswick, VIC
www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au
(03) 9388 1460

Wednesday 24 March
Thursday 25 March
Kulcha, Fremantle, WA
www.kulcha.com.au/
(08) 9336 4544

Friday 26 March
Northcote Social Club
301 High St. Northcote
www.northcotesocialclub.com
03 9486 1677

Saturday, Sunday 27/28 March
Apollo Bay Music Festival
www.apollobaymusicfestival.com
Buy Tickets Here,

Wednesday 31 March
Mechanics Institute PAC.
Crn Sydney & Glenlyon Rds, Brunswick
Bookings 03 9387 3376
www.acrosstheborders.com.au

Thursday 1 April
Bald Faced Stag, 354 Parramatta Rd. Leichhardt, NSW
02 9560 7188

Friday 2 April
Clarendon Hotel, Katoomba
68 Lurline St.
Bookings- 02 4782 1322
www.bmff.org.au

Saturday- Monday 3-5 April
National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
www.folkfestival.asn.au
(02) 6249 7755

For all ticket outlets please check individual venues.