Cover for Smither's latest CD, Train Home (Hightone, 2003) Chris Smither has been honing his bluesy, folk-centered acoustic sound for four decades now -- and critics and fans say he's getting better ...

Chris Smither has been somebody’s birthday present twice. He’s also been an anniversary present, performed at an office holiday party, and taught private guitar lessons, all on Zoom. “The people are ...

A profound songwriter, Chris Smither draws deeply from a combination of Blues, American Folk music, modern poets, and philosophers. With his signature gravelly voice and dazzling guitar work, he has ...

EASTON Bluesy, folk-rock guitarist and singer Chris Smither and Susan Werner, known for crafting almost unrecognizable covers out of classic songs, will share the bill tonight at the Avalon Theatre.

When Chris Smither found his live gigs shut down during the worst months of COVID-19, he figured it might at least be a good opportunity to write some new songs — something the veteran folk/blues ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Nov. 8-14. “I’ll live to be 100, I was born in ‘44,” Chris Smither recites on his ...

Chris Smither returns to Fort Smith for an intimate show at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at 801 Media Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Smither's career spans nearly 50 years and includes 18 albums, seven books, ...

has - he released his first album in 1971 -- it’s understandable that, when you hit a certain milestone, you want to do something special to mark the occasion. For Smither, that milestone will come ...

Acclaimed folk-blues singer-songwriter Chris Smither, who lives in Amherst, never expected to be cast in a Netflix movie — and he certainly never expected to be part of a project that won an Oscar.

Calling Chris Smither a singer-songwriter is a misnomer – he is a entertaining sage, a metaphysician on acoustic guitar, diagnosing what ails mankind and offering some relief but no easy answers in ...