Show Details
Tom Smith
- Wednesday, May 1, 2013
- The Southgate House Revival (The Lounge)
- 4pm doors / 10pm show
It could as easily be called “Neo-Impressionism,” “Real Interesting,” or just plain “Good Guitar Playing” judging from comments made by members of his audiences.
Using both his music, and stories from an eventful life Tom Smith’s performances take his audiences on a creative tour through the world of their own imaginations. From dancing leprechauns and rose-scented evenings in Spain, to images perhaps darker and more mysterious, Tom uses his guitar, banjo and anecdotes to paint musical pictures for his listeners’ enjoyment.
Tom has a style all his own.
This style shows the influences of Jazz, Country, Classical, Blues as well as other contemporary guitarists, while existing clearly in a universe unique to itself.
Since he began playing in 1966, Tom has performed in 30 states and three countries. His musical career has taken him from coffee houses in North Carolina and bars in San Francisco to concert halls and festival audiences of 10,000. He has done PBS shows, and shared the stage with such artists as John Hammond Jr., Odetta, Livingston Taylor, Melanie, Tuck and Patti, Michael Hedges, Robin Ford, Dave Van Ronk, Jesse Winchester, John Fahey and Todd Phillips. He has six records, “Still Life”, “Musical Pictures”, “Little Dog”, “On Any Given Night”, “Juliet’s Window” and “Jack Rabbit”(featuring some spoken word selections) on Lone Oak Publications.