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John Smith

not my grime

About Me

John Smith is a guitar man from Devon, quietly becoming recognized as one of British Folk's most exciting voices. He has two self-released records and then one single on Static Caravan, which you can buy
here
and here.
"Spellbinding" - Time Out
"Too good to be true" - Rock and Reel
"John Smith is the future of acoustic music in this country" - John Renbourn
"One man, a guitar and an incredible voice...mesmerising" - bbc.co.uk
"He sings melodic, epic narratives that are at once haunting and lively...John Smith breaks the old folk paradigm" - Miami Herald
"He possesses a common name but a rare talent" - The Independent
"The playing style he adopts may cause your jaw to hit the floor...a bit of a live showstopper." - Word Magazine
"An object lesson in how taste and imagination always outweigh mere musical virtuosity...unexpected and daring" - The Sunday Times
"John Smith continually swoons audiences with his own strain of nu-folk. It is only a matter of time before he is enormous." - NME

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: johnsmithjohnsmith.com
Band Members: Winter

No One Knows

Axe Mountain

Lord Franklin - with Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) and Josh Goforth

Influences: John Renbourn, Bill Frisell, Nick Drake, Led Zeppelin, Wizz Jones, John Martyn, Tom Waits
Sounds Like: Fylde Custom Falstaff with Thomastik 13-gauge, Fylde Signature Mandola and the banjo from hell
Record Label: No mate
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW SINGLE

Hi Folks,I have a new single out on 12th May. It's a traditional song called "If I Prove False" and It's a duet with the lovely Cara Dillon. Lots of people have been requesting it live for some time n...
Posted by John Smith on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:15:00 PST