[Cover photo credit to Jo Chattman]
Guitarist/songwriter with over 50 years in music Chris Smither has released the second single and title track from his upcoming 20th album, “All About The Bones“. The album will arrive May 3rd, 2024 on Signature Sounds Records.
The Folk Blues artist has also shared a performance video for the song where he’s backed by longtime colleague David “Goody” Goodrich (electric guitar, electric diddley bow, percussion), Zak Trojano (drums, percussion), Chris Cheekus (baritone sax) and Betty Soo (vocals).
Smither says about the song:
This is about as solid as it gets, and rest assured, even this won’t last forever. It’s a theme that surfaces many times in the album, the search for the essence, the inner framework that holds everything together, which we hope will be lasting, and like everything, is transitory. S’OK, I can live with it.
Smither and David Goodrich have been refining their musical collaboration for decades, both in the studio and onstage and this album is another sterling example.
Topics and images on the album are wide ranging, from God and the Devil, to mortality, politics, “consciousness, renewal, family, vulnerability, surrender” and more.
Smither turns 80 this year, but his tour schedule, including dates at the Iridium in New York City, Levon Helm’s studio in Woodstock and two nights at McCabe’s in Los Angeles, shows he has no intention of slowing down.
TOUR DATES:
# with special guest Peter Mulvey
% with special guest Betty Soo
SA MAR 23 Eastham, MA – First Encounter Coffeehouse
SA MAR 30 Charleston, WV – Clay Center’s Walker Theater/Woody Hawley Concerts
FR APR 12 Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall
SA APR 13 Blairstown, NJ – Roy’s Hall
SU APR 14 Tuckerton, NJ – Lizzie Rose
TH APR 18 Concord, NH – Capitol Center for the Arts (Cloudbelly opens)
FR APR 19 Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center
SA APR 20 Brunswick, ME – Concerts for a Cause
WE MAY 01 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle Music Hall
TH MAY 02 Nashville, TN – Bluebird Cafe
SA MAY 04 Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
FR MAY 17 Fall River, MA – Narrows Center for Arts #
SA MAY 18 Boston, MA – City Winery Boston #
SU MAY 19 Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace #
SA MAY 25 Pomeroy, OH – Fur Peace Ranch #
WE MAY 29 Washington, DC – The Hamilton #
TH MAY 30 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live #
FR MAY 31 Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios #
SA JUN 01 Northampton, MA – Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity #
TH JUN 06 Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head On Stage #
FR JUN 07 New York City, NY – Iridium #
TH JUN 20 Madison, WI – The Bur Oak %
FR-SA, JUN 22 – 23 Effingham, IL – Moccasin Creek Festival
FR JUN 21 Evanston, IL – SPACE %
TH JUL 11 Berkeley CA – Freight and Salvage
FR JUL 12 Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s
SA JUL 13 Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s
WE JUL 17 Eugene, OR – Shedd Institute
TH JUL 18 Portland, OR – Alberta Rose Theatre
TUE JUL 23 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
