| Track Name | plays | | | downloads | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliet's Window | 451 | 1,277 | mp3 | play | |||||
| Paper Dragons | 347 | 1,363 | mp3 | play | |||||
| Like Roses in the Night | 62 | 0 | play | ||||||
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Tom Smith Acoustic Guitar and Banjo
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"There are noisemakers and then there are musicians. There are musicians and then there are virtuosos. Ladies and gentlemen, I am here to tell you that Tom Smith is truly a guitar and banjo virtuoso..." Norman L. Beberman - GuitarNation.com
Germany's Akustic Gitarre says, "What justifies these compliments even more is his own musical quality. It’s shown in the case of “Juliet’s Window”, through which he gives one an insight into his style, technique and composition." "Full and rich is his playing, powerful in sound, with open chords and empty strings, counterpoints set into play. His finger style keeping a great tempo going and are colored by his slides. In his compositions he makes use of his rich experiences with Blues, Folk, Country and Jazz."
“Sing Out” Magazine's spring 2007 review.
"Tennessee-based Tom Smith, an accomplished acoustic guitarist, banjoist and composer, has been making music for more than three decades. First appearing on the Northern California folk scene in the 1970's, he's gone on to perform cross-country -- sharing stages with the likes of Odetta, John Hammond, Jr., Dave Van Ronk and Jesse Winchester. Often compared with contemporaries like Leo Kottke and John Fahey, he has a style all his own that reflects Blues, Jazz (I hear a lot of Monk and Mingus) and early Country influences as well as Beethoven and Bach. His finger-picking technique, classical in origin, ranges broadly across the fretboard and combined with his characteristically fleet and clean, uncluttered arrangements explores a heady variety of moods from song to song. From the richly nuanced and flowing, bi-tonal banjo sound on the opening "Juliet's Window" and the dense, mesmerizing "Paper Dragons" to the playful, splashy abandon of "Child's Play" and the Fahey-like "Like Roses in the Night" with its vivid tempo shifts and intricate, occasionally frantic note patterns, Smith convinces.
The other two banjo songs are worth noting as well. “On Any Given Night” possesses an almost heraldic sense of discovery with its use of fluctuating dynamics proving most effective while the closing “Pennies to the Party” has the charged feel of a square dance reel with Smith’s sparkling finger-work. Other listener-friendly originals include the slide guitar driven “Some Other Blues (for Some Other Lady)” and the contemplative, impressionistic “After the Past.” Gee, Fahey would have loved Smith’s sing titles.
Emotionally warm music you can let your imagination run wild with. Smith also has three other albums available from his website, all also recommended. -- GvonT
Listen to and/or purchase all 4 CDs at: http://www.TomSmithGuitar.com/listen.html
Germany's Akustic Gitarre says, "What justifies these compliments even more is his own musical quality. It’s shown in the case of “Juliet’s Window”, through which he gives one an insight into his style, technique and composition." "Full and rich is his playing, powerful in sound, with open chords and empty strings, counterpoints set into play. His finger style keeping a great tempo going and are colored by his slides. In his compositions he makes use of his rich experiences with Blues, Folk, Country and Jazz."
“Sing Out” Magazine's spring 2007 review.
"Tennessee-based Tom Smith, an accomplished acoustic guitarist, banjoist and composer, has been making music for more than three decades. First appearing on the Northern California folk scene in the 1970's, he's gone on to perform cross-country -- sharing stages with the likes of Odetta, John Hammond, Jr., Dave Van Ronk and Jesse Winchester. Often compared with contemporaries like Leo Kottke and John Fahey, he has a style all his own that reflects Blues, Jazz (I hear a lot of Monk and Mingus) and early Country influences as well as Beethoven and Bach. His finger-picking technique, classical in origin, ranges broadly across the fretboard and combined with his characteristically fleet and clean, uncluttered arrangements explores a heady variety of moods from song to song. From the richly nuanced and flowing, bi-tonal banjo sound on the opening "Juliet's Window" and the dense, mesmerizing "Paper Dragons" to the playful, splashy abandon of "Child's Play" and the Fahey-like "Like Roses in the Night" with its vivid tempo shifts and intricate, occasionally frantic note patterns, Smith convinces.
The other two banjo songs are worth noting as well. “On Any Given Night” possesses an almost heraldic sense of discovery with its use of fluctuating dynamics proving most effective while the closing “Pennies to the Party” has the charged feel of a square dance reel with Smith’s sparkling finger-work. Other listener-friendly originals include the slide guitar driven “Some Other Blues (for Some Other Lady)” and the contemplative, impressionistic “After the Past.” Gee, Fahey would have loved Smith’s sing titles.
Emotionally warm music you can let your imagination run wild with. Smith also has three other albums available from his website, all also recommended. -- GvonT
Listen to and/or purchase all 4 CDs at: http://www.TomSmithGuitar.com/listen.html
