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Riveting performer and
acclaimed songwriter
Chris Smither at Swallow Hill |
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Contact: Rodolfo Betancourt
rudy@swallowhillmusic.org
Laura McGaughey
laura@swallowhillmusic.org
303.765.2488 |
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DENVER, COLO. (7/22/08) -- Chris Smither, who the Associated Press
calls "an American original" and "one of the absolute best
singer-songwriters in the world," performs at Swallow Hill's Daniels
Hall on Saturday, August 9 at 8 p.m. Smither was originally scheduled to
appear at Swallow Hill earlier this year but had to cancel due to
unforeseen circumstances. This rescheduled appearance is highly
anticipated by his fans and Swallow Hill is pleased to host him.
After coming on the radar in 1970 with the well-received debut album
I’m a Stranger Too! and the similarly lauded 1972 follow-up,
Don't It Drag On, Chris Smither didn't release another record for
more than a decade. "Everybody has good patches and bad patches," he
says. "I was basically drunk for 12 years, and somehow I managed to
climb out of it; I don't know why. Why did I get well when so many other
people don't? It had nothing to do with any virtue on my part; if I were
Christian, I'd call it grace. I just got lucky."
His latest release, Leave the Light On, stands as the
quintessence of his life's work while throwing in some new wrinkles that
reflect where he's been and what he's encountered since the last time
around. The work finds him once again in a contemplative mood, examining
his thought processes from struggling to distinguish between
self-deception and truth to seeking the most fundamental kind of
closure. One of the songs on the album, "Origin of the Species," was
named #42 of the 100 Best Songs of the Year 2006 by Rolling Stone.
Smither was also named as 2007's Outstanding Folk Act by the Boston
Music Awards, and also took home the 2007 Folk Alliance Awards for both
Song of the Year ("Seems So Real") and Contemporary Artist of the Year.
Brad Colerick, who has had the pleasure of writing and producing for a
long list of musical icons including the late Johnny Cash, and who has
in recent years been a successful traveling performer, will open for
Smither.
For tickets visit www.swallowhillmusic.org or call
(303) 777-1003 x2. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members. Buy in advance and save! This press
release is also available online at
http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/newsroom/newsmain.htm and also as a RSS Feed at
http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/xml/newsroom/rss/SwallowHillNews.xml.
About Swallow Hill Music
Association
Helping
people make and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association
is one of the largest nonprofit institutions of its kind in the United
States as a source for folk, roots and acoustic music. With more than
2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to celebrate music that is
rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region. Three concert
venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of the
world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent.
Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music
offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each
year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students.
A Tier II member of the
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has won both
the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, countless
"Best of Denver" awards, has been recognized by the the North American
Folk Alliance, and is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and
roots performers in the country.
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