Murder of Crows is a collection of seven originals and two covers including the Osborne Brothers Listening to the Rain and the Disney theme, now jazz standard Someday my Prince will come in duo and trio settings with bassist Anne Luna and Erik Unsworth, and guest vocalist Chris Sanders. These selections range from intimate and personal to hard
Murder of Crows is a collection of seven originals and two covers including the Osborne Brothers Listening to the Rain and the Disney theme, now jazz standard Someday my Prince will come in duo and trio settings with bassist Anne Luna and Erik Unsworth, and guest vocalist Chris Sanders. These selections range from intimate and personal to hard core Grass and reflect the unique voice these two musicians have developed in performance and studio.
It’s well known that mandolin and guitar duets played a lively role in homegrown entertainment and later shaped the sound of bluegrass and early country music (as witness the Monroe Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, and others). In recent years, David Grisman has celebrated this wonderful sound in albums with Tony Rice, Martin Taylor, and others. Now, Tim May (guitar and vocals) and Steve Smith (mandolin, octave mandolin, and vocals) are also honoring this tradition—and even advancing it.
Hard Road, Steve Smith's fourth solo CD is a collection of live studio takes ranging from original instrumental and vocals to traditional works and tunes from John Phillips, Radney Foster, Phil Rosenthal and the Beatles. Hard Road works well in all traditional bluegrass, old time, Celtic, gospel and Americana radio formats.
New Acoustic/Chamber Folk with mandolin quartets and trios, finger style guitar and mandola, swinging guitar with jazz, classical, old-time and Celtic influences. "Desert Night, a superb piece of artistry, is a worthwhile addition to most any music library. Steve Smith has an uncommon mastery of the mandolin and other similar instruments and fans
New Acoustic/Chamber Folk with mandolin quartets and trios, finger style guitar and mandola, swinging guitar with jazz, classical, old-time and Celtic influences. "Desert Night, a superb piece of artistry, is a worthwhile addition to most any music library. Steve Smith has an uncommon mastery of the mandolin and other similar instruments and fans of acoustic variety will enjoy this fine CD."
Bluegrass and folk with vocals, mandolin, guitar, fiddle, mandola and mandocello.
"Instrumentally, no one can hold a candle to Smith. Here he plays mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and guitar and seems equally adept at all. He uses each instrument to its best, using the mandola for fiddle-tune things, and the guitar for a bigger sound."
A combination of traditional acoustic music influenced by Jazz, chamber, and new age styles with improvisation on mandolins, guitar, soprano sax, violins, bass and percussion and featured on the Weather Channel. "Tunes such as Wind Dance, As the Crow Flies, and Pastel Fantasy all contain images of the openness and beauty of the desert. Smith's
A combination of traditional acoustic music influenced by Jazz, chamber, and new age styles with improvisation on mandolins, guitar, soprano sax, violins, bass and percussion and featured on the Weather Channel. "Tunes such as Wind Dance, As the Crow Flies, and Pastel Fantasy all contain images of the openness and beauty of the desert. Smith's music covers a wider area and he also brings in violin, cello, soprano sax, and bass to contrast and support his playing."
