The Great Walkabout Brings Acclaimed Performer Tom Smith to Spindale, NC

SPINDALE, N.C. - April 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Nashville Instrumentalist Tom Smith will be playing his guitar and banjo, telling stories, and reading spoken word pieces at The Ultimate Basement in Spindale N.C. Smith will be performing on April 19th at 7pm.

While it could be argued that what Tom does is more Folk, or Americana than Jazz, it could and has been argued the other way around, at least in the sense of conceptual orientation.

And while what Tom has been doing is “the Great Walkabout”, which has been to wander around and play all those small places, the Pubs, biker bars, coffeehouses, community arts centers around the country simply to see what the country really does feel like these days; to find out if the stories he tells with the music and words are relevant.

“It has been an interesting life.” He says.  A couple of years ago he ventured out on what he calls his “Great Walkabout. And it has been interesting, 90,000 miles in 18 months, hundreds of shows, and it seems to be just starting,” Smith said.

“It had been a while since I had been touring, or more accurately, really, ‘looking at life’. Small places: the pubs, the drives, the heartbeat, the people…I got really curious about peoples’ lives.  It had been a while since I had experienced that,” he explained.

Smith's music, press quotes, photos, bio, written pieces, and much more can be found at www.TomSmithGuitarist.com

The Ultimate Basement is located at 241 W Main St. You can also call the venue at (828)989-9374 (tel:%28828%29989-9374).

You can schedule an interview with Tom by contacting Parachuting Buddha Records at 773.413.0718 or buddha(at)parachutingbuddha.com

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