Christopher Smith: What's New?

Christopher is one of 10 finalists chosen in the 2008 Songwriter Showcase at the Folks Fest in Lyons, CO. He will perform in Lyons on August 15th at the Fest.

689 entries from all over the world were submitted this year so the competition was tough.

Past showcase finalists include Erica Wheeler, Don Conoscenti, Karen Pernick, Deb Talan, Dan Sheridan, Dee Carstensen, Mitch Barrett, Sarah Sample and many others.

For a complete list of finalists please go to -
http://www.bluegrass.com/folks/contests.html.

Sheldon Scott wrote a fantastic review of Gravedigger's Boy in the Spring 2008 issue of Sing Out! Magazine.

Check out the full review on the press page and go out and pick up the Spring issue of Sing Out! today.

Gravedigger's Boy is in the top 10 on the Folk DJ list!

Makin' My Own and the title track, Gravedigger's Boy, are played the most but every song is getting spins.

We love you Folk DJs and we love folk radio!

Click below to see Christopher playing Dead Horse Trampoline at the CD Release Concert at the Larkspur Cafe Theatre on June 1st.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LppVUEAuZg

Christopher Smith announces the CD release event for Gravedigger’s Boy, his 2nd CD of all original songs. The new album contains 12 original songs all written and performed by Smith including the award winning title track “Gravedigger’s Boy”.

dead horse trampolining is becoming the new hobby on college campuses nationwide...

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On the music page, you can find this tune available for download. It's a home demo version, available for a limited time -- it will be gone once the new record comes out. This tune won best song at Mountain Stage's NewSong Festival in West Virginia in 2003.

I'm back in the studio with Christopher Krotky at Seven Generations Studios, working on the next cd. This one will lean a little further toward a traditional sound (even though the tunes are all original). It will be available by summer 2007.

As many of you know, I am a mild mannered kindergarten teacher by day (that's where I make the BIG money!) and I frequently write and perform music for children. I was recently hired to work on a project that involves writing children's songs for a computer software company in L.A.. I can't say a lot about the program yet, except that it is a phonics based reading program for beginners. The songs I'm writing come from a very limited word list -- sort of Cat In The Hat-ish. This project will go a long way towards funding the next adult cd. More info to follow as it becomes available.

The song Overtown is available to be downloaded on the music page. This song is based on a true story. To read about it, and even see a little video clip, cut and paste the following CNN link:
http://www.cnn.com/US/9701/09/loose.change/