Alex Smith / Joanna Lowe - spoken word artist, poet, writer
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Alex Smith
Alex Smith grew up in Long Lake, in the heart of New York's Adirondack Pa...
Alex Smith / Joanna Lowe - spoken word artist, poet, writer
Direct Ticket Link: http://tktwb.tw/1eAB3qy
Tickets on sale now!
Tix: $7.00 adv/dos
http://www.ticketweb.com/clubcafe
866-468-3401
or in person at Club Cafe during any event
Ages: 21+
http://www.alexsmithlonglakemusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/alexsmithlonglakemusic
https://twitter.com/alexsmithfolk
https://www.facebook.com/joannalowespokenword
Alex Smith
Alex Smith grew up in Long Lake, in the heart of New York's Adirondack Park, and his music strives first and foremost to echo the people of that area. He builds songs from a blend of traditional folk harmony and strikingly modern lyrics, confronting today's most pressing issues with grace while paying homage to the masters who came before him.
Smith's mother is a historian and his father is a writer and boat builder. Their influence is evident in his attention to detail: each of Smith's characters, though fictional, lives and breathes a balance between beauty and imperfection. His stories draw on the triumphs and hardships of friends, relatives, and neighbors near and far.
Smith fine-tuned his ability to observe and capture human nature while earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University, where he majored in English with a focus on fiction writing. Taking cues from legendary Adirondack folk musicians Dan Berggren and Christopher Shaw, he works tirelessly to carry the music of northern New York to new audiences. Smith has had the privilege of sharing the stage with Berggren and Shaw numerous times, and is quick to acknowledge the value of their feedback and support.
In the fall of 2012, at the close of his first extensive summer tour, Smith signed with acclaimed folk label Wepecket Island Records. He has since toured nationally with his band The Mountain Sound, been featured on Emmy-Award winning documentary Songs To Keep alongside Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow, and Dan Berggren, and received extensive radio play nationwide.
Sarah Craig, director of the legendary Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY, calls Smith A natural storyteller with a rich voice who is creating poignant songs rooted in the heritage of his Adirondack home, while Country Music News Internationals Bob Everhart says he is a wonderful, poetic writer who captures words full of meaning, matching them with creative music that creeps quietly into the past at the same time as dancing with the present and sneaking a peek at the future.
When he's not on the road, Smith lives in the southern-Adirondack town of North Creek, N.Y. His first studio album, Hamilton County, was released in June 2014 and joins Live with Dylan Rice and Sawdust in his rapidly-growing discography. Close To Home, Smiths next project, is slated for release in the summer of 2015.
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Joanna Lowe
Joanna Lowe is a spoken word artist, actress & published poet hailing from Pittsburgh with degrees in both theatre and writing.
"There is a point of honesty that we almost come to from time to time in our lives. A point where in the joy or bleakness of it all, we must examine our lives, take stock, come to a realization, and then with hope and an open heart, take the next step. We walk into the unknown as what we hope we are and can be. The Occasional Epiphany, a recent release by Pittsburgh-based actress/spoken word artist, Joanna Lowe, is a brutally honest effort to discuss the moments in a life that helped shape it. It is an examination of the occasional thoughts of love, anger, longing, lust, parenthood, despair, and hope that helped guide her next step.
Joanna Lowe has done something wonderful with her debut release. She has been honest with herself, and thus honest with us. In a time starved for honesty in the art and music world, she has presented a work of art: herself. Musically epic, real, and shockingly honest. Sound's like life."
Gary Antol, Pennsylvania Bridges
www.joannalowepoetry.com
Buy her album here:
https://ceeteecee.bandcamp.com/album/the-occasional-epiphany