Chris Smither & The Motivators "Still On The Levee" Release Tour at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 2 Nights: November 21-22

Chris Smither & The Motivators celebrate Chris’ 50 Years of Songwriting and his new STILL ON THE LEVEE CD, performing from his deep catalog of blues, roots and Americana originals, at The Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Road, Vienna, VA 22182) on Friday, November 20 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 pm, with special guest Rusty Belle. Tickets $30-$35 on sale now at wolftrap.org and by calling 703-218-6500. These shows are on a limited band tour for Chris who usually performs as a solo “one-man band to the bone.”

Honing a synthesis of folk and blues for 50 years, Chris Smither is truly an American original. Having released a series of timeless records since the early 1970s, Chris’ newest release, Still On the Levee, is a career-spanning retrospective double CD. Recorded in New Orleans with studio-mates he calls The Motivators, Still On the Levee plays host to special guests including Allen Toussaint and Loudon Wainwright III. The record highlights the vast catalog of an American music master. Reviewers and fans from around the world agree that Chris is a profound songwriter, a blistering guitarist and, as he puts it, a ‘one-man band to the bone.’ Chris melds the styles of his two major influences, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt, into his own signature guitar sound. His music continues to draw deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and humanist philosophers. He may be best known for writing “Love You Like A Man” which Bonnie Raitt and, more recently, jazz great Diana Krall have covered. His music has been covered by numerous artists and featured in soundtrack albums, independent film, television and commercials

New York Times: “WIth a weary, well-traveled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.”