{"id":145522,"date":"2024-08-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=145522"},"modified":"2024-08-11T07:53:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T14:53:42","slug":"roots-legend-chris-smither-acoustic-guitar-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/roots-legend-chris-smither-acoustic-guitar-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Roots Legend Chris Smither | Acoustic Guitar Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Roots Legend Chris Smither | Acoustic Guitar Sessions\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ta-HaLHwsPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had a hard time getting started on this batch of tunes,\u201d says singer-songwriter Chris Smither about his latest record, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4deit5g\"><strong>All About the Bones<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. \u201cI didn&#8217;t have any trouble coming up with the guitar figures but the lyrics are always the hard part, and this time it just took a long time.\u201d That admission may come as a bit of a surprise to anyone who has heard the record; it\u2019s a collection of songs so masterful it could only be written by an icon like Smither.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This AG session is all about the bones as well; it\u2019s just Smither and his Collings 0002H. His signature road-worn voice and lyrical and rhythmic mastery are on full display, and his playing is as spry and inventive as ever. Watch him perform three tunes, \u201cAll About the Bones,\u201d \u201cStill Believe in You,\u201d and \u201cDown in Thibodaux,\u201d and enjoy a master at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/products\/no-348-sep-oct-2024\">September\/October 2024 issue<\/a><\/strong> for a feature story in which Smither reflects on lessons from the stage, studio, and woodshed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Smither\u00a0perform three new tunes, \u201cAll About the Bones,\u201d \u201cStill Believe in You,\u201d and \u201cDown in Thibodaux,\u201d and enjoy a master at work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1519],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[1542],"class_list":["post-145522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acoustic-icons-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chris-smither-session-2024.jpg?fit=900%2C503&ssl=1","authors":[{"term_id":1542,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"joeystringletter-com","display_name":"Joey Lusterman","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/436b88127a7aed4992dc57eb6efc6353?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"","last_name":"Lusterman","first_name":"Joey","job_title":"","description":"Opinionated creative slash beginning guitarist. 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