Reviews

20th Century Guitar Magazine

20th Century Guitar Magazine "Lone Oak Records- Great hands make for a fine set of sumptuous sounding acoustic guitar instrumentals on Juliet's Window by Tom Smith. Among his influences, Smith credits Beethoven, Monk and Mingus, while clearly drawing further inspiration from acoustic legends like Fahey and...

From the Boston Phoenix

From the Boston Phoenix Tom Smith may be one of America's finest unknown acoustic guitarists. For this album the Bay Area picker has put together 13 solo pieces, played on banjo, bottleneck slide or his own homemade acoustic, and utilizing...

The White House

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MR. TOM SMITH "You have worked with energy and dedication to provide solutions to the many problems that government alone cannot fix...

From Dirty Linen Folk Music Magazine

From Dirty Linen Folk Music Magazine Musical Pictures is Smith's second release and is a very aptly named all-instrumental tape. The Pasadena, California resident presents a real musical potpourri here....

Guitar Nation.com

Guitar Nation.com 'Tom Smith is a guitarist for the 21st century. His driving, fingerstyle guitar breaks new ground in the fingerstyle genre. This CD was particularly enjoyable to review because Tom is a genuinely original guitarist. This review was particularly difficult to write because, as a...

Colorado Springs Independent

Tom Smith written by Bill Forman We've had plenty of musicians at the Pikes Peak Center who have never gotten the level of accolades given to Tom Smith, who, based on his recordings, totally deserves all of them. Try on this testimonial from National Traditional Country...

The Great Walkabout” by Jessica Carner

The Great Walkabout" by Jessica Carner Sparks Tribune RENO — Guitarist Tom Smith will wander into town next week to share stories, songs and poetry he has spent decades composing.Though Smith, 64, now makes his...

Tom Smith’s Live@the Loft

Tom Smith's Live@the LoftAmericana Music News In recent mail, we received a nice note from Tom Smith, fellow  occupant of Old Hickory, TN , a commmunity outside Nashville where Sun209: Americana Music News is based. The correspondence from Tom Smith included his album Live@the Loft, an impressive and often riveting...

International Country Music – Germany

TOM SMITH - Live At The Loft Child's Play - Little Dog - L.A. Traffic - Snakes In My Dreams - Shoes - Letters From Home - Edgar - Quarter Moons and Dawn - Juliet's Window - Home is Who - Just Because - Hands - Through...