biographical info
Few singers capture your attention on first listen – but anyone who hears that bourbon–soaked sounding baritone of Alfie Smith can’t help but take note. The Hamilton native picked up the guitar at 13 and hasn’t looked back, creating a sound that blends blues, jazz, folk and rock over five CDs. One of the area’s premier blues guitarists, Smith offers his sixth disc, Sometimes The Rain, which focuses on his obvious vocal and fretwork talents but perhaps in a more sombre tone.
He is adept at many instruments (7 string slide guitar, guitar, banjo, lap steel). Alfie's third CD, "Buckshot Blues" was recorded in one four-hour session with virtually no overdubs, reflecting his live performance. Alfie has been a featured performer at the Harbourfront Blues Festival, Mariposa, Home County, Eaglewood, Mill Race, Octoberfolk, Orillia Spring Blues and Orangeville blues & jazz Festivals; and played such fine theatres as the Sanderson Center in Brantford, the Lighthouse Theatre in Port Dover, Cambridge Art Centre and the Waterloo Community Arts Centre.
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Alfie Smith singer / songwriter