Doug Smith is a former winner (2006) of the Winfield International
Fingerstyle Guitar contest and also a Grammy winner. “August Rush”. Doug's music has been heard on
radio and T.V. stations throughout the country, including The Discovery Channel, Martha Stewart Living,
CNN, TNN, ESPN, and Encore. He
also played guitar on the soundtracks for the recent movies " Moll Flanders ," " Twister ," and “August Rush.”
His style combines folk, classical, and jazz into a style
that reminds me of Leo Kottke and Chet Atkins. In fact, in the early years of
his guitar career, he saw Chet play with the Boston Pops, after which he
focused exclusively on fingerstyle guitar. Later in 1970, he heard John
Renbourn’s album, “The Hermit,” which caused him to further focus on steel
strings and introduce altered tunings into his repertoire, although he credits
Alex de Grassi and Michael Hedges as major influences that also led him in the
latter direction. In February of 2005, Doug and the
several other fantastic guitarists from Solid Air Records, won a Grammy Award for "Best Acoustic
Pop Album" for the album, " Henry Mancini - Pink Guitar.” For those
of you guitar techie geeks, Doug plays James Goodall and Lance McCollum
guitars.
His music is beautiful and a great means of relaxing from the
work week. Enjoy!
Magnificent Seven theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-HB1y8eJo0&list=PL941277E94714A46E
Millenium Force: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Gav5uUx9w&list=PL941277E94714A46E
Two handed paradox:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2gejidFTV0&list=PL941277E94714A46E
Order of magnitude:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdYIkPlYjhY&list=PL941277E94714A46E
Embryonic Journey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQejhIFfZjA
Ave Maria/Can’t
help falling in love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHI5npcL15I
Stars & Stripes
Forever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-NY3GiYAFc
Beyond the clouds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_HWFE0HDw
On the boardwalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRylisfC0bY
What a friend we have in Jesus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Q72BETg-Q&list=PL941277E94714A46E
I’m pairing Doug with a 2011 Catena Zapata High Mountain
Malbec ($18.00). I’ve grown to really like Malbecs. Not as sweet as Merlot and
not as heavy on oak and tannins as a Cabernet. This one is deep violet purple
with aromas of red and dark fruits,
and mocha overlaid with nuances of violets and vanilla. The taste is full of
blackberries, blueberries, and a touch of coffee tinged with chocolate and
cinnamon.
The tannin’s are
mild and the wine has nice acidity and minerality that leads to a long finish.
It’s the perfect compliment to the guitar artistry of Doug Smith.
Cheers!
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