The D. Smith Blues Band
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Summer 2010
We are celebrating twenty years of playing the blues with two shows. One at Black-Eyed
Sally's in Hartford on August 21 and a second at P. Sam's Cafe in Torrington on August 27.
We will also be playing in the final round of the CT Blues Society Blues Challenge on
September 11 at the Hannon Hatch VFW in West Hartford.
Winter 2010
Thanks to all who came out to see us at Black-Eyed Sally's a few weeks ago - we had a
great time and hope to have a return date there. We will be playing at a new venue
this weekend. We will be at P. Sam's Cafe in Torrington.
this is the first time in Torrington for us in a couple of years - hope to see all
of our old friends and fans from the area.
Fall-Winter 2009-10
We have had a somewhat busy fall playing at Legends and adding a couple of new venues.
We had a great time playing at the Burlington Men's Club in early November - a great
crowd. Hopefully we will do another gig there in 2010. We also played our first date at
the Cambridge Brew Pub in Granby, CT. We will be back at there on Saturday night March 6.
We also had our friend John Smayda sit in on tenor sax this past fall on two Legends gigs.
On the second gig, Eric Ducoff filled in for Don on guitar - it was quite a night.
In 2010, we will be playing at Black-eyed Sally's on Saturday
night January 23 - showtime is 9 PM. It's not often that we play BES on our own and we are
really looking forward to playing the entire night. We alos have a new gig in Torrington.
On Friday February 19 we will be playing at P. Sam's Cafe.
If you are on Facebook, D. Smith Blues now has a page - check us
out!
Happy New Year!
Winter 2008
New Update on the CD Contest:
It has advanced to the final round of the IBC Best Self Produced CD contest for 2009! It
was one of 6 selected from almost 52 entries that made it to Memphis. Five record label
executives will be judging these six CDs during January and the winner will be announced
during the 25th International Blues Challenge, Saturday afternoon, February 7, 2009
at The Orpheum Theatre. We are honored to have our work considered alongside some very
excellent blues bands from around the country. The winning CD will receive National
airplay on B.B. King's Bluesville on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and a $500 cash prize. Wish
us luck.
Update on the International Blues Challenge CD Contest: Our CD has made it into the second round in Memphis! It was one of 12
selected from almost 52 enries from around the world. Round two will narrow the field to
just six for the final round which will take place in Memphis at IBC.
Fall 2008
Our new CD Life is Good! has been selected by the Connecticut Blues Society
as the Best Self Produced CD in their second annual CD Competition. The CD will now go
onto Memphis where it will be entered in the self produced competition with blues CDs from
around the world. So, even though we were not chosen to go to Memphis this year in the
band competition, it's nice to know we are going there in some form. If you have not
purchased the CD yet go to the web link above to order it thorough the mail.
Spring 2008
Our new CD Life is Good is here! In was a long time in the making but we feel it
has been worth the wait. At 15 songs and over 70 minutes of music it is a virtual D. Smith
epic. Of the 15 songs, 10 are D. Smith originals plus 2 songs written by friends of ours.
In addition to the core band, Life is Good also features several of our
friends on piano, guitar, tenor sax and percussion.
Be the first on your street to own the new D. Smith Blues Band
CD! It is available through the mail for $15. To order, send a check to:
Thomas Ethier
121 Irving Avenue
Torrington, CT 06790
include your e-mail address with your order in case we need to
contact you with any questions about your order.
We will be at he Daffodil Festival in Meriden on Sunday April 27
from 4 to 5 PM.
Winter 2008
The D. Smith Blues Band has two upcoming dates and lead singer Bob Orsi will be a guest on
two local radio stations where he will discuss and play cuts from our new CD, "Life
is Good." We will have the new CD available for sale very soon. The recording is
complete and we are in the process of doing the artwork and liner notes.
On Thursday January 17, Bob will be a guest on "Homespun" with host Rob DeRosa.
The show is from 5pm to 6pm on WESU 88.1 FM.
On Sunday January 20, Bob will be on the "Sunday Night Blues Show with Beef
Stew" WCCC-FM 106.9. Bob will appear with Christine Ohlman where they will perform a live
radio version of Christine's song "Strip." Strip is the title cut of the Rebel
Montez CD and the D. Smith Blues Band does a version of it on our "Life is Good"
CD. Bob and Christine will be on the Beef Stew's show at 9:30 PM.
The D. Smith Blues Band will be appearing at Legends
Sports Bar in Bristol on Friday night January 25th from 9:30pm to 1:30pm. We will also
be playing at the Southington Rotary
Club Mardi Gras Night on Tuesday February 5th. The show is from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at
Anthony Jack's Wood-fired Grill. The event is the Rotary Club's Mardi Gras fundraiser.
Summer 2007
On Friday August 24th we will be performing at the Color of Music 2007 Summer Concert
Series at the Charter Oak Cultural Center Courtyard located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue in
Hartford. The event is sponsored by the City of Hartford, the Evelyn W. Preston Trust
Fund, Bank of America and Friends of Tierra Mestiza. We will be the only band that night
and will play from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. Looking forward to seeing many old and new fans in
Hartford.
Spring 2007
We will be having a blues party at the Swedish Social Club in Burlington on Saturday
night May 12 from 8:00 PM until midnight. All are welcome. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Cheap
drinks, $5.00 cover at the door. 71 South Main Street Burlington, CT. Use Mapquest for directions. 860-673-7004. |
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India Blue of the Hartford Advocate on the D. Smith Blues
Band's performance at Black-Eyed Sally's on May 17, 2001.