The D. Smith Blues Band - News
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.
The D. Smith Blues Band is back on the web and our
new address is:
- www.dsmithblues.net.
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