Legendary singer-songwriter Chris Smither sat down with us at the Newport Folk Festival to discuss Folkways Records' major influence on him as a budding artist, from Eric Von Schmidt to Dave Van Ronk.

Music A nod to Chris: Boston’s folk legend Chris Smither turns 80 this weekend After hearing the “Word of God” to go to Boston, Chris Smither became a full-on folk legend. He turns 80 this weekend, ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Nov. 8-14. “I’ll live to be 100, I was born in ‘44,” Chris Smither recites on his ...

Club Passim will celebrate legendary bluesman and songwriter Chris Smither's 80th birthday with musical performances from various artists on November 9. Over the course of Smithers sixty year career ...

Acclaimed folk-blues singer-songwriter Chris Smither, who lives in Amherst, never expected to be cast in a Netflix movie — and he certainly never expected to be part of a project that won an Oscar.

Chris Smither is just the opposite of many musicians who migrate to New Orleans to further their careers. He grew up in the Crescent City; his father was a professor at Tulane, and he even won a folk ...