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FORTY YEARS IN MUSIC

Richard Smerin is from London, England.
He is currently living in mainland Europe.

Smerin is a fingerpicking blues guitarist
With over 200 original songs to his credit.

While usually described as 'country blues', Smerin's style incorporates Chicago/electric blues music,
played in an acoustic fashion.
He has long been enthralled by that particular branch of
'modern' guitar picking
sometimes described as 'folk baroque'
and epitomised in the playing of Bert Jansch.

Songwriting is uppermost in Richard Smerin's musical interest and has resulted in recent CDs comprising solely of original material.
 

Currently, eighteen CDs and one CD Single are available on Red Rose Records:
 

Q. - M. U. D. (RR2696) - Solo country blues, recorded in Berlin

One-Off Chance (RR2777) - Tribute to singer /songwriter and close friend Les French, recorded in Boston, Mass

This Body's Got To Go (RR2852) - Fifteen original songs recorded in southern Germany with a full rock band

Still Living Off The Smerin Diamond (RR2853) - Solo, recorded live in Franconia

Personal (RR2901) - Acoustic, contains brand new material with contributions from harmonica player, Bernd Kleinow

Anywhere Else But In Clover (RR2974) - Another new collection of original songs, solo

Ikh Vel Nisht Fargesn (CD Single RR2975) - Songs depicting the Jewish history of Fürth, Germany. Including two songs in Yiddish sung by Barry Smerin

Right To Sing The Blues (RR3031) - More new songs with double-bass and blues harp.

Trouble With Me (RR3201) - First US release with full band featuring WC Handy Award Winners Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

Death Rattle (RR3568) - Double CD, half acoustic, half electric. Featuring Bernd Kleinow, Keili Keilhofer and the multi-instrumental talents of Udo Schwendler

No More (RR3815) - Solo recordings, including superb guitar parts from Willie Salomon

Crony (RR3947) - Full acoustic band, supporting the Amy Winehouse Foundation

Wandering Jew (RR3948) - A personal selection from fifteen years of recording history

Under The Influence (RR4082) - Fifteen new songs. A diverse mixture of blues, jazz, rock, pop and folk

Live in Franconia - with Josh White Jr. (RR4083) - Live recording, together with American Folk / Blues legend, Josh White Jr.

Sing Out! & Resonate (RR4251) - Steel guitar originals & 35 year-old recordings re-mastered

Smerin Goes Dylan (RR4512) - "a masterpiece" "the best collection of Bob Dylan songs EVER!"

Spiritual Side - with Josh White Jr. (RR4525) - Inspirational and an inspiration

Bound (RR4777) -  Tribute to Tom Paxton
 

Smerin's eMail address is: info@richardsmerin.com

You can contact him at that address for
CD purchase, guitar lessons, tickets for concerts,
gig details and all other information.