The last time Colin Smith came to Saratoga Springs, he was the lead
singer/guitarist of the alt rock/new wave band "MRNORTH," which enjoyed
a great run and opened for Journey at SPAC. MRNORTH played the large
festivals including Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo and shared the stage with
the leading lights and legends of rock, including The Who, Van Halen,
Sheryl Crow, Bryan Adams, OAR and Gavin DeGraw, in addition to
releasing 2 well-received studio albums.
He returns to town as a solo artist at The Irish Times this evening, having just released his first CD under his own name entitled "The Wilderness" to critical acclaim. The product of a musical family, Dublin, Ireland native Mr. Smith describes the transition that led to him forging a solo path:
"During one of the tours, in the parking lot of a motel in a dry county in Florida, I wrote a song...a song of yearning. I felt adrift after a recent break-up, and I was looking for a different musical voice. The song was "Love" and it was a turning point for me. I knew I wanted to create something in a different way with some different results... that was enough to spawn the rest of the songs for my solo album, The Wilderness. I had never written like that before. I wasn't trying, and it was just coming. This is what I love about these songs, it's the purest expression of myself, my heart, my soul and my mind I have ever had."
"So that's it. I'm a singer. I love singing. I lose myself in it. That's who I am." - www.colinsmithmusic.com
Admission to the performance tonight is $5; $3 for students with valid ID. For more information, call The Irish Times at (518) 583-0003.
"During one of the tours, in the parking lot of a motel in a dry county in Florida, I wrote a song...a song of yearning. I felt adrift after a recent break-up, and I was looking for a different musical voice. The song was "Love" and it was a turning point for me. I knew I wanted to create something in a different way with some different results... that was enough to spawn the rest of the songs for my solo album, The Wilderness. I had never written like that before. I wasn't trying, and it was just coming. This is what I love about these songs, it's the purest expression of myself, my heart, my soul and my mind I have ever had."
"So that's it. I'm a singer. I love singing. I lose myself in it. That's who I am." - www.colinsmithmusic.com
Admission to the performance tonight is $5; $3 for students with valid ID. For more information, call The Irish Times at (518) 583-0003.
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