Episode 38: Darden Smith
In Part 1 of Episode 38, author Darden Smith sits down for a virtual interview with award-winning writer Larry Brill.
In Part 2 of Episode 38, Darden Smith reads a selection from Western Skies.
About Darden Smith
Over the course of his remarkable three-and-a-half decade career, Smith has released 15 critically lauded studio albums, landed singles on both the country and pop charts (including the Top 10 hit “Loving Arms”), penned a symphony, scored works for theater and dance, published a widely celebrated book on creativity, exhibited works of visual art, and co-founded the non-profit SongwritingWith:Soldiers program, which pairs veterans with musicians in order to tap into the transformational possibilities of collaborative songwriting. The Daily News hailed Smith as “one of the most respected American musicians working today,” while the Austin Chronicle dubbed him a “master song craftsman,” and AllMusic called him “a singer-songwriter blessed with an uncommon degree of intelligence, depth, and compassion.” His latest project, Western Skies, comprises a new studio record, a book of photography, lyrics, and essays, and an accompanying album of readings set to music. The collection is an immersive journey through a world both real and imagined, a place of mystery and mythology, possibility and longing.
This episode was filmed remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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