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Jamie & Roots Happy New Year & 2015 Preview Good-bye 2014.  Our Roots Member Night in November was a full house, with over 15 performers presenting original work, and a delicious selection of harvest dishes. Membership in Roots Salon, Season 2 is growing.  Grateful to a half-dozen or so generous patrons who make contributions to […]

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A Christmas Memory Keep music in your heart and share it with the generations!   It was Christmas time, December 22, 1986. Nia was just born a few weeks before. I was singing with Jamie O’Reilly and the Rogues for the Flea Market, a live radio show from the Old Town School of Folk Music in […]

A Christmas Memory Keep music in your heart and share it with the generations!   It was Christmas time, December 22, 1986. Nia was just born a few weeks before. I was singing with Jamie O’Reilly and the Rogues for the Flea Market, a live radio show from the Old Town School of Folk Music in […]

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Our Beloved Christmas Show Returns for One Night Only  “When things look grim and tattered, it’s the love she gives him that matters” Saturday, Dec 6 at 7 PM The Gift of the Magi Holiday Concert Music by Michael Smith Story by O. Henry St. John’s Episcopal Church 3857 N Kostner Chicago, Il $20 admission / $25 at […]

Our Beloved Christmas Show Returns for One Night Only  “When things look grim and tattered, it’s the love she gives him that matters” Saturday, Dec 6 at 7 PM The Gift of the Magi Holiday Concert Music by Michael Smith Story by O. Henry St. John’s Episcopal Church 3857 N Kostner Chicago, Il $20 admission / $25 at […]

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MICHAEL P. SMITH OCTOBER ENEWS New MICHAEL SONGS for HALLOWEEN OCT/NOV CONCERT SCHEDULE SAVE THE DATES FOR THE SELFISH GIANT    A Note from Michael They say that Hallowe’en is the most popular holiday in the US. I think we’re all so relieved that Hallowe’en is for most of us comparatively unburdened with religious or patriotic significance. But […]

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200 Top Songs by Beau O’Reilly Chicago Arts Journal w Music Flash Edition “When the editors at CAJ suggested that I write about songs and music. I don’t think they or I knew what a momentous task it would turn out to be. I arbitrarily suggested two hundred favorites over fifty years, from  1963 on. It […]

200 Top Songs by Beau O’Reilly Chicago Arts Journal w Music Flash Edition “When the editors at CAJ suggested that I write about songs and music. I don’t think they or I knew what a momentous task it would turn out to be. I arbitrarily suggested two hundred favorites over fifty years, from  1963 on. It […]

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  A note from Michael Smith I’m looking forward to playing a Valentine’s Day gig with Jamie O’Reilly and Peter Swenson at Roots (see Roots) and to be playing at Stained Glass Coffeehouse in Deerfield on February 22nd. These are both venues that I’ve played before and can vouch for the great atmosphere at both. Peter […]

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A Wanderer Am I Words and Music by Michael Smith Listen to the song  Gift of the Magi A Wanderer 15 Track 15 with Jamie (vocals), Katrina (vocals/piano), Miriam Sturm (violin), Bob Weber (cello), Michael Smith (guitar), Al Ehrich (bass)         Jamie performs “A WANDERER AM I” with pianist David Lahm as […]

A Wanderer Am I Words and Music by Michael Smith Listen to the song  Gift of the Magi A Wanderer 15 Track 15 with Jamie (vocals), Katrina (vocals/piano), Miriam Sturm (violin), Bob Weber (cello), Michael Smith (guitar), Al Ehrich (bass)         Jamie performs “A WANDERER AM I” with pianist David Lahm as […]

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Thanks for a great holiday season   December, 2012 Midnight Moxie Chief O’Neill’s Church Carols Service Caroling Dec 23 Coming up: SPACE Jan 20 – matinee More, Jamie on the radio    At once a voice arose among The bleak twigs overhead In a full-hearted evensong Of joy illimited; An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and […]