Chris Smither Covers Tom Petty On ‘Time To Move On’

Chris Smither Covers Tom Petty On ‘Time To Move On’

Folk/blues guitarist/songwriter Chris Smither has had his songs covered by everyone from Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris to Diana Krall, so it’s a treat to hear Smither’s interpretation of Tom Petty’s “Time To Move On” from Wildflowers.

“Time To Move On” features longtime colleague/producer David “Goody” Goodrich on guitar, with Glide noting, “While Smither’s own acoustic picking is irresistible and could easily support the track, it’s Goodrich’s bright electric guitar that adds plenty of lively flourish to this timeless track.”

“Time To Move On” is from Smither’s upcoming album All About The Bones out May 3. The single will be available on all streaming services on April 10. Smither says it’s “just a great song by a guy who had an uncanny knack for turning out pop hits that don’t sound like they’re meant to be pop hits.”

“Time To Move On”

 
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Smither turns 80 this year, but his tour schedule, including dates at the Iridium in New York City, Levon Helm’s studio in Woodstock and two nights at McCabe’s in Los Angeles, shows he has no intention of slowing down. (Scroll down for complete dates.)

The sound and imagery All About the Bones is as elemental as the inky black shadows cast by a shockingly bright moon. The listener is welcomed into some gothic mansion on an imaginary New Orleans street, and there in the lamplit parlor confronts the band, a minimalist skeleton crew: Smither’s inimitable propulsive guitar and rumbling baritone are joined seamlessly to producer Goodrich’s carpetbag of instruments, Zak Trojano’s rock-steady, primal drumming, BettySoo’s diaphanous harmony vocals, and the flat, mournful flood of Jazz legend Chris Cheek’s saxophone.

Praise for Smither:
“With his signature beat-driven finger-picking, foot-tapping and playful vocal wisdom, Smither and company let the good times roll on this bayou blues, this Cajun dance party exalting his New Orleans beginnings.” —American Blues Scene “Down In Thibodaux”

“…stands as evidence that he remains one of the most consistent and truthful artists of his time, bridging this and the last century seamlessly and in a way that is never tired or imitative.” – PopMatters

Chris Smither website

TOUR DATES:
# with special guest Peter Mulvey
% with special guest BettySoo

FR APR 12 Elkton, MD – Elkton Music Hall
SA APR 13 Blairstown, NJ – Roy’s Hall
SU APR 14 Tuckerton, NJ – Lizzie Rose
TH APR 18 Concord, NH – Capitol Center for the Arts (Cloudbelly opens)
FR APR 19 Brownfield, ME – Stone Mountain Arts Center
SA APR 20 Brunswick, ME – Concerts for a Cause
WE MAY 01 Asheville, NC – Grey Eagle Music Hall
TH MAY 02 Nashville, TN – Bluebird Cafe
SA MAY 04 Decatur, GA – Eddie’s Attic
FR MAY 17 Fall River, MA – Narrows Center for Arts #
SA MAY 18 Boston, MA – City Winery Boston #
SU MAY 19 Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace #
SA MAY 25 Pomeroy, OH – Fur Peace Ranch #
WE MAY 29 Washington, DC – The Hamilton #
TH MAY 30 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live #
FR MAY 31 Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios #
SA JUN 01 Northampton, MA – Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity #
WE JUN 05 Piermont, NY – The Turning Point #
TH JUN 06 Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head On Stage
FR JUN 07 New York City, NY – Iridium #
TH JUN 20 Madison, WI – The Bur Oak %
FR JUN 21 Evanston, IL – SPACE %
FR-SA, JUN 22 – 23 Effingham, IL – Moccasin Creek Festival
TH JUL 11 Berkeley CA – Freight and Salvage
FR JUL 12 Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s
SA JUL 13 Santa Monica, CA – McCabe’s
SU JUL 14 Santa Cruz, CA- Kuumbwa Jazz Center
WE JUL 17 Eugene, OR – Shedd Institute
TH JUL 18 Portland, OR – Alberta Rose Theatre
MO JUL 22 Salt Spring Island, BC Live at Pitchfork Social=
TU JUL 23 Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern