First Participants of the Give Back Program

About Fred Smith
You could say music is in my blood. Four generations of musicians, who share first and last names. My great grandfather who played trumpet, my grandfather was a drummer and had his own "Big Band", my dad, a multi-talented musician that played guitar, bass, mandolin and tenor banjo. I started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of fifteen,and soon was performing in coffeehouses, churches, pubs and festivals in the southern Ontario area. I have played with groups, such as, "Lazarus, Broken Image, Hairy Canary, Kenny and the 14th floor, Costello & Smith and have also perfomed as a solo artist at "Hamilton Music Scene" events and at Christopher Clause' award winning Beatle tribute shows. I have recently started recording my solo debut cd, "Sky Blue Eyes" with Christopher and have my first track,"Factory Blues" completed. I have also recorded three gospel tunes, that were produced by Dan Aiken of "Junkhouse" fame at his "Catherine North Studio", and i am featured on the Peter & Rebecca Kramer recording,"My Hurting Wife". We thank Kramer Sound Studio for recording us through the "Give Back Program". -- Visit the band Costello & Smith on MySpace.com