Gypsy Dave Smith Northumberland United Kingdom: Share; Twitter

Blog Posts
Discussions
Events
Groups
Photos (13)
Photo Albums
Videos (4)

Gypsy Dave Smith's Apps

Gypsy Dave Smith's Friends

View All

The News Blog

Loading feed

Gypsy Dave Smith

Gypsy Dave Smith's Photos

Loading…

Music

Loading…

Please visit me at Reverb Nation and concider joining my mailing list and street team below

Gypsy Dave Smith's Videos

Gypsy Dave Paul and Fred at The Cluny Newcastle

Added by Gypsy Dave Smith
Paul Barrere Fred Tackett and Gypsy Dave Smith Strathpeffer finale willin

Added by Gypsy Dave Smith
Gypsy Dave Smith Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett Glasgow Dec 2008

Added by Gypsy Dave Smith

Profile Information

About Me:

»Gypsy Dave Smith Webs
Home www.nessmp3.com/music/gypsydavesmith
Label Echo Productions http://www.myspace.com/echofilmsuk
info read more...
booking email rob@medicinemusic.co.uk

A veteran of the dobro blues guitar, (The Dobro was invented by Jozef Dopyera to amplify the guitar by means of a resonator before the advent of electrical amplification and subsequently became the instrument of choice amongst Bluesmen ) he left Australia for the life of Robert Johnson in his 20's, (30 years ago) with a 1933 Dobro earned from soul. His amazingly authentic picking style recalls the hard travelling' days of Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Mississippi John Hurt, in every note and timber, and steered his journey half way round the world from Newcastle Australia to find his soul mate, family and musical home in Newcastle UK. On visiting The Highlands with Martin Stephenson (long time collaborator and traveling partner) in the early 80's he set about finding new fans (and lost family) in Scotland, including regular returns for events like the Highland Festival, where in 1998 he headed up a steel guitar review called "Shining Like a National Steel Guitar". In the same year he was invited to take part in the Jozef Dopyera Festival in Slovakia to celebrate the Inventor of the Resonator Guitar and 90th anniversary of the innovative instrument. More recently he's become a regular and musician in residence at The Belladrum Festival in The Highlands.

Now a regular on a great many other profile European Festivals, in addition he is a musician and character of renown to many venues around the Toon and around the rest of the Blues community of the UK.

Gypsy Dave Smith says "I'm a long time fan of Paul Barrere's style and Little Feats songwriting, I got to open for Paul and Fred in Newcastle last year and jumped at the chance to play with them again and return to Scotland on this tour, I can't wait

Your Website Address

http://www.reverbnation.com/gypsydavesmith

Are you a:

Artist, Fan

Latest Activity

Grandpa_Erik left a comment for Gypsy Dave Smith

August 25, 2009

Comment Wall (6 comments)

You need to be a member of LiveBluesWorld to add comments!

Join this Ning Network

At 7:27am on August 25, 2009, Grandpa_Erik said…: Hi, If you not have had the possibility to visit my site I hereby give you a little tast of The Bluesmates. If you like it there is more to hear. If not, I am sorry to have taken your time.
Much respect. Grandpa_Erik

At 6:01am on January 4, 2009, Sugar Blue said…: HAPPY NEW YEAR GYPSY!!!!

At 5:43am on January 2, 2009, Ken Pustelnik said…: Hi Gypsy Dave;
Welcome to LBW , Great to see you made it here ,
love your stuff ( even noisy old drummers have a sensitive place )
Isn't this a great site?
Kind regards
Ken Pustelnik ( + Pete Cruickshank & Eddie Martin )

At 8:09pm on January 1, 2009, Cap'n Geoff said…: Jeez, where do I start? So good to listen to the Gypsy's slide and song. I gotta get out more.....Scotland has always had a lot of blues: in her heart, and her people; but musicians who bring it on out for us all to hear are much more in evidence, thanks to this website, and Rob Ellen et al.
THANKS! So warmly appreciated, from Cap'n Geoff.

At 5:30pm on January 1, 2009, Bobbie Mercy Oliver said…: Thanks for the connection, Happy New Year to you and yours.
Bobbie"Mercy"Oliver Texas Blues King