Smither & Loudon
April 16, 2026
Last Saturday, I trekked with pals down to the venerable Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago - LOVE that joint. Went to catch 81-year-old folk/blues fingerstyle practitioner Chris Smither on a bill with 79-year-old folk singing smartass Loudon Wainwright lll, who I’ve been a fan of since high school, when I first heard The Man Who Couldn’t Cry, covered later by Johnny Cash on those Rick Rubin-produced records.