Programme - Deepdale Festival

Christian Smith

Saturday - Orchard

‘Christian writes heartfelt honest songs which he delivers with a rich sincere relish’ - Sue Marchant, BBC Cambridgeshire

‘Christian Smith, a powerful voice transports a lot of emotion, songwriting as it should be’ - Sascha Rinklef, Alternative Entertainment DE

‘Christian's self penned songs comprise deeply heartfelt and intelligent lyrics wrapped inside memorable Americana influenced melodies, with a contemporary pop twist’ - Chris Haycock, Deepdale Festival

Christian Smith is a singer-songwriter from Cambridge who takes influence from the likes of Brian Fallon, Dave Hause and Jason Isbell - writing in a way that fuses Americana music, with hard-hitting rock melodies. Crafting his musical career since 2011, Christian has played many venues and festivals across the UK and Europe including O2 Academy Islington, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and Alternative Fest Belgium, to name but a few.

After having independently released three E.P’s (You and I, 2013. Nightlife, 2013. Keepsake, 2017.) and a self-funded album (Midnight Calls, 2016.) 2018 has seen Christian sign to independent label GingerDog Records and begin work on his debut album, set for release in 2019.