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Misner & Smith

Crafting songs rich in meaning and texture, Misner & Smith's sound is anchored by their unique vocal harmonies and evocative lyrics. They tour extensively, both at home and abroad, and in 2007, their song "Madeline (Paradise Cracked)" won the West Coast Songwriters Associatio' Song of the Year. Their new album, Seven Hour Storm, hits the streets on October 15th 2013.

It was an entirely different art form that brought these two together in the first place. Having separately studied and worked for years as actors in theaters around the country, it was during several weeks of rehearsals, and an extended run of the play Woody Guthrie's American Song, that Sam and Megan discovered a mutual love of roots music, and in particular, harmony singing. With intricate, often 5-part vocal arrangements of Guthrie's songs as the backbone of the show, the special blend that Misner & Smith have become known for became evident right away. Since then, the two have acted in the play over a hundred times around the country, including runs at venues such as Marin Theatre Company, The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, among others.

Balancing their lives as musicians and actors is no easy task - often more like a juggling act. Yet storytelling is at the heart of both, and may well be the common thread running through all art. Inspired by both music and theater, their influences contain equal parts playwrights, songwriters, actors, and musicians.