Richard Smith - A Winter Concert Series Performance
Mon, Feb 01
|The Real Macaw
Fresh off a European tour, the British born, Nashville based guitarist Richard Smith will be bringing his critically acclaimed finger picking style to the Macaw's Winter Concert Series.
Time & Location
Feb 01, 2027, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Real Macaw, 3275 Bayshore Dr, Naples, FL 34112, USA
About the event
Richard Smith is a renowned fingerstyle guitarist celebrated for his exceptional mastery of the instrument and innovative approach to music.
Richard Smith picked up the guitar when he was five years old after watching his father playing an Atkins and Travis version of "Down South Blues". He begged his father, a longtime Atkins admirer, to introduce him to the fingerpicking style. Smith soon became a child prodigy on the guitar. As a kid he could play the entire discographies of Django Reinhardt and Chet Atkins. At the age of 11 he shared the stage with his idol when Atkins invited Smith to play with him at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. He was also influenced by guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and briefly studied jazz guitar with Shane Hill at Warlingham School, Surrey.
He formed the Richard Smith Guitar Trio with his brothers Rob and Sam before marrying American cellist Julie Adams and moving to Nashville,…
Tickets
Richard Smith Concert
This is a timed, seated event with open seating. The kitchen will be open from 5-6:30 with a limited menu to enjoy dinner before the show. Please contact us at 239.732.1188 or email contact@therealmacaw.com with desired time, number of people, phone number and name for a reservation. A full bar will be open for drink purchases throughout the evening. Seating is outside weather permitting. Inside if rain. Heaters will be available though we do recommend bringing a sweater.
$48.00
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