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Putnam Smith, who hails from Portland, Maine, could be an old-world troubadour fresh from the 19th Century.  After all, he lives in a log cabin,  plays his Grandfather's banjo, and prints up the jackets to his CDs on a 1901 Pearl Letterpress (hand set type, pedal powered!).       Putnam's songs sound like they've come from a back porch in the Blue Ridge Mountains, or some cabin on the coast ofMaine.  From whiskey-slinging good-time banjo numbers, to intimate heartbreakers on the guitar, to lighthearted tunes about 'lawnmower repair' on the mandolin, Putnam is able to connect with each member of his audience as if each one were an old friend with whom he were spending a precious evening. His latest release, "We Could Be Beekeepers" shot right up to #2 the month it was released, charting 3 songs in the top ten (www.folkradio.org).

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