Transatlantic Sessions Pre-Show: Smith & Brewer

Ben Smith and Jimmy Brewer met in 2015 after both supporting Joan Armatrading on tour. Since then, they've played together all over the UK.

They have performed at the UK Americana Awards in London and were chosen to showcase at AmericanaFest in Nashville in 2016. Smith and Brewer have recorded two sessions for Bob Harris's Under the Apple Tree.

After releasing a live album in 2017, they released their debut studio album, Another Shade Of Smith & Brewer at the end of 2019. They followed this with three instrumental albums and a charity Christmas E.P. in 2020 and an electric album in 2021. They will be recording and releasing another studio album in 2021.

Throughout lockdown they have been working closely with a local venue to put on live-streamed and socially distanced gigs.

They are currently performing as a duo, and with The Smith And Brewer Band, which plays electric and acoustic sets