"If you are ever fortunate to meet Putnam Smith or better yet
to hear him play and sing, don’t be surprised if you too don’t
begin to feel like stepping into the past."-- FolkAlley.com
Greetings! Yes, you have indeed found me online -- which, I must confess, feels a bit strange, as if I've been dragged from my more native habitat (somewhere in the 19th Century) into this 21st century of ours. Nonetheless! Despite what reservations I have over this era of technological "progress," I am delighted to be connecting, this very moment, with YOU.

So, be my guest -- take off your sabots! Make yourself at home! Look around the place -- and be sure to check out my latest CD, 'We Could Be Beekeepers', over on the "Music" page.

Saunter on over to my "General Store" page and fix up yourself, or someone you love, with a new 'LOVE COMPOST' T-Shirt or Onesie! Also new on the site: info on how you can host a concert right in your own living room! (on the "House Concerts" page).

Keep in touch!

WHAT'S NEW Last updated March 28, 2012


ON TOUR this Spring: VA, NC, NY, NJ, PA, MI...  Learn more on my shows page...

Now on PANDORA!  Add me to your channel, and help spread the word!

New Free digital download: "North and South" -- sign up on the email list to get this, and more!

"We Could Be Beekeepers" hits #2 on the National Folk & Bluegrass DJ Charts for  the month of June, with 3 songs in the top ten!!  Read these glowing reviews from Performer Magazine and FolkAlley.com!

       VIDEOS


This Mountain Ain't My Home

Live at One Longfellow Square,
Portland, Maine, February, 2012.
With Mariel Vandersteel, fiddle
and April Reed-Cox, cello.


Full Moon, Baby

Live from the North Star
Music Cafe, Portland, Maine,
May, 2010. Filmed by local
Maine filmmaker Mark Ireland.

LATEST CD

We Could Be Beekeepers
(2011)
The new album, with Seth Yentes (cello), Mariel Vandersteel (fiddle and vocals), Jenee Halstead (vocals), Connor Garvey (vocals), and Joe Meo (clarinet).

"We Could Be Beekeepers" hits #2 on the National Folk & Bluegrass DJ Charts for the month of June, 2011, with 3 songs in the top ten!!

"The music is fun, the ideas are thoughtful, and the variety of instruments keeps your interest...(Putnam's) new release of old sounding music shines and it's ours to treasure now."
— FolkAlley.com

"If you’re a fan of Mumford & Sons, Iron & Wine, Josh Ritter – or just sitting barefoot in the sun – this album, with a glass of lemonade, is for you."  — Performer Magazine

Listen!


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