ALAMOSA — It’s with no small amount of excitement that Society Hall welcomes the “acousti-clectic folk-grass” of the Texas-via-Westcliffe TC Smythe and Gary Taylor to the Society Hall stage on Saturday night.

Smythe and Taylor originally got together in the Houston area, but have both made their homes in the Westcliffe area since the early 2000s, while still continuing to tour nationally and internationally.

“Gary and TC are amazing – they travel the world with their music, but live just over the hill in Westcliffe,” says Society Hall board member and Alamosa music producer Don Richmond,  “We [at Society Hall] are thrilled to get them to hop over those Crestone Peaks and share their music on this side of the mountains!”

Smythe & Taylor formed in 1999 when a friend asked TC if she could sub for him at a coffee shop gig. She only knew a handful of songs, but the gig paid $85. A co-worker suggested she go up to the 28th floor of the office building where she worked to find a fellow named Gary Taylor, who was rumored to know how to play over 1,000 songs. After getting acquainted, they scheduled a rehearsal to prepare for the one-off gig at Diedrich’s Coffee in the Montrose area of Houston.

As the saying goes, the rest is history.

Now, 20 years, 11 recordings, and 10 European tours later, ‘S&T’ have become well known for their symbiotic harmonies, comedic timing, excellent sound quality, and their unique “3D” style of guitar playing.

After Gary won the Woody Guthrie Songwriting Award, S&T were nominated in 5 categories of the Texas Music Awards, ultimately winning the “Popular Cover” and “Vocal Group of the Year” awards.

Since 2009, S&T have hosted the High Peaks Music Festival in Westcliffe and, since 2017, enjoyed a standing invitation to bookend the Sweet Home Fest in Guildford, England.

They have played hundreds of venues but enjoy performing at listening rooms, festivals, and house concerts the best, which makes Society Hall the exactly right place to play.

The Society Hall board, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a place for community celebrations of all kinds, invites everyone to join them for a wonderful night of music with the dynamic Smythe and Taylor Saturday, January 31st at 7:00 PM. Located at 400 Ross Avenue, the doors will open at 6:00 PM.

The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and You-Tube channel. Tickets are $20.00 and available at the Society Hall website at www.societyhall.org or at the Green Spot, at 711 State Ave in Alamosa.

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