About Misner & Smith

Sam Misner and Megan Smith began their musical collaboration after working together as actors on a production of Woody Guthrie’s American Song and soon discovered a mutual love of Americana music. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, both Sam and Megan are natives of Northern California. Balancing their careers as actors and musicians is no easy task but the two have found the art of storytelling to be one of the common threads running through both forms. Characters of various types inhabit their songs. Some are fictional, some autobiographical and some historical; as in the tune “Triangle Factory Fire”. Based on the true story of the infamous fire at the Triangle Waistcoat Factory in New York City in 1911 the song combines facts and invention to retell the tragic story from a first-person perspective. Crafting songs rich in meaning and texture the duo’s sound is centered around unique vocal harmonies and thoughtful lyrics. Their influences span many genres ranging from Traditional and Old-time music, Bluegrass, Folk and Rock and Roll, to Reggae, Motown and the Blues.

Band Members:
Sam Misner (guitar and vocals)
Megan Smith (bass, mandolin and vocals)

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