Smith & Straughn
Rob and CW met at Iowa State University in 1987 and immediately struck up a musical friendship. They’ve written together ever since, for CW’s rock projects, Rob’s acoustic projects, and for their collaborative projects as well.
CW and Rob recorded three albums as the audubon society between 1989 and 1991. In 1992 they rebranded themselves as misunderstanding, and released Ackworth later that summer.
In 1996 they rebranded again: this time as Smith & Straughn. They released Au Naturel in 2002, and have been working on Who We Are for the last few years.
In August 2009 they made I Think There’s Something Here, a collection of “living room demos” recorded over a two-day visit. They had a lot of fun recording it, and hope you’ll have just as much fun listening.
Smith & Straughn have performed at the following venues:
Barnes & Noble Café, West Des Moines
Coda Lounge
Des Moines Social Club
The GrapeVine, LLC
Java Joe’s Theatre
Ritual Café
Rob Straughn: vocal, guitar,
alto guitar, bass guitar, percussion
CW Smith: vocal, guitar, bass guitar,
baritone guitar, drums, percussion
Location:
Verona, Wisconsin
Des Moines, Iowa
we like to listen to:
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Crowded House, Fleetwood Mac
Discography:
(Rob Straughn)
(Rob Straughn)
The Songwriter’s Dream READ • BUY
(Rob Straughn)
(Rob Straughn)
I Think There’s Something Here
Au Naturel: raw, naked tracks
the audubon society: complete works
READ • BUY
the audubon society
Ancient Blue
The Princess
Ackworth (as misunderstanding)
What’s in a name?