Jo Smith

Making music and memories in Montana 🏔️

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

WYOMING IS OUT!!

Wow. Crazy that it’s finally out in the world. Huge thank you to the countless people that made this happen❤️. If you haven’t yet, listen and let me know which song is your favorite ⬇️

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

𝓈𝓅𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

𝓈𝓁𝑜𝓌 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓂𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓎
#agirlnamedjo

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Works in progress: Ruby's crawl, and a song.

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Wild Picnic.

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

The chaos is real.

THE SONG ABOUT HIM
He calls my phone on his way home
Asks if I need anything from town

It takes ten minutes he’s here in eight
He’s an eighty-seven Saab with the top rolled down

He’s what you see is what you get 
And he’s got flowers when he walks in

…

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

In honor of Big Mountain closing, here’s my favorite day from the ski season. A training session on the next door pasture hill. #skiing

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Small audiences are the best.

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

We decided to lay our heads in a beach home for the shoulder seasons. #lagunabeachfl

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

We say people go to a better place when they die. Maybe, heaven’s a better place because they are there. This song came about after I lost a friend in Somalia, Marius, was killed while trying to neutralize a roadside bomb. This release comes on the anniversary of his death.

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

I’m a day late, but Happy Dia De Los Muertos to those who celebrate. I think it's a fantastic holiday myself. This year I lost my grandfather Freddie Bush, our Shepherd Sasha, and our veterans community in Whitefish lost a hero, Gary Presson. What lives are you honoring today?

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Thank y’all for loving Magic! It's the quintessential The Shelf song: written with Paul Sikes years ago, and collecting dust since. I'll be danged if it didn't make a @spotify playlist, too! Glad you like the art featuring the Quail Motel in Blakely - Iykyk, more on that later

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Mums are for bums. #halloween2023

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Magic happened one spring day when Paul Sikes and I sat down for a low-pressure morning of writing…

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

In about a week, it will be the one year anniversary of the Wyoming album. The culmination of years of music, dreams, and a pull to the west. Reminiscing hard.

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Haz and Festus are up. Are you? Link in bio.

#youup

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

The production of the You Up is a favorite. I oftentimes struggle to be satisfied in the studio. It’s hard to capture the original energy of a song, but since I didn’t write this one, I had no expectations. Thanks @brandooli for brilliant production and a completely badass band

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

The content of You Up couldn't be further removed from where my life is now (with a husband and a baby). Yet, I feel every word and note. When a song is written well, the specifics become secondary. And that's why I love this song. @TheBrandyClark @shanemcanally @jessiejodillon

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

I remember sitting with Shane McAnally, who wrote You Up with Brandy Clark+Jessie Jo Dillion, and how we lit up when I sang it through for the first time: felt like the melody was written for me. That was years ago, but the song is like denim. Fits better everytime you put it on.

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

Things are starting to look a little different around here... new season... new music.

📸: Jessica Farrington

[Jo Smith @josmithmusic]

An Evening at Standing Heart Ranch | The essence of Montana, and why I wanted to move there: music, friends, scenery, good food, and nothing being more important than taking the time to gather and enjoy life.
📸: Jessica Farrington
@herbandomni @jkingsleyhall