Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?

Subject: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From:
Date: 02 May 06 - 07:09 PM

Hello all.

Bit of a long shot. Am trying to track down a musician from whom I purchased a CD about five years ago on the streets of Exeter. He played a traditional stringed instrument.

I now only have the CD, by "Mr Smythe" called "Make Do & Mend". It is purely instrumental.

The CD states it was produced by Slappedtogether Productions Ltd.

If this rings a bell with anyone, can you email me at [e-mail]

Many thanks, Alastair.

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 16 - 07:30 AM

I have just got this cd and wood metal and flesh by mr smyth no e also instrumental but know nothing about him/band
regards
Dan up norf

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jan 17 - 05:09 PM

I bought this from him back in 2003 on the streets of canterbury. Been wondering the same thing all these years later.

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: GUEST,Mike James
Date: 30 Apr 17 - 03:09 PM

I bought the Make do and Mend CD off of him in Exeter in the early 2000s. He was playing an electric mandolin and I thought it was pretty cool. I have it on iTunes now. Haven't heard anything about him since then. Looks like he just disappeared.

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 30 Apr 17 - 05:46 PM

Slappedtogether seem to be Comic Book , from Crazy Mamma productions
who may (Or may not) have a connection with a beauty parlour in Portland , Oregon

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: GUEST,Andy in USA
Date: 25 Nov 18 - 09:58 PM

Here I am listening to ‘wood metal & flesh’, a CD I bought in Canterbury years ago having just parked & heard this amazing sound from round the corner. I assumed there must be a band playing, but no, just Mr Smyth playing a mandolin through an echoplex.
I was hoping to hear more, but after I bought the CD he said ‘wicked!’ And packed up.
Great to know there’s at least one more album of his out there...
I played the CD to my cousin, who said ‘nice, but you’ll never play it again’. Wrong, it’s a gem.

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: GUEST,planetfrog
Date: 18 Jan 20 - 07:09 AM

I've got a copy of this CD too... I think a friend of mine gave it to me maybe around 2000. It's now in my mp3 library. Something about it... comforting, energizing, healing...

Like everyone else in this thread I canr find anything more about the artist!

Subject: RE: Do you recognise this CD: Mr Smythe?
From: cnd
Date: 18 Jan 20 - 05:56 PM

This link (https://www.discogs.com/Mr-Smythe-Make-do-Mend/release/11585136) has an email to contact from the back of the CD - has anyone tried contacting that email? May be dead by now.

The back lists an F. C. Smythe and a T. C. Smythe - it could be possible that TC is a member of the band Smythe and Taylor: http://www.smytheandtaylor.com/press.html. This TC Smythe does not have a British accent though, so, it could not be the same one.

If not, not sure. There's a few leads you could follow from that Discogs link but it'd take some time to find what you're looking for, I think