Avril Smith

Avril Smith is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, widely recognized as an accomplished electric and acoustic guitarist and mandolin player. 

Avril plays lead guitar in the GRAMMY-nominated band Della Mae. She has been featured in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine and has reviewed guitars for Acoustic Guitar Magazine. 

Avril has performed at top venues and festivals including the Ryman Auditorium, the Grand Ole Opry, the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (Oak Hill, NY), the Birchmere (Alexandria, VA), Rockygrass (Lyons, CO), Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Washington, DC), the Rock-n-Roll hall of fame (Cleveland, OH), and on the south lawn of the White House.

Avril has played with the Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, Steve Martin, Pete Seeger, Hazel Dickens, Tom Morello, Tom Paxton, Darol Anger, and John Kadlecik, among others.