Johnsmith is a touring songwriter from Trempeleau, WI, and he"s a gifted and soulful, high-energy performer and vocalist. "Kickin" This Stone" was co-produced by Lloyd Maines, and the players include Maines, Darrell Scott, Tom Kimmel, Glen Fukunaga and more. The CD"s highlights are "Thomas Francis," a tribute to his six Irish great-grandparents, "Friend of the Coyote" a tribute to the late Dave Carter, and Greg Brown"s "Early." Johnsmith"s songs have a richness and depth of feeling that stem from a genuine belief in human triumph. In 2004, Johnsmith headlined at the Kerrville, Sisters, and Woody Guthrie Folk Festivals.