Sam Sweeney
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| Sam Sweeney | |
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 Sam Sweeney performing at the Warwick Folk Festival, July 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 27 February 1989 |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Years active | -present |
| Associated acts | Hannah James and Sam Sweeney, Kerfuffle, Bellowhead, Fay Hield Trio |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fiddle, Viola, nyckelharpa, English concertina, English bagpipes, percussion | |
Sam Sweeney (born in Nottingham, in 1989) is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.
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[edit] Career
Sam has been playing fiddle since he was six, he now plays and teaches fiddle. Since 2002 Sweeney has been at the forefront of East Midlands-based folk band Kerfuffle, playing fiddle, viola, and cajon, and singing.[1] In 2009 Sam released Catches and Glees with new duo Hannah James and Sam Sweeney.
Sam is also a member of the, award-winning, big folk band Bellowhead as of 2008.
As of 2009 he tours with Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings where he sometimes plays drums and fiddle simultaneously.[2]
Sam has also been part of the Fay Hield's new album [3] And, along with Rob Harbron, tours with Hield.
[edit] Awards
Sam has won a number of awards including the 'In The Tradition' award and the 'Wiltshire Folk Association Young Folk Award'. He was also a nominated in the 2004 BBC Young Folk Awards.[4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
- Catches and Glees (2009)
- State and Ancientry (April, 2012)
[edit] With Kerfuffle
- Not to Scale (2003)
- K2 (2004)
- Links (2006)
- To The Ground (2008)
- Lighten The Dark: A Midwinter Album (2009)
[edit] With Bellowhead
- Matachin (Navigator Records) (September 2008)
- Umbrellowhead (2009)
- Hedonism (2010)
[edit] With Fay Hield
- Looking Glass (September, 2010) [5]
[edit] With Circus Envy
[edit] With Sam Carter
- Keepsakes (2009)[5]
[edit] With Rachael McShane
- No Man's Fool (2010) [5]
[edit] With Louise Jordan
- Born To Wander (2010) [5]
[edit] History
In 2006 Sam won a bursary from the BBC performing arts fund.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Sam Sweeney - Biography". Sam Sweeney Music, official site. http://www.samsweeneymusic.co.uk/Biog/. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "Jon Boden and The Remnant Kings - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 Folk Singer of the Year". Towersey Village Festival. http://www.towerseyfestival.com/WhatsOn/Artists/Jon_Boden_and_The_Remnant_Kings.html. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ http://www.samsweeneymusic.co.uk/Biog/
- ^ "All about Sam Sweeney". bright young folk. http://www.brightyoungfolk.com/gigs/sam-sweeney/intro.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sam Sweeney - Discography". Sam Sweeney Music, official site. http://www.samsweeneymusic.co.uk/Discography/Other/.
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