Sam Sweeney
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Sam Sweeney | |
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 Sam Sweeney performing at the Warwick Folk Festival, July 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sam Sweeney |
| Born | 27 February 1989 Nottingham, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Website | Official website |
Sam Sweeney (born 27 February 1989 in Nottingham) is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.
Career
Sweeney started playing the fiddle at age six, and first performed as a soloist at folk festivals in 2001. From 2002 to 2010 Sweeney was part of the East Midlands-based folk band Kerfuffle, playing fiddle, viola, and cajon, and singing.[1] When Kerfuffle disbanded, Sam continued playing with accordion player and singer Hannah James as the duo Hannah James and Sam Sweeney.
As of 2008, Sweeney is also a member of the award-winning eleven-piece folk band Bellowhead, playing fiddle and English bagpipes.[2]
As of 2009 he tours with Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, playing both drums and fiddle, sometimes simultaneously.[3]
He is also a member of Fay Hield's band, originally named the Fay Hield Trio but as of 2012 called Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party.[4]
Awards
Sweeney has won a number of awards including the 'In The Tradition' award and the 'Wiltshire Folk Association Young Folk Award', which he won for two years in succession. He was also a nominated in the 2004 BBC Young Folk Awards.[5] In 2007 he won one of five BBC Performing Arts Fund bursaries to help him start his musical career.[4] Sweeney was nominated for the 'Musician of the Year' award at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and won this award at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Discography
Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
- Catches and Glees (2009)
- State and Ancientry (2012)
With Kerfuffle
- Not to Scale (2003)
- K2 (2004)
- Links (2006)
- To the Ground (2008)
- Lighten the Dark: A Midwinter Album (2009)
With Bellowhead
- Matachin (2008)
- Umbrellowhead (2009)
- Hedonism (2010)
- Broadside (2012)
- Revival (2014)
With Fay Hield
With Circus Envy
With Sam Carter
With Rachael McShane
- No Man's Fool (2010)[6]
With Louise Jordan
- Born to Wander (2010)[6]
With Charlie Barker
- Sleeping at the Station (2005)[6]
History
In 2006 Sam won a bursary from the BBC performing arts fund.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Sam Sweeney – Biography". Sam Sweeney Music, official site. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jon Boden and The Remnant Kings – BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 Folk Singer of the Year". Towersey Village Festival. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "All about Sam Sweeney". bright young folk. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sam Sweeney – Discography". Sam Sweeney Music, official site. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
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