Sam Amidon

Sam Amidon

Friday, 12 May 2023, 9.00pm

Sam Amidon will return to Ireland for four concerts this May. Sam is a singer and multi-instrumentalist (banjo, guitar, fiddle) from Brattleboro, Vermont. He has released seven acclaimed solo albums on Bedroom Community and Nonesuch Records, the most recent of which is 2020's Sam Amidon.

VIDEO: ‘Maggie’ – Sam Amidon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxqk1ygGPfg

Amidon's material for these albums often consists of adventurous reworkings of traditional American ballads, hymns and work songs, with The New York Times writing that Amidon "transforms all of the songs, changing their colours and loading them with trapdoors."

The albums have been deeply collaborative in nature, inviting contributions from musicians such as composer Nico Muhly, guitarist Bill Frisell, and legendary percussionist Milford Graves.

VIDEO: Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw2X9dMtDmc

Sam Amidon has also recorded or performed as a guest artist with musicians such as Jacob Collier, Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Tune-Yards, John Prine, Jason Moran, and Amidon’s wife, Beth Orton. He has toured as a support act for Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten, The National, and Wilco, among others.

Amidon has also appeared internationally as a soloist performing with ensembles such as the Kronos Quartet, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Crash Ensemble, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Britten Sinfonia. In 2015, he curated and hosted a tribute to Pete Seeger at the National Concert Hall in Dublin.

For his Irish tour May 2023, Sam will be joined by his bandmate Chris Vatalaro.

See them perform at The Grand Social, Dublin, with support from Inni-K (May 10th), DeBarras Folk Club, Clonakilty (May 11th), An Taibhdhearc, Galway, with support from North American old-time duo Tatiana Hargreaves and Allison De Groot; and Colin Tierney (May 12th) and The Duncairn Belfast, with support from David C Clements (May 13th).

Tickets are on sale now at www.samamidon.com/

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Sam Amidon - Maggie (Official Video)

Published by Louise Barker on 26 April 2023

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