Artist Lounge: Sam Amidon
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Sam Amidon is playing in San Francisco tonight, August 18th at the Swedish American Hall as part of the 802 Tour (a trio of Vermont-born musicians including Nico Muhly & Doveman round out the bill). David Fricke of Rolling Stone said of All is Well: "deceptively ornate adaptation of ten traditional blues and folk songs. In an era of overheated Nick Drake comparisons, Amidon is eerily close to
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"Comprised of childhood friends Sam Amidon and Thomas Bartlett (both of whom also play in the band Doveman together), Samamidon focuses on giving slightly more modern interpretations to old Appalachian folk songs, many of them culled from the more obscure Alan Lomax and Harry Smith field recordings. With Amidon (whose parents had been interested in traditional American music) on vocals, banjo, and acoustic guitar and Bartlett on various keys, guitars, and percussion, the d... MORE
