sam amidon: home alone inside my head

Sam Amidon is a folk musician living in Los Angeles, CA. Sam grew up in a family of traditional folk musicians in Burlington Vermont, where he also formed collaborations with artists Nico Muhly and Thomas Bartlett (Doveman). Sam has released records with the Icelandic collective Bedroom Community, and currently is an artist on the legendary Nonesuch Records. Sam is known for his beautiful, storied singing voice, and his virtuosity on fiddle, banjo and guitar. He creates within the folk tradition of reworking old traditional songs and melodies, but references iconic new musics as far flung as Jimi Hendrix to Bruno Mars to jazz and avant-garde. Live he spins tales with his impeccable wit, cleverly re-contextualizing these traditional works and modern conceptual legacies into new folk experiences. For Sam's Lightning release, he is releasing a series of self-induced field recordings he made over the course of Winter/Spring 2002 after having recently just studied with two musical gurus - Kentucky traditional fiddle tune master Bruce Greene, and legendary free jazz violinist / AACM associate Leroy Jenkins.