Sam Carter

'The finest English-style finger-picking guitarist of his generation' Jon Boden

Since winning Best Newcomer at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2010, midlands-born singer, guitarist and songwriter Sam Carter has been more in demand than ever. From performances at the Royal Festival Hall for Richard Thompson's Meltdown to sharing the stage with the great Nic Jones alongside Chris Wood, Martin Simpson and Jon Boden at Sidmouth Folk Week, Sam continues to impress audiences and fellow artists alike.

Armed with a 'killer voice' (Nitin Sawhney) and the ability to play his guitar 'like a harp' (Time Out), as well as an unerring ability to put his personal experiences into a wider perspective, the east London-based songsmith made his mark with his debut album 'Keepsakes' released August 2009. Sam is a former Emerging Artist In Residence at the Southbank Centre, where he collaborated with a wealth of talented musicians and artists including Nitin Sawhney, Riz MC (actor Riz Ahmed), Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

More recently Sam has participated in the British Council's 'Shifting Sands' project, a cross-cultural collaboration between English and Middle Eastern traditional musicians lead by Bellowhead trumpeter Andy Mellon. This exciting international initiative has seen the group performing in Kuwait and Bahrain, as well as peformances at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall at Celtic Connections 2011.

Sam is an independent artist and has two releases to date, both self-released under 'Captain Records' - Here In The Ground EP (2008) and Keepsakes (2009) available on CD from HMV, Amazon and other online retailers. Keepsakes is available for download from iTunes and Amazon. Both CDs are also available at www.samcartermusic.co.uk

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