Sam Lee
A Mwldan Production
Mercury Prize nominated Folk singer, song collector, promoter (of BBC award winning Nest Collective) radio host, TV personality, teacher and animateur, Sam this June released his debut album “Ground Of Its Own’ comprised of songs learned 1st hand from the Gypsy Traveler community. The recording is a new musical manifesto, reflecting Sam's unique artistic journey.
Winner of the 2011 Arts Foundation Award, he is fast becoming accepted as a new pioneer, defining the sound, sight and texture of folksong today. Likewise his band 'Sam Lee & Friends' perform unconventional and contemporary interpretations challenging all preconceptions of what ‘traditional folk’ should sound like.
Tour Dates 2013
March
Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
March 2013
25Canolfan y Celfyddydau Taliesin Arts Centre, Abertawe / Swansea
24Mwldan, Aberteifi / Cardigan
Testimonials
2012 Mercury Music Prize
**Nominie**
The Independent
'Lee's voice, oddly blithe and light for a baritone, captures the mythic charm of these songs and it's arrangements, at once vivid yet shrouded, set Ground of Its Own apart.'
Evening Standard
'Sam Lee is a shining and original talent on the British folk scene.'
★★★★★
MOJO
'An album of unusual dignity and immense beauty.' MOJO
The Guardian
'This is a perfectly executed attempt to modernise staple motifs with originality.'