Sam Amidon
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Sam Amidon at the moers festival 2016
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 3, 1981 Brattleboro, Vermont, United States |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle |
| Website | http://www.samamidon.com |
Sam Amidon (born June 3, 1981 in Brattleboro, Vermont) is an American folk artist. His parents are folk artists Peter Amidon and Mary Alice Amidon. His younger brother, Stefan Amidon, is a professional drummer who performs with The Sweetback Sisters among other groups. Amidon attended The Putney School in Putney, Vermont for one year.
In 2001, Amidon self-released Solo Fiddle, an album of traditional Irish instrumentals, solely played by himself on the fiddle.
Amidon's first album of songs, But This Chicken Proved False Hearted (2007), was made with longtime collaborator Thomas Bartlett and was initially released on the Los Angeles-based electronic label Plug Research. It was reissued on CD and LP in 2015 by Omnivore Recordings.
His second album, All Is Well (2008), was produced, recorded and mixed by Valgeir Sigurðsson at Greenhouse Studios in Iceland, and featured orchestral arrangements by composer Nico Muhly.
His third album, I See the Sign - also produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson and featuring multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and orchestral arrangements from Muhly, with guest vocals from Beth Orton - was released in 2010. Both albums were released on the Icelandic label/collective Bedroom Community and met with high critical acclaim from sources such as Pitchfork, Stylus Magazine and the New York Times, which chose I See the Sign as a top ten album of 2010.
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