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Recent Sam Amidon News:
First Watch: Sam Amidon, 'As I Roved Out' - Wed, 15 May 2013
In an absorbing and comical new video, Vermont folksinger Sam Amidon finds himself in some strange woods inhabited by the creatures of his own imagination - including a knobby, human-like tree and a bearded siren.
Sam Amidon: Reshaping An American Folk Tradition - Thu, 16 May 2013
Shape-note singing is a communal form of music that began in New England 200 years ago, mostly from townsfolk without any musical training. Sam Amidon says the melodies of shape-note hymns are some of the "deepest-seated for me."
See Sam Amidon Wield a Possessed Banjo in 'As I Roved Out' - Fri, 17 May 2013
Sam Amidon puts his unique touch on the old Irish folk song "As I Roved Out" on his brand new album Bright Sunny South , but he reinvents it even further for the video above. Directed by John Hardwick (Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Dido), the clip begins with our host standing in the woods, reading from a piece of paper: "This song is about how you might be out on a cold winter's night ...
Music from our Album of the Week: Sam Amidon - Wed, 22 May 2013
A track from our album of the week, Bright Sunny South by Sam Amidon. This track is called 'My Old Friend.'
An Evening With Nico Muhly, 'Two Boys' And Other Works - Thu, 09 May 2013
Watch an intimate concert inspired by Muhly's exciting, intrigue-filled opera Two Boys , commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Muhly is joined by close friends including singers Sam Amidon, Paul Appleby and Jennifer Zetlan, violist Nadia Sirota and violinists Angela and Jennifer Chun.