All Is Well (Sam Amidon album)
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All Is Well is the second album by Sam Amidon
. It is a collection of re-arranged traditional folk songs (mostly Appalachian
).
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon is an American independent folk artist born in Brattleboro, Vermont, June 3, 1981. His parents are folk artists Peter and Mary Alice Amidon. His younger brother, Stefan Amidon, is a professional drummer who performs with The Sweetback Sisters among other groups. Sam attended The Putney...
. It is a collection of re-arranged traditional folk songs (mostly Appalachian
Appalachian music
Appalachian music is the traditional music of the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States. It is derived from various European and African influences, including English ballads, Irish and Scottish traditional music , religious hymns, and African-American blues...
).
Track listing
- "Sugar Baby" - 5:24
- "Little Johnny Brown" - 4:30
- "SaroPretty SaroPretty Saro is an English folk ballad originating in the early 1700s. The song died out in England by the mid eighteenth century but was rediscovered in North America in the early twentieth century where it had been preserved in the Appalachian Mountains through oral traditions...
" - 3:23 - "Wild Bill Jones" - 5:28
- "Wedding Dress" - 4:34
- "Fall On My Knees" - 4:18
- "Little Satchel" - 4:18
- "O Death" - 5:17
- "Prodigal Son" - 6:19
- "All Is Well" - 4:25
Personnel
- Sam AmidonSam AmidonSam Amidon is an American independent folk artist born in Brattleboro, Vermont, June 3, 1981. His parents are folk artists Peter and Mary Alice Amidon. His younger brother, Stefan Amidon, is a professional drummer who performs with The Sweetback Sisters among other groups. Sam attended The Putney...
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– programming, bass - Stefan Amidon – drums
- Helgi Hrafn Jónsson – tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...