Sam Sweeney is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.

Career

Sam has been playing fiddle since he was six, he now plays and teaches fiddle. Since 2002 Sweeney has been at the forefront of East Midlands

East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...

-based folk band Kerfuffle

Kerfuffle

Kerfuffle were a four-piece English folk band, originally formed in 2001 around the East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions of the UK, initially comprising Hannah James , Sam Sweeney , Chris Thornton-Smith and Tom Sweeney . Thornton-Smith was replaced by Jamie Roberts in 2007...

, playing fiddle, viola

Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...

, and cajon

Cajón

A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face with the hands.-Origins and evolution:...

, and singing. In 2009 Sam released Catches and Glees

Catches and Glees

-Track listing:-Personnel:*Hannah James *Sam Sweeney ....

 with new duo Hannah James and Sam Sweeney

Hannah James and Sam Sweeney

Hannah James and Sam Sweeney are an English folk duo, comprising Hannah James and Sam Sweeney .-History:...

.

Sam is also a member of the, award-winning, big folk band Bellowhead

Bellowhead

Bellowhead are an English contemporary folk band originally brought together by John Spiers and Jon Boden. The eleven-piece band plays traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with arrangements drawing inspiration from a wide diversity of musical styles and influences...

 as of 2008.

As of 2009 he tours with Jon Boden

Jon Boden

Jon Boden is an multi-instrumental musician and English folk singer.-Career:Boden plays fiddle as part of the duo Spiers and Boden, the band Bellowhead and up until 2007, Eliza Carthy's band The Ratcatchers. In 2009 he toured with his new backing band The Remnant Kings. He has also written a...

 and the Remnant Kings where he sometimes plays drums and fiddle simultaneously.

Sam has also been part of the Fay Hield

Fay Hield

-Career:Hield was part of The Witches of Elswick, with whom she recorded two CDs in their four years together.Fay and her partner Jon Boden run two folk clubs – Royal Traditions and Bright Phoebus ....

's new album And, along with Rob Harbron, tours with Hield.

Awards

Sam has won a number of awards including the 'In The Tradition' award and the 'Wiltshire Folk Association Young Folk Award'. He was also a nominated in the 2004 BBC Young Folk Awards.

With Kerfuffle

• Not to Scale
  Not to scale
  -Track listing:-Personnel:*Sam Sweeney *Hannah James *Chris Thornton-Smith *Tom Sweeney...
  
  (2003)
• K2
  K2 (Kerfuffle album)
  -Track listing:-Personnel:*Sam Sweeney *Hannah James *Chris Thornton-Smith *Tom Sweeney...
  
  (2004)
• Links
  Links (album)
  -Track listing:-Bonus tracks :-Personnel:*Sam Sweeney *Hannah James *Chris Thornton-Smith *Tom Sweeney...
  
  (2006)
• To The Ground
  To The Ground
  -Track listing:-Personnel:*Sam Sweeney *Hannah James *Jamie Roberts *Tom Sweeney...
  
  (2008)
• Lighten The Dark: A Midwinter Album
  Lighten The Dark: A Midwinter Album
  -Track Listing:-Personnel:*Sam Sweeney *Hannah James *Jamie Roberts *Tom Sweeney...
  
  (2009)

With Bellowhead

• Matachin
  Matachin (album)
  Matachin is the second album by Bellowhead, released on 22 September 2008. Its title refers, to 'An old dance with swords, masks and bucklers; a sword dance' that may have influenced the Cotswold Morris dance...
  
  (Navigator Records) (September 2008)
• Umbrellowhead
  Umbrellowhead (album)
  Umbrellowhead is a collection of songs from other bands that the eleven members of Bellowhead also play in as well as some solo material from the individual artists. The album opens with one Bellowhead song unavailable on their studio albums.- Track listing :...
  
  (2009)
• Hedonism
  Hedonism (album)
  -Track listing:Bonus track - Personnel :*Jon Boden - lead vocals , fiddle, saw*Benji Kirkpatrick - guitar, bouzouki, mandolin*John Spiers - melodeon, anglo-concertina*Andy Mellon - trumpet*Justin Thurgur - trombone...
  
  (2010)

External links

• Official Site