Occupation(s) Musician Genres Folk music Name Sam Sweeney | Website Official website Years active -present | |
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Associated acts Hannah James and Sam Sweeney, Kerfuffle, Bellowhead, Fay Hield Trio Role Musician · samsweeneymusic.com Music groups Bellowhead (Since 2008), Hannah James and Sam Sweeney (Since 2009), Kerfuffle (2001 – 2010) Albums Made in the Great War, Catches & Glees, State and Ancientry Similar People Jon Boden, Fay Hield, Hannah James, Paul Sartin, John Spiers | ||
Sam sweeney masterclass
Sam Sweeney (born 27 February 1989 in Nottingham) is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.
Contents
- Sam sweeney masterclass
- The last post sam sweeney
- Career
- Awards
- Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
- With Kerfuffle
- With Bellowhead
- With Fay Hield
- With Circus Envy
- With Sam Carter
- With Rachael McShane
- With Louise Jordan
- History
- References
The last post sam sweeney
Career
Sweeney started playing the fiddle at age six, and first performed as a soloist at folk festivals in 2001. From 2002 to 2010 Sweeney was part of the East Midlands-based folk band Kerfuffle, playing fiddle, viola, and cajon, and singing. When Kerfuffle disbanded, Sam continued playing with accordion player and singer Hannah James as the duo Hannah James and Sam Sweeney.
As of 2008, Sweeney is also a member of the award-winning eleven-piece folk band Bellowhead, playing fiddle and English bagpipes.
As of 2009 he tours with Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings, playing both drums and fiddle, sometimes simultaneously.
He is also a member of Fay Hield's band, originally named the Fay Hield Trio but as of 2012 called Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party.
Awards
Sweeney has won a number of awards including the 'In The Tradition' award and the 'Wiltshire Folk Association Young Folk Award', which he won for two years in succession. He was also a nominated in the 2004 BBC Young Folk Awards. In 2007 he won one of five BBC Performing Arts Fund bursaries to help him start his musical career. Sweeney was nominated for the 'Musician of the Year' award at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and won this award at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Hannah James and Sam Sweeney
With Kerfuffle
With Bellowhead
With Fay Hield
With Circus Envy
With Sam Carter
With Rachael McShane
With Louise Jordan
History
In 2006 Sam won a bursary from the BBC performing arts fund.