Name: Sam Amidon
Brand: Sam Amidon

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0075597919233

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Blue

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Blueberry

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Heavyweight 140 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-01-22

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Warner Music Group

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Standard:20

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

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Softpack.

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2020-10-23

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sam Amidon

Genre GB

Folk

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Nonesuch

Nonesuch is a US record label that was created in 1964 as a budget label for classical releases. It eventually expanded to include adventurous music from around the globe and world-premiere recordings of contemporary composers. Nonesuch has gone through various ownership changes over the years, including being acquired by Warner Communications in 1970 and becoming a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records in 2004.

Under the leadership of Jac Holzman, Nonesuch was established as a budget label for classical releases licensed from large record companies in Britain and France. Designed by Bill Harvey, the packaging emphasized affordability with releases marketed as "Recordings at the Price of a Quality Paperback."

In 1970, Nonesuch became part of Warner Communications (Kinney/WEA) and continued to release music under its own name along with other Elektra-based labels like Elektra and Asylum Records. The merger between Elektra and Atlantic labels in 2004 resulted in Nonesuch becoming a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records within the Warner Music Group.

Sam Amidon is an American independent folk artist, born on June 3, 1981. With a unique blend of traditional folk and contemporary influences, Amidon's music captivates audiences around the world. His heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies resonate with listeners, drawing them into his introspective world.
Influenced by artists such as *Mark Kozelek*, *Bonnie Prince Billy*, and *Damien Jurado*, Amidon's music explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. His songs are characterized by intricate acoustic guitar arrangements and haunting vocals that evoke a sense of raw emotion.
Amidon's talent has earned him recognition within the indie folk scene. He has collaborated with renowned artists like *Beth Orton* and has shared the stage with performers such as *Horse Feathers* and *Sun Kil Moon*. His captivating live performances leave audiences in awe, showcasing his skill as both a singer-songwriter and musician.

Sam Amidon considers his new self-titled album the fullest realization to date of his artistic vision. It comprises his radical reworkings of nine mostly traditional folk songs, performed with his band of longtime friends and collaborators. Amidon produced the record, applying the sonic universe of his 2017 The Following Mountain to these beloved tunes, many of which he first learned as a child. Pretty Polly, for example, was one of the first traditional tunes he learned to play, and Time Has Made A Change is a song that his parents – singers who were on the 1977 Nonesuch recording Rivers of Delight with the Word of Mouth Chorus – sang around the house when he was young.

Amidon and his frequent band of multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Chris Vatalaro were joined in the studio by Belgian guitarist Bert Cools (who played on his last EP), as well as Amidon’s wife, Beth Orton, who adds vocals on three songs. Acoustic bassist Ruth Goller and saxophonist and labelmate Sam Gendel also play on the album, which was mixed by Leo Abrahams. Sam Amidon was mostly recorded live in the studio. Amidon arranged the songs, which are traditional tunes, with the exception of Taj Mahal’s Light Rain Blues, Harkins Frye’s Time Has Made A Change, and Hallelujah, which is an 1835 William Walker shape-note tune using earlier words by Charles Wesley, found in the Sacred Harp collection of early American folk-hymns.

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