Serious Sam Barrett

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We are excited to welcome the return of a brilliant local artist! Serious Sam Barrett is a hard touring, folk and country singer/songwriter from Otley, West Yorkshire. Playing honest, heartfelt self penned and traditional songs on 12 string guitar and banjo. Sam sings with passion and commitment to the folk tradition, his latest album recorded at a local folk club.
Raised in the Dales village of Addingham, Sam began performing in and around Leeds in 2004, with word spreading further afield with the release of his 2009 debut album Close To Home. Performing at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2010, he has toured widely in the UK and the US. Along the way, Sam has shared stages with the likes of Martin Carthy, Dave Burland, Katherine Tickell, The Young Un's and Karine Polwart. He has received airplay and plaudits from the BBC’s Bob Harris, Marc Riley and Mark Radcliffe as well as Mike Harding.
Sam has a growing back catalogue of excellent albums all worthy of exploring to engage with his increasingly wide repertoire.
This will be an excellent night and incredible good value!
“The sustained brilliance of this playing is really something to behold.”
Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
"There's some real swagger to this"
Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2 Folk Show
“Old before his years country-folk fellow who mixes intricate John Fahey finger-picking with confessional tales of dirty old Leeds”
The Guardian
“His well crafted original songs are accompanied by his own sparkling clawhammer banjo or dexterous 12 string guitar picking.”
Froots Magazine
“The continued health of the British folk tradition is safe in the hands of exponents such as Serious Sam Barrett.”
Folk Radio UK
Bio — Serious Sam Barrett
A Drop Of The Morning Dew (Live At Bacca Pipes Folk Club) | Serious Sam Barrett (YaDig? Records)
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£9 on the door