Carol Lee Sampson: Vocals, guitar, keyboards -
Tyler Massey: guitar, vocals -
Matt Gill: Bass -
Tim Stringer: Drums...........
Love being with you
Influences
Guess my Dad, Jack Lee was my first musical influence - being a piano player in the old fashioned dance bands - he used to entertain the troops back in the war, he apparently was in a band with Sid Lawrence before he got famous!! (Who's Sid Lawrence I hear you all say!!!)
I've been writing songs since the tender age of nine!! Always used to be practising guitar in the kitchen at night, instead of doing my homework! I love writing songs that people can relate to - life's journey takes us through many ups and downs, and there always seems to be a song to help us through! My current CD is a bit like a journal of the last ten years of my life."BACK TO LIFE" is now available to buy online: £12 (including p & p)
"Carol has recorded six albums to date, under her former name of Carol Owen, and has many other songs published by Kingsway Music, a Christian publishing company which is based both here and in the USA. "
"BACK TO LIFE" review by "Toxic Pete":......................................................
"My word, this lady's good!! Diminutive acoustic singer-songwriter Carol Lee. Sampson has put together an amazingly impressive album here; 'Back To Life' is just exquisite! This is as good as almost anything similarly ilked out there - Carol has what it takes to be doin' musical battle with any of the female 'folk' artists currently doin' the rounds and she'd probably come out on top in many cases - this lady is a bit special!!
Carol has an almost indefinable but magical formula when it comes to penning good 'chunes' and her lyrics are both mature and heartfelt. Listening, I get the impression that Carol's managed to put part of her past to rest - there's some quite deep stuff in here but Carol doesn't let it get too heavy and it's certainly not self-indulgent.
'Back To Life' is a beautifully conceived and elegantly performed piece of work; Carol's vocals are bright, precise and very polished - she has a beautifully balanced delivery that allows her to 'emote' without ever sounding forced or contrived. Instrumentally, Carol's surrounded herself with quality musicians here that seem to have a real, empathetic feel for her work and support her brilliantly. The recording is crisp and well handled and Carol's packaged the whole thing to a very high standard - this is a great album from conception to delivery!
Carol Lee Sampson's songs are just about as good as it gets and I can't help but feel that Carol just doesn't know how good she actually is! 'Back To Life' is a stunning piece of work that I've waited a long time to hear - it was well worth the wait - superb!!"
Peter J Brown aka toxic pete (www.toxicpete.co.uk)
(Rhythm & Booze rating 10)
Hi Carol, thanks so much for inviting me to play last night, I really enjoyed it and thanks for making me feel so welcome as always :), best wishes, Becky Rose x
“Friday night at BASE STUDIOS in Stourbridge we film
bands and musicians who come down to play the OPEN MIC and we
make promotional videos for FREE. Just turn up at 7pm to play the OPEN MIC. Filming begins at 7pm.
There's always a crew there. The Bar opens at 7pm too and if you want more
people in your video then bring a crowd down with you (It makes your videos
look better)” - Nick
Interview: Camera: Andy Watts
Music clip Director/editor/camera: Nick J.Townsend
Hi Carol, thank you so much for your lovely comment, it was lovely to meet you and I really enjoyed performing at the Lamb, hope to see you again some time, best wishes, Becky Rose
Blimey....your NEW cd? O prolific one. Count me in for a copy, please! Will give Alfie a cuddle from you...is now 8 months old and is a little character! xx
Hope you had a good Christmas and pampered by the boys in your life!
Just want to wish you all the best for 2009 and to thank you for all the active encouragement that you have given me over the past 12 months. It is really appreciated.
Heya Carol! Hope you are keeping well? just want to wish you and yours a lovely christmas and new year!! hope 2009 is a good one for you!! lots of love xXx
Happy 50th Birthday! Have a great day and what a brilliant start - sunshine, crisp clear air and the hills looking so tempting. All good things around us indeed!
Best wishes from myself and Viv for a smashing day. I trust you'll be spoilt rotten today by "the boys"... you deserve it!
Hey Carol - there is a free slot at the Pony tonight, wondered if you wanted to play a few tunes, then i play a few tunes etc and split the fee? Would need your PA if poss but would be cool if you could - give us a bell on 07596 709 148 cheers si x
The Michael Mann, And His Fab Band, Two Part Tour of Malvern, 2008!!!
Ok... I understand that a tour consisting of two dates located not 15 minutes from my house sounds a little... sad! Once more, one may say it's a little sad to give the 'tour' such a long name as... (The Michael Mann, And His Fab Band, Two Part Tour of Malvern, 2008!!!)
...I understand all this, really i do! But with the work on the album really hotting up at the moment, we don't really get the chance to play that much... further more these two dates will be the last we'll play before the album launch (TBA)
The shows are going to be full of great music... with a select few 'Michael Mann Band' members performing solo sets, such as... Jenny Hallam, Lawrence Jepson, Hywel Pothecary and Alex Albrow. Both nights will conclude with the M.M. Band doing are thang! So your looking at around three hours of music for free, as both venues charge no admission!
So... the venues and dates are as follows...
# Priors Croft, Great Malvern, at 8:30 (Thursday 25th of Sept) # The Lamb, West Malvern, at 8:30 (Friday 26th of Sept)
The full band playing these dates are as follows...
The Michael Mann Band 2008
Alex Albrow – Guitar Chris Hewitt – Drums Hywel Pothecary – Bass Guitar Jenny Hallam – Vocals Laura Pullen - Vocals Lawrence Jepson – Keyboards
SO! there you have it... our little two part tour! Cute hu? Hope to see you at Priors Croft and/or The Lamb!
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