Tickets for London Release Show now available here http://www.wegottickets.com/event/51565
The Yorkshire Rambler EP is available from these independant record shops:
www.outofstep.co.uk
-www.jumborecords.co.uk
-www.rhythmonline.co.uk
-www.normansrecords.com
-www.clear-spot.nl (Netherlands)
I learned to play from my old man.
I've played 12 String, Resonator and 5 string banjo but mainly play 12 string nowadays. Songs from the Southern States, England's shores, Scotland, Ireland and my head.
Photos are by Martyn Roper
Songs recorded by Atko
Serious Sam Barrett is a solo acoustic artist drawing on a vast range of traditional idioms to create his own unique sound. His songwriting contains echoes of the great blues masters such as Bukka White and Blind Willie Mctell but also of American folk and country artists such as the Carter Family. Raised in the English folk tradition, Sam also draws heavily on English, Irish and Scottish folk music and arranges his own unique versions of traditional songs taking influence from such luminaries as Ewan Mcoll, Tim Hart and the Watersons. Sam is known for his direct, uncompromising heartfelt live performances and has pursued a remarkably busy gig schedule since embarking on a solo career in 2005. Sam is as comfortable playing in folk clubs as he is in font of rock and punk audiences and his fan base is composed of music lovers from the folk, blues, country and punk scenes. Sam has developed a strong following across England and beyond, having recently completed a 12 date tour of the UK with his frequent musical companions Mike Rossiter and David Broad.
Record Reviews
"In Today's British music scene the freshest sound is that of Serious Sam Barrett" Rocklouder.co.uk
"Heartier praise cannot really be given to Sam's songwriting than by saying you'd be hard pressed to work out which songs were his and which were old" Sandman Magazine
"Sam Barrett is a man who can only be accused of being serious about his love of the roots and that is nothing to be ashamed of" Blues Matters Magazine
"Sam seriously sparkles when he brings his take on pre-WW2 string driven sounds straight to twentieth century Yorkshire. Treasure him for that rich uniqueness" Mono Magazine
"From the first track "Tongue Tied Blues" and it's sliding railroad riff asking where his sweet heart has gone I was hooked" www.youcrazydreamers.com
"This is first class in many ways. It's roots lie in traditional folk and country, English and American yet it also anchors itself at the harbour of today's turbulent scene."Jumbo Records
Live Reviews
"Serious Sam Barrett, a man so talented he'll never be famous" Rocklouder.co.uk
"I came accross a man who played about what he knew and what he did'nt know, and in a style that was older than he was, but in a voice that could'nt have been anyone else's" Blues Matters Magazine
Barrett's folk style celebrates the wide world of music it draws from - honest tunes - and his own work adds to this. He plays with an open heart and wins others" Dalliance.co.uk
"His songs portrayed the agony of the blues with the pathos of Yorkshire grit, a fine performance from one of our own" The talk magazine.
"Serious Sam Barrett stepped on stage for immediate take off with his own song "tongue tied blues" and converted a chamber of social babble to an attentive audience who stayed that way". www.leedsmusicscene.com
"his pinched, nasal singing style welded well with his chiming twelve string guitar ...creating one long ribbon of sound. Intense, focussed and real" Harrogate Advertiser
The Unthanks (previously known as Rachel Unthank & Winterset) @ candle-lit 12th century halifax parish church on Sat 24th Oct. + kathryn edwards + support real ale bar in church. pay on door or advanced from www.ticketweb.co.uk www.doghouseuk.com
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