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The Samples
Jam Band / Alternative / Rock

"The best band you've never heard of!"

My Town, Vermont
United States

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Member Since8/19/2005
Band Websitethesamples.com
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Sean Kelly: Lead Singer & Guitarist, fruit bat, bird afficianado, poet, all-around deep guy, defender of Nature, creator of love through music, prone to random acts ;

Bill Mutchler: Drums, Percussion, glassy-eyed look and Neon Hat, jokester of changing hair, tallest, builder of bird houses;

Jared Johnson: Bass Guitar, occasional keyboards, vocals, quiet enigma, great big fuckin' smile, also secretly plays drums;

Karl Dietel: Keyboards, vocals, team spirit, ladie's favorite, humor, gusto, and looking like the Six Flags guy

Mike Montrey on rhythm guitar and that fresh new band member smell
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Samples Song List
Heard them all?
Heard them all LIVE?

14th and Euclid Across The Sea African Ivory After The Rain Another Bargain Another Disaster Anymore Anyone Area Code As Tears Fall As The Moon Falls Over Ireland Beautiful Girl Big Bird Birds of Paradise Birth Of Words Black and White Blue Brown Eyes In The Sun Buffalo Herds and Windmills Carry On Castle Walls Class of 1979 Close To The Fires Could It Be Another Change Dad Darkside Did You Ever Look So Nice Dinosaur Bones Empty Angels Everytime Falling In Love Feel Us Shaking Finest Role Flying For Everyone Foreign Countries Going Through Changes Great Blue Ocean Had I Known Heaven Here and Somewhere Else Hypocrite I Can Feel You I Remember Dying I Want To Get Drunk Indiana Information Inside Out Landing On The Sidewalk Last Drag Last Summer Learjet Light House Rocket Little People Little Silver Ring Lollipop Lonely Soul Long Walk Home Losing End Of Distance Lost Children Love and Roses Lullaby Madmen Mary Me Myself and I Moves Me Like A River My Guitar My Town Nature Nature Of The Beast Nevers Nothing Lasts For Long Ocean Of War Old Man in The Moon Overthrow Pain Prehistoric Bird Purple Rose (Garden Ghost) Radio Song Sacred Stones Sad World Save it For a Rainy Day Sea of Broken Hearts Seany Boy Seasons in The City Seventeen Shes An Exception Shine On Smile For The Camera Streets In The Rain Still Water Suburbia Summertime Superstar Take My Heart Taking Us Home Taxi Too Young To Die Tree Of Our Shade Waited Up Walking Home Walking Through the Snow Warm and Sunny Water Under The Bridge Water Rush We All Move On Weight of The World When Its Raining When the Day is Done Who Am I Wild River (Colorado) Wont Be Back Again World Of Machines Young And Free


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InfluencesNeil Young, Beatles, Jackson Brown, Bruce Hornsby, Marilyn Monroe, a touch of tequila, nature, and LIFE
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." ~ John Muir
Sounds Likepetals and rain landing on the sidewalk, tears falling off our faces, little silver rings turning to gold, another starry night above us, lighthouse rockets
Type of LabelIndie








   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 3 2008 7:30P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) The Cutting Room New York, New York
May 5 2008 8:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) Tin Angel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 6 2008 7:30P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) Jammin’ Java Vienna, Virginia
May 8 2008 8:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) Radio Radio INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
May 9 2008 8:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) Martyrs Chicago, Illinois
May 10 2008 8:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) The Bluebird St. Louis, Missouri
May 11 2008 7:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) State Theatre Lincoln, Nebraska
May 13 2008 8:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) Smiths Olde Bar Atlanta, Georgia
May 15 2008 8:00P
(SEAN KELLY SOLO) Johnsons Pub Charleston, South Carolina
Jul 10 2008 9:00P
Newport Blues Cafe Newport, Rhode Island

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Thanks for all the support of Samples fans worldwide over the past several years. The Samples have seen and absorbed every word of encouragement and joy you've sent through this page, and as things change and grow, so has the commitment to acknowledge and return all your good thoughts for The Samples music. This page will exist to keep you updated on any news in the future and for your comments and messages to The Samples. This page has been maintained with love and care for the past three years by Peace in Colorado. To contact Sean or any other Samples member directly, please. click on their myspace icons in the friends section, or at thesamplesusa@aol.com.
Personal message from Sean:
Dear Folks, I want start by saying that I may be able to write songs and play a guitar but my spelling and grammar has never been my best asset. I am usually pretty good however in getting my point across none the less. So if you notice some words out of place go easy on me. I am writing this email on a beautiful spring Vermont night way up on the 45th parallel. Lake Champlain is outside sleeping and I have a few updates regarding The Samples. The long and winding road for The Samples has ended. Outside of possibly playing a few rumored dates with the original line up next fall, The Samples will be no longer. I have also canceled any and all upcoming samples dates. I sincerely apologize for the recent cancellations, I have only canceled two shows in 22 years and I always do my best to prevent this anyway possible. From all the beautiful landscapes across America, to the bus engine roaring under my bed. It’s been a long and beautiful ride with endless and difficult ups and downs that I would not trade for anything. I put my heart and soul into every show, and on every record. I hope that it translated. I feel a bit like Forest Gump when he stopped running, turned around and said “I think I am going to go home now”. I have been such a driving force in The Samples that I never stopped to notice how I have neglected many aspects of myself and many of the other things that used to really make me happy. Such a beautiful thing so unprotected, endangered, rare and one of a kind! I welcome change, perseverance and any ideas to incorporate into my solo career. I am very much exited to pursue many different and new challenges. I have appreciated all of the mail over the years, and I thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. Thanks so much to the field staff for all of your wonderful help along the way. Thank you Shee Shee Kramer for your entire fan related support and your third eye. I would love to get playing as soon as possible with a host of great musician friends of mine. Having said this, I am currently filling in my summer and fall dates right now. I can even play living rooms! If you are interested in booking me, please contact me at thesamplesusa@aol.com If you live in the Vermont area, I am also cleaning out my samples storage space. Everything must go. Lots of samples memorabilia and a bit of music gear for those who may be just starting a band or you are already in one. For more info on this write me as well at- thesamplesusa@aol.com I am also selling my electric guitar that I have solely used for the last year and a half. It’s a real beauty and I hate to see it go. It still has the strings on it from the last Samples show. I can sign it or not, and it goes to the highest bid starting at $500 If you are interested please write me at thesamplesusa@aol.com I have also recently purchased a web cam in hopes that I could offer guitar and vocal lessons online to those of you who have always wanted to play or sing but did not know where to begin. It’s economical, it does not waste fuel, and I am one hell of a teacher. All you will need on your end is a guitar, web cam and a computer. I will be immediately working on my solo CD and communicating via the Internet and keeping everyone up to date on its progress. I have put up 421 Samples related videos on you tube, documenting the last 22 years of touring and recording. Feel free to go back in time and see all the crazy places I have been. http://www. youtube. com/thesamples I am also looking for some really great attorneys and accountants who would be willing to work pro bono until I get back on my feet.
Please contact me at thesamplesusa@aol.com
Sincerely,
Sean Kelly
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. ” Hunter S. Thompson
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May 4 2008 11:55 AM

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Apr 25 2008 7:50 AM

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May 1 2008 7:58 PM

why would you stop now?? over 28years!! c'mon
Mike Montrey





May 1 2008 8:05 PM

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Apr 23 2008 12:23 AM

My whole family has been listening to you guys NONSTOP lately! It's putting us in better moods :]
You're amazing<3
Karah





Apr 14 2008 5:00 PM

Sorry to hear it, Sean...but it also sounds like you know the direction in which you want to head right now. Best of luck to you down the road....Karah ('member me? a onetime Samples merch girl back in '97)
Ryno





Apr 14 2008 6:25 PM

Thanks for everything guys youll always be my favorite band and the Best Band no one has ever heard of!!!!
Mike Montrey





Apr 14 2008 6:36 PM

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a perfect reality cd release parties

sat april 19th
the old bay
corner of church & nielsen
new brumphis nj
10:30 2 sets
www. oldbayrest. com

sat may 3rd
sullivan hall
(formerly the lion's den)
214 sullivan st nyc
8:30 1 set
www. sullivanhallnyc. com

to pick up a copy of the new album
visit www. mikemontrey. com
available on itunes, cd baby, etc.
Joe





Apr 14 2008 10:33 PM

Thanks for the memories. I'm from across the pond (plattsubrgh). And i'm glad i got to see you guys at the mayors cup and met you after the concert. Thanks for the memories, hopefully you'll be out west and i can catch a show...tucson sound good?
The Trout Whisperer





Apr 16 2008 1:10 PM

Thanks for a great 15 years of loving your tunes, Sean...

I've seen you from NY to IA to CO and beyond... Hope to catch you solo in the near future!

What happened to the June show in Albany, NY? Could you do Lobsterfest solo? Man, we'd really dig it!
Mark





Apr 12 2008 4:32 PM

thanks for the memories,sean.been with you guys since the start. my brother lived with your brother in manchester,vt.
1987
Stacy





Apr 11 2008 5:44 PM

You will be missed. Thanks for the memories, your music will live on.
Be well,
Stacy
Greg Coplen Music and Marathons





Apr 10 2008 5:11 AM

I started listening to you guys in 1994. As each year has gone by I've enjoyed your music more and more. Beautiful melodies and great song-writing. I enjoy your music even more 14 years later. Thanks for the memories.
Steven





Apr 10 2008 1:52 PM

The Last Drag on through, thanks for the memories! You put on some great shows in Maine through my youth.
Steve Hartmann





Apr 10 2008 5:25 PM

Hey Sean. Drop me a line - I'd love to hang out and talk some shop.
Take care
Butterfly Cocktail





Apr 11 2008 9:32 AM

What a sad world! I hope you do get back with Jeep and Andy and play a show in Boulder this fall. I am looking at a photo of you with my wife Kami and our bass player Jim after a show at Tulagi in Boulder. We (Butterfly Cocktail) haven't done anything in two years, and I don't know if we ever will again, so I understand how it is with bands. Nonetheless, it's a sobering day after getting high off your music for so long. We wish you the best of luck in life!

Cheers,
Chris and Kami
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Apr 8 2008 8:11 AM

I've been listening since 1990 when they took the first album off the stands before re releasing the album in 91. So sad to see this road finally come to end.
take care
chris