Sarah Sample-guitar/vocals/zainy stories
The band varies from state to state- but here are some excellent musicians that lift the music:
Cliff Smith: Drums/percussion/encouragment man..
Jim Schaub: Bass/trumpet/cool dude great player
Stu Maxfield: Fiddle/Mandolin/Guitar/Piano/ pretty much he plays what he picks up
Steven Clarkson: Mandolin (Austin)
Michael Rubin: Harmonica/Mandolin (austin)
Meghan Watkins: Vocal/backup/ Killer voice/babe from Ohio what more can I say
Influences
Patty Griffin/Otis Redding/Ray LaMontagne/Joni Mitchell/The Weepies/Christine Kane/ Nick Drake/ Greg Brown/ Ben Harper/ Matt Cline/ Blackalicious/ Maggie Simpson/ Paul Jacobsen/ Gillian Welch/ Bonnie Raitt/ Phil Leffler/ Edie Carie/ etc..on and on
Sounds Like
folks music..a little blues...a little salty...a little rockin and rollin...take a listen..find out for yourself.
*2009 Kerrville Folk Festival Newfolk contest (upcoming)
*2008 Mountain NewSong Finalist - 1st place Winner Western Regionals
*2008 Sisters Folk Festival Songwriting Contest Finalist
*2007 Folks Fest Songwriter Showcase- 1st Place WINNER
*2007 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Contest finalist
*2007 Tucson Folk Festival finalist
*2007 Mountain New Song Contest (austin regionals)
*2007 & 2006 Founders Folk and Bluegrass Festival finalist
*2007 Honorable mention for Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest
Sarah Sample dishes up a plate of acoustic folk rock that is salty and sweet. In an era littered with shoegazing introverts, tragically detached hipsters, and overly stylized pop tarts, she stands out like a big, beautiful sore thumb. She lets the audience in by witnessing to what is known and felt by most of us. And wrapping it up in a way we may never have heard- or felt- it before. Engaging, witty, real. The songs and the moment become everyone's. Just ask audiences from Austin, Texas to Logan, Utah where Sarah has played coffeehouses, concert halls, amphitheaters, and street corners with artists like Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Peter Breinholt, Julie Hill, and Colors.
The last thing Sarah Sample wanted to make was just another folkie -girl-with-acoustic-guitar album. Sure, the songs were born as just an acoustic guitar and a voice. And, in the folk tradition she loves and respects so much, would likely be taken across America that way. But she didn’t want to document them that way. At least not this time.
Enter Scott Wiley (Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Elliott Smith) and a new sonic palette. With plenty of reverence for the songs– because, after all, it’s all about the songs– they set out to take Sarah’s music into new territory. The album “Never Close Enough” is to Sarah Sample as “Flaming Red” is to Patty Griffin: a marked departure from a promising, acoustic debut but never too far away from her soulful folk roots. Sarah’s passionate, soul-stirring voice is still up front. And her compassionate, empathetic take on the human condition and her melodic polaroids are more moving than ever in songs like “Noah” and the title track. Fresh (dare we say rocking?) ground is broken ..rs and shakers like “Pull the Plug” and “If You See Me Walking.” A horn section takes us all to church on “Moonlight Band.” Still, songs like “Sunrise or Two” and “Count the Colors” are sure to feel like that familiar, favorite sweater on a quiet night to longtime listeners.
On “Never Close Enough,” with some new musical colors and a great new family of songs, Sarah Sample has achieved the dream: staying true to the muse while staying faithful to her roots.
The NEW album : "Born to Fly EP" released in January 2009
Track List:
1. Born to Fly
2. Mercy Me
3. Get Caught
4. Good Life (co-written with Kate Graves)
5. Used to You (co-written with Paul Jacobsen)
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Sarah's Second Album, "Never Close Enough"
Track List
1. If you see me walking
2. Never Close Enough
3. Moonlight Band
4. You make it easy
5. Sunrise or Two
6. Noah
7. If you don't remember
8. Count the Colors
9. Pull the Plug
10. Mrs. Sample
11. Tie the Knot
To Buy Sarah's Second Album, "Never Close Enough" click on the Buy Now button above to be connected to Paypal, or to buy from iTunes click here:
Hello Sarah: Your music is beautiful. It..s a pleasure to have you as a friend Please listen the music in my profile And leave your opinion about them. All the best
I hope you are having a great day...I wanted to let you know that my first CD release "Where No One's Ever Been" is now available on iTunes, and I hope you check it out. Thanks so much for all of your support!
Your songs are unbelievably sweet and I can't stop listening to them! Hope all is well with you Sarah. Maybe I'll be able to catch you and Kate live this spring/summer. I'll be in town May-August. :) Until then, take care!
hello pest. please tell junie that her auntie kate loves her more than anyone on earth. xobeezus p.s. i love your album...a lot! thanks for listening in to mine.
Hey now! (Sorry, but just now gettin' round to saying:) "Thanks for the add!" I love yer gnu stuff... but then, I've loved everything you've written - and sure loved the fun times we had playing together - 'sall good... Keep rockin' girl! (Uh, kinda curious as to why miss Kate calls you a "weasel"...<;~)-
no need to buy one-we just gave one to your hubby! hope your house show went well. Thanks again for the cd-we really enjoy it and you are such a gifted storyteller!-K&M
Good hearing you at the Swallow Hill Cafe in Denver tonight. Love your songs. And thanks for letting me make my debut performance on the kazoo. John Coltrane ain't got nothin' on me, ha! Keep on singin' and writin' and pickin'!
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