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Sam Reid & The Riot Act
Bluegrass / Acoustic / Roots Music

"Un-Pure Bluegrass"

Somerville, MA, Massachusetts
United States

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   Sam Reid & The Riot Act: General Info
Member Since5/18/2006
Band Websitemyspace.com/sreidandtheriotact
Band MembersSam Reid - Acoustic Guitar

John Ransom - Bass

JC Campbell, drums

Often accompanied by musicians such as:
Mary Balboni, cello

Jimmy Ryan, mandolin

Aaron Goff, mandolin

Kier Byrnes, banjo/guitar and vocals (from Three Day Threshold)

Gaurishankar Chandreshekhar, traditional Indian hand-drums

Chad Mellen, drums (from the prog-rock band Alpha Juliet)

Jeff Allison, drums

Jess Fox, fiddle (from Poverty Line, old-time band)
InfluencesDuke Levine
Russ Barenberg
Doc Watson
Tony Rice
John Moore
Mark O'Connor
Clarence White
Jimmy Ryan
Dan Crary
Trey Anastasio
Paul Simon
Jim Reid
Dickey Betts
Sounds LikeFather Grundy
Three Day Threshold
Record LabelNone... at the moment
Type of LabelNone




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   About Sam Reid & The Riot Act
Sam Reid & the Riot Act delivers their own brand of live acoustic music. Influenced and continually inspired by traditional Irish/Scottish/Appalachian fiddle tunes and the rhythms of the vast Caribbean Sea. Sam grew up flatpicking bluegrass guitar outside of Boston and joined up with Johnny R. while the two were members of country/punk outfit Three Day Threshold. Gettysburg, PA's own JC Campbell holds it all together with hypnotizing drums which make it nearly impossible not to stomp yer feet. Myspace Layoutsmyspace layouts for Get this layout for your myspace page.

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Howell Osborne





Jul 3 2008 3:47 PM


Have a GREAT 4th! ~ Howell
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My Name Is Mud





Jun 28 2008 8:05 AM

hey john, good to see you the other night. hope to hear you live some time soon.
:)
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Jun 19 2008 10:38 AM

Yo Sam! Great playing wityh you on Nantucket the other weekend. 4 Shows back to back! Yikes!

Also, great playing on Block Island with you and Johnny Ransom (aka the Riot Act). Good times. It was fun to dust off some of those old songs!

Talk to you soon or see you at Redbones for bbq or Chipotle for burritos,
YEE HAW!
Kier
Clayton MacDonald





May 19 2008 11:46 PM

hey check out my new tunes! my new album 'Dog Days of August' was just released May 6... peace www. claytonmacdonaldmusic. com
Randomly Beautiful





May 11 2008 9:01 PM

Dear Sam-

Please be my guitar teacher...

~Heather
Colt Thompson





Apr 17 2008 12:08 PM

if i were Cherokee, id want you guys to perform my theme song everywhere i went.
Jess





Apr 4 2008 1:45 PM

caught a frisbee to the eye that was intended for someone MUCH farther downfield. You know how it goes.
Urban Monroes





Apr 4 2008 10:39 AM

Hey Sam Reid and the Riot Act,

Sweet tunes. We really enjoyed the impurities.

Thanks for adding us!

Have a great weekend



~the Urban Monroes
Summer Villains





Feb 2 2008 12:08 AM

sam reid sho doo look gud in gym shortz
Howell Osborne





Jan 10 2008 4:43 AM



Thanks for being my newest myspace friend. I love your sound. Those fiddle tunes are tight! GREAT JOB on everything!!!! Howell
Jess





Jan 1 2008 9:35 PM

happy new year, menfolk of SR&tRA!
gia





Dec 1 2007 9:31 AM

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Nov 28 2007 3:42 PM

Mr Sam Reid,

Howdy and Happy Holidays, wanted to make sure if it was cool if I get iced in your parents driveway again this Christmas so I can listen the Muppets Family Christmas over and over. I still swear that was a fun time.

Give a call sometime, not on the phone, as I know you are adverse to that sort of modern-aged doohickey, but using smoke signals, which are all natural.
I'll be looking towards the sky.
Kier
Dearborn Valley





Nov 15 2007 1:17 AM

sam, good to see you at atwoods on sat night. that's some damn fine pickin'!
Girls Guns and Glory





Oct 11 2007 6:13 AM

Girls Guns & Glory 2007 Fall Rantallion Tour w/ Cassavettes:

10/11 - NEW YORK CITY @ Kenny's Castaways
10/12 - NEW LONDON, CT @ Oasis Pub
10/13 - HULL, MA @ Red Parrot (2 Year Anniversary Show!)
10/14 - WASHINGTON, DC @ Grog & Tankard
10/16 - NORFOLK, VA @ The Boot
10/17 - JOHNSON CITY, TN @ Acoustic Coffeehouse
10/18 - KNOXVILLE, TN @ The Corner Lounge
10/19 - DEWEY BEACH, DE @ Rusty Rudder (Dewey Beach Americana Festival)
10/20 - DEWEY BEACH, DE @ Dewey Beach Americana Festival (Outdoor Main Stage)
10/20 - DEWEY BEACH, DE @ Rusty Rudder (Dewey Beach Americana Festival)
10/23 - WORCESTER, MA @ Tammany Hall
10/27 - ROCHESTER, NH @ Big Head's
10/31 - BOSTON, MA @ Hennessey's (Halloween Night Show)
11/2 - NANTUCKET, MA @ The Chicken Box
11/3 - NANTUCKET, MA @ The Chicken Box
Nicoleee





Aug 23 2007 1:41 PM

hiiiiii sam
Randomly Beautiful





Aug 19 2007 7:53 PM

Great to run into you tonight Sam...I'll say hi when I get back from Nebraska and we'll check out what's new in the way of open mics:)
gia





Aug 12 2007 4:55 PM

You guys are damn good. I am proud to be your cousin:)
Kid Goat





Aug 7 2007 7:41 AM

you've still got it, old bean.

brett/kg
Girls Guns and Glory





Jun 25 2007 8:31 AM

Great show at the Elks Lodge on Saturday! In fact, Hell of a great show!!! We're really excited to gig with you guys again on 8/17!
Jess





Jun 24 2007 10:39 AM

so, I think I left my hot pink breakaway assless chaps at the Elks lodge. Did you guys pick them up for me, by chance?
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Jun 22 2007 7:17 AM

Looking forward to Saturday night at the Cambridge Elks Lodge for the Honkytonk Jamboree fellahs!

(plus I have to say I'm looking forward to the free Redbones BBQ, Super cheap drink specials, the mechanical bull, the burlesque dancers in adition to the kick ass Honkytonk bands).

saturday night will rock!

Cambridge Elks Lodge
7-11pm
55 Bishop Richard Allen Drive
central Sq
Cambridge, MA
Jess





Jun 20 2007 11:08 PM

nice to see you at TOAD tonight- I shall look forward to Saturday!
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Jun 11 2007 1:54 PM

how pumped are you guys to ride the mechanical bull june 23rd?
Jess





May 20 2007 11:47 AM

thanks to whichever of you paid for my last beer last night... I know it wasn't Aaron.
Jess





May 12 2007 11:47 PM

I think it takes the cake to play with all y'all... despite your wussing out on the after party.
I can't wait to rock and roll in the studio.
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May 11 2007 1:18 PM

You guys in for June 23rd?
Three Day Threshold Honkey-Tonk Jamboree and CD Release Party

The Cambridge Elks Lodge
7pm to 11pm, 21+
Central Square Cambridge
Progportal





Apr 13 2007 2:14 AM

Great myspace Sam Reid & The Riot Act , and a great music choice: ROCK ON!!!
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Apr 5 2007 11:26 AM

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Mar 6 2007 2:03 PM

hey, we are playing st paddys (saturday March 17 - doors open at 8pm)at the paradise. the first 500 people through the door get a copy of the new Three Day Threshold cd for free, "Against the Grain". Hope you can make it Samyy and co.
Charlie





Mar 4 2007 11:32 AM

what's up cousin? how's things on the east coast?
Dearborn Valley





Feb 17 2007 9:39 PM

check out new tunes on our myspace.
Dearborn Valley





Feb 8 2007 11:29 PM

you guys we're awesome! nice to meet you. let's do it again. will
Dearborn Valley





Feb 4 2007 8:48 PM

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Dearborn Valley





Feb 4 2007 7:37 PM

fellas, we're looking forward to tt's on thurs!
Pancho





Jan 6 2007 2:34 PM

Sam Reid, i really like the way you pick man. keep up the good work!
Dearborn Valley





Dec 5 2006 2:20 PM

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Nov 18 2006 12:41 PM

This is some seriously good shit.
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Oct 19 2006 10:23 AM

Love the tunes fellahs.
Kier Byrnes & The Horses





Oct 6 2006 2:45 PM

I just picked up a new Tony Rice cd. Amazing. That guy kicks ass.
Xavier





Jun 7 2006 5:44 AM

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Colt Thompson





Jun 1 2006 2:18 PM

fretboards smoke when s. reid's fingers blaze across them.
children cry and women scream when the riot act thumps his thunderous bass.
together, they will conquer the world.
Ben





May 27 2006 10:21 AM

Reid- Good to hear you playing again. When will you guys play DC?
Charlie the Tuna





May 18 2006 1:08 PM

S. Reid, you have fingers stronger than the netting that catches us tuna (and the occasional dolphin).