Sam Carter (musician)

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Not to be confused with the vocalist of the English metalcore band Architects whose name is also Sam Carter.

Sam Carter
Background information
GenresFolk, roots
Occupation(s)Musician, singer songwriter, guitarist
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active2008 – present
Websitesamcartermusic.co.uk

Sam Carter is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter, originally from the English Midlands but more recently based in

gospel, shapenote, R&B and folk-rock has been described as an "impressively original" performer.[6] Some commentators consider that Carter's guitar and vocal style is similar to that of noted British iconoclasts John Martyn[7] and Roy Harper,[8] whilst his lyrical perspective has further invited comparison with the work of Richard Thompson.[9]

Solo career

After moving to London from his native

Arabian Peninsula,[13] and made a showcase appearance at the 2010 Cambridge Folk Festival
.

Carter released a second album, The No Testament, in August 2012,

Andrew Marr Show on the BBC as part of 'Celebrating Sanctuary London 2013.'[22]

In early 2014 the British Council invited Carter to perform in Pakistan as part of their 'Folk Nations' project. Carter performed twice in Karachi with acclaimed sitar player Sajid Hussain and tabla player Haroon Samuel, and conducted a songwriting workshop at the National Academy of Performing Arts.[23] In March 2014 Carter returned to the UK to tour with his trio line-up, a number of the concerts also featuring Sam Sweeney, and toured solo in Canada in July, including a performance at Calgary Folk Festival.[24] In late 2015 Carter collaborated with folk contemporaries Nancy Kerr, Maz O'Connor and Martyn Joseph for Sweet Liberties, an EFDSS and Folk By The Oak joint-funded songwriting project which toured major UK venues in Autumn 2015.[25] The project spawned an album of the same name and featured on BBC Radio 3's World On 3 in late 2016.[26] Carter released his third album How The City Sings in April 2016.[27] A concept album influenced by his time spent living in London, the album was co-produced by Dominic Monks and jazz pianist Neil Cowley.[28] After touring the album Carter relocated from London to Sheffield in September 2016.[29][1]

In late 2019, Sam joined the ensemble for the touring folk theatre show ‘Rising Up: Peterloo 2019’, arranging and performing songs written by the Young’uns’

Lucy Farrell of the Furrow Collective and Jim Molyneux.[30]

In May 2020 Carter released his fourth studio album Home Waters, the 17-date album launch spring tour cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

False Lights

Towards the end of 2014 Carter partnered with fellow roots musician Jim Moray in a "folk rock" venture named False Lights.[32] The band appeared live in session on the BBC Radio 2's Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe in December 2014 and announced a short tour in early 2015 in support of the release of their debut album Salvor, which received a nomination for Best Album at the 2016 BBC Radio Two Folk Awards.[33][34][35] The band played a set as the backing band for Richard Thompson at Shrewsbury Folk Festival in August 2015.[36] False Lights released follow-up album Harmonograph in February 2018, again appearing live in session on BBC Radio 2's Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe to promote the release.[37]

Discography

Solo

  • Here in the Ground EP (Captain Records, 28 April 2008)[38]
  • Keepsakes (Captain Records, 10 August 2009)[39]
  • The No Testament (Captain Records, 20 August 2012)[40]
  • Live At The Union Chapel EP (Privately released, 10 December 2012 – previously available only from the artist at gigs)[41]
  • How the City Sings (Captain Records, 8 April 2016)[42]
  • Home Waters (Captain Records, 1 May 2020)[43]

False Lights

  • Salvor (Wreckord Label, 2 February 2015)[44]
  • Harmonograph (Wreckord Label, 2 February 2018)[45]

Sweet Liberties

  • Sweet Liberties (Quercus Records, 7 October 2016)[46]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sam Carter BBC Folk Award-winning songwriter releases fourth album". Acoustic Review. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ The Guardian 24 March 2013 ("Sam Carter has all the makings of a major contender"); The Independent 12 August 2012 ("Highly talented guitarist/singer-songwriter"); Uncut August 2012 ("an emerging talent with a fingerpicking style that recalled Nic Jones"); R2 magazine, October 2012 ("A superb and inventive guitarist"); Acoustic magazine, September 2012 ("a performer destined for main stages before too long")
  3. ^ "Festivals in 2010: the artists to watch". The Independent. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Sam Carter". Pull Up The Roots. 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Sam Carter | Playpen Music Agency". Playpenmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ Denselow, Robin (24 March 2013). "Sam Carter – review". Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ Review of Keepsakes in Guitarist magazine, cited at "Press | Sam Carter". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ^ Online interview with Northern Sky backstage at the Cambridge Folk Festival
  9. ^ "9/10 Uncut Review for The No Testament | Sam Carter". 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Southbank Centre EAR Present". Ear.typepad.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Press | Sam Carter". 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Radio 2 – Folk Awards 2010". BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  13. ^ "British Council – Shifting Sands". britishcouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  14. ^ Denselow, Robin (16 August 2012). "Sam Carter: The No Testament – review". Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  15. ^ Broadcast date 16 October 2012, "Later... with Jools Holland". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  16. ^ "The Enigma of Nic Jones". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  17. ^ Broadcast date 9 November 2012, "The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  18. ^ Leech, Jeanette. "BBC - Music - Review of Sam Carter - The No Testament". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Sam Carter | Shrewsbury Folk Festival". Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  20. ^ "Cecil Sharp House". Cecil Sharp House. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  21. ^ "Five-date tour for Sam Carter and Catherine MacLellan". EFDSS. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  22. ^ Broadcast date 16 June 2013, "The Andrew Marr Show". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  23. ^ "Sam Carter in Pakistan | British Council". www.britishcouncil.pk. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  24. ^ "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  25. ^ "EFDSS unveil Sweet Liberties commission". www.prsformusic.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  26. ^ "World On 3, BBC Radio 3, Lopa Kothari".
  27. ^ "How The City Sings, by Sam Carter". Sam Carter. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Sam Carter: How the City Sings CD review – bittersweet folk-electric concept album". The Guardian. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  29. ^ "Sam Carter announces UK tour to support new album HOW THE CITY SINGS -". 13 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Home | Rising Up! Peterloo 2019". rising-up.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  31. ^ "About". samcartermusic.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  32. ^ "False Lights | False Lights • Harmonograph". False Lights. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  33. ^ "The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, 10th Dec 2014". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  34. ^ "The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe". BBC. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  35. ^ "2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Nominees".
  36. ^ Music, Fancourt. "SAM CARTER". Fancourt Music. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  37. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Wed 3rd Jan 2018".
  38. ^ "Here in the Ground". 28 April 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2020 – via Amazon.
  39. ^ "Keepsakes, by Sam Carter". Samcarter.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  40. ^ "The No Testament - Sam Carter". 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  41. ^ "About | Sam Carter". Samcartermusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  42. ^ "How The City Sings, by Sam Carter". Samcarter.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  43. ^ "Home Waters, by Sam Carter". Sam Carter. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  44. ^ "Salvor, by False Lights". False Lights. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  45. ^ "Harmonograph | False Lights | False Lights • Harmonograph". False Lights. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  46. ^ Sweet Liberties; Martyn Joseph; Nancy Kerr; Sam Carter; Maz O'Connor (2016), Sweet Liberties, Quercus Records, retrieved 17 March 2021

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