| Sam Sweeney | |
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Sweeney at Cheltenham Folk Festival 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 27 February 1989 |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Years active | -present |
| Associated acts | Hannah James and Sam Sweeney, Kerfuffle, Bellowhead, Fay Hield Trio |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fiddle, Viola, nyckelharpa, English concertina, English bagpipes, percussion | |
Sam Sweeney (born in Nottingham, in 1989) is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.
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Sam has been playing fiddle since he was six, he now plays and teaches fiddle. Since 2002 Sweeney has been at the forefront of East Midlands-based folk band Kerfuffle, playing fiddle, viola, and cajon, and singing.[1] In 2009 Sam released Catches and Glees with new duo Hannah James and Sam Sweeney.
Sam is also a member of the, award-winning, big folk band Bellowhead as of 2008.
As of 2009 he tours with Jon Boden and the Remnant Kings where he sometimes plays drums and fiddle simultaneously.[2]
Sam has also been part of the Fay Hield's new album [3] And, along with Rob Harbron, tours with Hield.
Sam has won a number of awards including the 'In The Tradition' award and the 'Wiltshire Folk Association Young Folk Award'. He was also a nominated in the 2004 BBC Young Folk Awards.[4]
In 2006 Sam won a bursary from the BBC performing arts fund.[1]
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