If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to do with what I do. From a listening perspective, there's just something in their playing that I'm inspired by.
The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was a boy soprano. I didn't do that much cl… - Sam Amidon
The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was a boy soprano. I didn't do that much cl…
- Sam Amidon
There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I think [I don't do that… - Sam Amidon
There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I think [I don't do that…
Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great. - Sam Amidon
Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great.
When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm just doing them bec… - Sam Amidon
When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm just doing them bec…
I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically only know the … - Sam Amidon
I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically only know the …
If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to do with what I do. From a … - Sam Amidon
If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to do with what I do. From a …
If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever. - Sam Amidon
If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever.
I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my head, and they seem to be stuck there for… - Sam Amidon
I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my head, and they seem to be stuck there for…
Guitar comes more out of its limitations for me, like putting it in a weird tuning and then just go places. - Sam Amidon
Guitar comes more out of its limitations for me, like putting it in a weird tuning and then just go places.
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