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Sam Sweeney

Where

MADS Theatre, Lord Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6SY

What

Music

When

7 May 2023

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Sam Sweeney

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 – Nominated Musician Of The Year

Sunday, May 7th, 2023

Nominated four times, and winner in 2015, of Musician Of The Year BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former and inaugural artistic director of the National Youth Folk Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret, and "one of the defining English fiddle players of his generation" (Mark Radcliffe) at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music.

After the release of his three critically acclaimed albums, The Unfinished Violin, Unearth Repeat and Escape That, Sam is taking to the road for a few exclusive, intimate, totally acoustic solo performances, playing some of his favourite tunes.

Sam has also recorded and performed with The Full English, Eliza Carthy, Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings, Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party, Emily Portman, Martin Carthy, as well as his own critically acclaimed show Made In The Great War.

The fiddler with the Midas touch… an English equivalent of the great Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes. **** The Guardian

Sweeney's playing is unearthly at times: the singular focus of this set and the level of its performance makes this an outstanding and deeply moving experience. ***** Songlines

Tickets: £16.00. Concert start time: 7:30pm (Doors open: 7:00pm)

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