Sam Baker

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Short

November 13, 2025 Andy Short 8

Asking someone to list an all-time top ten of anything can be difficult. It is a personal choice, and what one individual loves, others don’t care for. For this assignment, it is the “Top 10 Americana […]

More People Should Know About: Sam Baker

July 9, 2024 Jonathan Smith 3

Sam Baker is an American singer songwriter, artist and photographer. He has a feel for writing words and melodies which are sparse, full of space and humanity and quiet poetry. There is a kind of sage-like […]

Middlesbrough kicks off its folk & country programme with Teilhard Frost & Sam Baker

January 28, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Middlesbrough town hall is set to host two folk and country artists on Thursday and Friday of this week. Opening proceedings is Canadian fiddle-player Teilhard Frost on Thursday with Texan folk musician Sam Baker to follow […]

AmericanaFest 2020 – over 75 artist head to London next month!

December 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We’ve already covered 2020’s AmericanaFest which returns to the UK at the end of January next year, and now details are emerging of the array of artists who’ll be playing the festival which is, er, extensive […]

Sam Baker “Horses and Stars” (Independent, 2019)

August 2, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Coming 15 years after his debut album, ‘Mercy’, Sam Baker has released his first live album and ‘Horses and Stars’ is a corker of a record that captures everything that is great about his live performances. […]

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Live Review: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 29th April 2026

May 7, 2026 0

There is something quietly compelling about seeing Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in a setting like Guthrie Green. Beneath a full moon hanging low in a cloudless and distinctly chilly Oklahoma sky, this free, open-air show, […]

Adam Donen “Bible Stories”

May 7, 2026 0

Tom Waits inspires industrial Gothic gospel blues. Now this is a strange one. Adam Donen is a multi-faceted artist; apparently, he “invents art forms, writes, directs and composes” Hmmmm. To be fair, to back this up, […]

Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

May 7, 2026 0

With springtime now upon us, it is time to delve into some of the recent folk and roots music embracing these warmer, albeit not always drier, times. A plethora of new releases landed in the inbox […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Short

More People Should Know About: Sam Baker

Middlesbrough kicks off its folk & country programme with Teilhard Frost & Sam Baker

AmericanaFest 2020 – over 75 artist head to London next month!

Sam Baker “Horses and Stars” (Independent, 2019)

Live Review: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 29th April 2026

Adam Donen “Bible Stories”

Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control