sam sweeney

After embarking on a solo career in 2018 and releasing two hugely acclaimed albums, The Unfinished Violin and Unearth Repeat, Sam Sweeney returned with a third solo album in October 2022. Sam is one of England’s finest traditional musicians, was the 2015 BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year and is known for his work in Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, The Full English and his own Made In The Great War project. However Escape That is his first entirely self-composed record. It ties together all of Sam’s musical passions; an honest and fearless expression of himself, combining pop hooks and aesthetics with his pioneering work in the world of traditional dance tunes. Escape That simultaneously presses the reset button on what a folk record should sound like while marking a major stride forward for Sam into the world of composition.
‘Sweeney’s playing is unearthly at times… an outstanding and deeply moving experience.’ Songlines