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Sam Amidon (right) & Bill Frisell.

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World Cafe

Sam Amidon And Bill Frisell On World Cafe WXPN-FM

October 16, 2014 • A London folksinger and a decorated jazz guitarist play songs from their new collaborative album.

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World Cafe

Sam Amidon On World Cafe WXPN-FM

August 6, 2013 • On his new album, the folksinger weaves traditional material into his own mesmerizing compositions.

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Sam Amidon's new album is titled Bright Sunny South.

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Sam Amidon: Reshaping An American Folk Tradition

May 17, 2013 • Shape-note singing is a communal form of music that began in New England 200 years ago, mostly from townsfolk without any musical training. Sam Amidon says the melodies of shape-note hymns are some of the "deepest-seated for me."

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Scene from "As I Roved," from Sam Amidon's album Bright Sunny South.

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All Songs Considered

Possessed Banjo Leads Man On Magical Journey

May 15, 2013 • In an absorbing and comical new video, Vermont folksinger Sam Amidon finds himself in some strange woods inhabited by the creatures of his own imagination — including a knobby, human-like tree and a bearded siren.

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"How Come That Blood" is an old song, but in Sam Amidon's hands, it springs to life as if newly born. Samantha West hide caption

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Sam Amidon: A Haunting Murder Ballad

August 30, 2010 • "How Come That Blood" predates Amidon's existence, but in his hands, it springs to life as if newly born. The song concerns an unnamed man with a mysterious and incriminating red stain on his shirt who is repeatedly questioned by his mother.

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World Cafe

Sam Amidon On World Cafe WXPN-FM

May 4, 2010 • Working with composer Nico Muhly, Amidon has taken an experimental approach on his latest album, I See the Sign. In a session from World Cafe, Amidon's interpretations feel relaxed and intimate, but also far-reaching in their ambitions.

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