sam amidon
Ready for something new after 2014’s Lily-O—not just contemporary, but entirely of his own invention—Amidon temporarily decoupled himself from refreshed folk tunes to explore free jazz and beyond. Swimming against his usual currents, Amidon emerged from the process with a new confidence in making music that excited him, whatever that sounded like. With his self-titled seventh album, Amidon returns to the vast reservoir of folk music with fresh energy and a renewed enthusiasm for texture, facilitated by the creative leap of 2017’s The Following Mountain. Amidon treats his source material with reverent curiosity and sincere affection, which drives his lifelong efforts to explore every possible facet of these old songs. Sam Amidon adds a new chapter to old stories as well as Amidon’s own, ensuring that their magic lives a while longer.