Artist description At long last!! The new release by Sam Shaber: The "Sam*pler". You can download four tracks for free right now, and then for the full effect (and the fifth, bonus track) youwill be able to order the EP exclusively from www.folkweb.com/Shaber in a few weeks. And please check out the website (www.samshaber.com) for more info! This EP couldn't have been possible without the cherished help of Matt Smith (devotion, design and production assistance), Sean O'Dwyer (true believer and mixing engineer), Alyssa (the beautiful) at Conway Studios in LosAngeles, and George Strayton (late-night pizza and technical assistance). Photograph by Jon Strymish. Recorded at 6/8 Studios in New York, mixed by Sean O'Dwyer at Conway Studio in Los Angeles. Guitar and vocals: SamShaber. Djembe on "Tempting": Chris Benelli. All songs written by Sam Shaber, all rights reserved. Produced bySam Shaber. Ok, you get the idea... Enjoy and please share this with a friend!

Music Style Original Acoustic Soul

Musical Influences any live music, crowded cities, cool hill tops, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Chris Moore

Similar Artists Joni Mitchell, Cheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Bruce Springsteen, Patty Larkin

Artist History Over the past three years, I've been touring across the US and the UK in support of my two self-produced albums, 1997's "In The Bunker," and the 1999 release, "perfecT", both on Brown Chair Records. I've performed in prestigious rooms such as the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Eddie's Attic in Atlanta, The Bitter End, Wetlands, and the Living Room in New York City, Club Passim in Cambridge, the Mint in LA, and the 12 Bar Club in London, England. I've opened for and shared stages with Richie Havens, Shawn Mullins, Vance Gilbert, Patty Larkin, Freedy Johnston, Barbara Kessler, Disappear Fear, Tim Reynolds, and even Buckethead. (That was an interesting night at the Hotel Utah!) I've also appeared on many radio stations, including the award-winning WDST (Woodstock, NY,) Wyoming Public Radio in Laramie, WY, and WERS in Boston. Recently, I wrote two feature pieces on independent CD production for Musician Magazine, and I've been published in Acoustic Guitar, Home Recording and other national magazines. Currently I'm writing a regular column for the music webzine Harmony-Central.com called Postcards from the Road. Strengthening the community of singer-songwriters is very important to me, and towards this end, I've organized and hosted numerous songwriter showcases in New York City, such as Makin' Waves I, II, and III in 1997, the Yanks n' Beans series, featuring two performers from New York and two from Boston (get it?), and the year-running Uptown Songwriters Circle which happened every Wednesday at the Dark Star Lounge.I'm not big on lengthy descriptions about my music and its "depth and meaning", so instead I encourage you to listen to the tracks and see what you think. I'm proud of my work and I hope you enjoy it. Have a great fall,-Sam

Instruments acoustic guitar (Takamine Santa Fe smallbody), vocal

Albums Sam*pler (2000), perfecT (1999), In The Bunker (1997)

Press Reviews "Stark, raving great" - Gene Shay, WXPN-FM Philadelphia. ------- "A riveting performer. Sam Shaber's got the whole package." - Folkweb.com ------- "Sam Shaber leads the next generation of singer-songwriters into our collective consciousness." - Ken Dashow, WNEW 102.7fm, NY ------ "Shaber is one of those precious few performers who believes in letting her songs tell her story and making every appearance along the way a special moment for her audience." - Peekskill Herald, NY ------ "Sam Shaber possesses the keen insight of a sage and the ability to set wisdom in motion." - Weekly Alibi, Albuqueruqe, NM ------ "Shaber's acoustic guitar arrangements are full, delicate, and crisp, and her voice is cool and smoky... an adroit lyricist, now playful, now plaintive." - New Haven Advocate ------ "This is a real human being you're listening to." - Shout Magazine

Additional Info Tour dates at www.musi-cal.com/shaber

Location New York, NY - USA

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