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Artist Sam Anderson travels the backroads of America

in search of everyday life. Occasionally, he finds it and adds a

melody. Sam has shared stages with Janis Ian, Jerry Jeff

Walker, Mickey Newbury, Delbert McClinton, Roy Book

Binder, John Gorka, Iris Dement, Gove Scrivenor, Kate

Campbell, Jonatha Brooke, Dave Carter and Tracey

Grammar, Bill Morrisey, Vance Gilbert, Aztec Two-Step

and many others.

His long list of festival performances include the Kerrville

Folk Festival, the Frank Brown Songwriters Festival,

the Flatrock Music Festival, and the Key West Songwriters

Festival.

Sam recently won three awards at the Hank Williams Song-

writing Contest held at the Flatrock Music Festival, including

Best Overall Song. He was also a finalist at the 1996 Newfolk

Competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. Previous finalists

include Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Lucinda Williams,

John Gorka and Ellis Paul.

Quotes:

"One of my favorite opening acts. I wish I could play guitar like

Sam . . . Chet Atkins would love his playing."

-Janis Ian (Three time Grammy Award Winner)

"Sam Anderson is the real thing. Great writing! He's finished product."

-Shel Silverstein (Poet, songwriter, children's author)

". . . an act so above the ordinary as to be in the as yet unknown

superstar league. A younger, more sophisticated John Prine. Kristofferson

with a voice."

-Key West The Newspaper

"Anderson is working on breaking the rules . . . putting down the kind

of sound that makes it physically impossible to keep your feet, or your

bootie still!"

-The Tampa Weekly Planet

"Anderson's guitar work shines. His fingerpicking is intricate, lead lines

are beautifully constructed and often elegant, bass lines are solid and

consistent. It often sounds as though there must be two guitarists playing.

Sam Anderson has a full arsenal of chord substitutions, excellent creative

ideas and a ton of soul."

-Solares Hill

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