BBC Folk Award winner Sam Carter presents Ballads and Songs: Sam Carter sings Nic Jones, a heartfelt celebration of one of English folk’s most influential voices. Nic Jones’s groundbreaking guitar style and emotive singing made Penguin Eggs a landmark album, treasured more than forty years on. Though his career was cut short by a car accident in 1982, his influence endures, inspiring generations of musicians. Hailed by Jon Boden as “the finest English-style fingerpicking guitarist of his generation,” Sam Carter brings Nic’s timeless songs back to the stage for one season only; a rare chance to hear this remarkable repertoire live.
Over the course of his fifteen-year career, Sam has earned a reputation for vivid, narrative-driven songwriting ‘as penetrating as Richard Thompson’s best work’ (Uncut). A highly regarded instrumentalist to boot, Sam is renowned by many as “the finest English-style fingerpicking guitarist of his generation” (Jon Boden) and has been described as having a ‘killer voice’ by Ivor Novello- winning musician Nitin Sawhney.
His impressive back catalogue and captivating live shows attest to his ability to bring together a diverse set of influences from English folksong and American shapenote singing through to hard rock. Sam has made appearances on national TV, won a BBC Folk Award, and has toured the world, sharing stages with some of folk’s leading lights, including Richard Thompson, Eliza Carthy, Martin Simpson and Nancy Kerr.