I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically only know the songs that I've taken on and reworked and recorded. — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm just doing them because they're great songs. — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
If I pick up a fiddle, I don't compose on it, so much as I just play whatever. — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
I like to carry around extremely pretentious books, and I don't know if I can read them, but if I hold them near me,… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
Guitar comes more out of its limitations for me, like putting it in a weird tuning and then just go places. — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
There are some people who do great stuff singing and playing fiddle at the same time and doing that kind of arrangement. But I… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
I'm not somebody that has an encyclopedic knowledge of ballads and could sit around a fire and sing songs for three hours. I basically… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
I'm not really a folk singer, but I love the music and there's certain lines that will get just stuck in my head, and… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
I was listening to this record by Paul Desmond called First Place Again. It's incredibly gorgeous. There is nothing better that you would want… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
If I said who I was influenced by, it would be really weird and pretentious because it would be people who have nothing to… — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
Reading books is fantastic. I didn't do it until ten years ago. It's great. — Sam Amidon Copy Share Image
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