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About Samantha

Fiddle player with ‘Ceilidh's Comet’ Barn Dance Band & also 'FiddleBack' Folk/Pop Duo/Trio

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Violinist

Sherborne

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Samantha Jane, Plays with Ceilidhs Comet Barn Dance Band, and as a regular gigging duo with Ollie Back as FiddleBack She teaches violin from her home in Somerset. Occasional gigs with Keith Ovenden and Mustang Sally. She toured for four years with UK FolkRockRoots band State of Undress and has performed gigs with The Desi Friel Band (incl Stu Pickering & Maartin Allcock - Fairport/Tull/Bad Shepherds); also Findhorn's very magical songwriter & harpist Iona Leigh; as part of a horse-drawn traveling stage with Showman Dave Sanger and Morag of the Marsh ~ folk singer & storyteller extraordinaire. First playing country style with Somerset's Gareth Austin; and touring a summer of cowgirl jazz with The Senile Delinquents. Touring and recording original songs with Wayne Whitedog. Sam has also appeared on stage with The Magic Brothers (Daevid Allen -Gong, Mark Robson -Kangaroo Moon, Graham Clark -Gong) and Boo Hewerdine.

Samantha

5 out of 5

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Samantha's Reviews

5 out of 5

With a name like Fiddleback, you might be able to tell that they provide a healthy balance of folk and rock covers played to their own arrangement.... ....I can confirm this to be true, and they do it with such a great amount of vallour and harmonious content. ❤️💚 After playing over 50 shows last year, they are well versed in providing top notch entertainment for a whole evening...wherever, and whenever. Go see them play, or in fact even better....BOOK THEM! Totes amaze!

5 out of 5

A great live act with a repertoire of well known covers. My wife and I had a fantastic time when we saw them. Highly recommended, book them!

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7th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 7 years

Samantha's Song list

Popular Songs with the duo and some folk -

Babylon – David Gray

Bongo Bong – Manu Chow

Run – Snow Patrol

Free Falling – Tom Petty

Tell My Ma – Trad

Cooley Reel/Drowsey Maggie - Fiddle Tunes

Good People – Jack Johnson

Raggle Taggle Gypsy – Trad

New Shoes - Paolo Nutini

Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N' Roses

After the Battle of Aughrim - Fiddle Tune

Candy - Paolo Nutini

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

One Love – Bob Marley

Winter Winds - Mumford & Son

Nightswimming - REM

Chemical Workers Song - Ron Angel

Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve

Half A World Away – Oasis

Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley/Ray Lamontagne

Don’t Think Twice - Bob Dylan

Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

The Butterfly - Fiddle Tune

The Fisherman Blues – The Waterboys

This Is The Life – Amy Macdonald

Jolene – Dolly Parton

King Of The Fairies - Fiddle Tune

House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Banish Misfortune/Blarney Pilgrim - Fiddle Tunes

House Carpenter – Trad

The Islands – Fairport Convention

Beautiful Day – Levellers

Masters of War - Bob Dylan

One Day Like This - Elbow

Samantha's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£180
Up to 2 hours	£320
Up to 3 hours	£450

Musicianship

Genres:

Folk, Ceilidh, Traditional Irish folk, Folk rock, Traditional Scottish folk, Traditional English folk, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Christmas, Easy listening, Light music

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Instruments:

Violin

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Fluent improviser, Instrumental teaching

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