BIO
Samantha Cooper’s voice is a gentle force. Her songs speak for their sound; from contemplative respites to keen PSA’s. Her latest singles include a divestment song for Gaza: "Now!" (SoundCloud) and a love note for the rights of manoomin: "Let The Wave".
Sam's voice and violin appear on over 75 Midwestern albums. Check out Sam's session work playlist here.
Her roles include songwriter, session musician, youth worker, organizer, event producer and mediator. Sam primarily works with The Michigan Climate Action Network, The Great Lakes Water Protector Network, Great Lakes Creatives, Earthwork Music and Youth Arts Alliance. Sam also co-founded Hearth & Hymn and Solidarity Songs, a choir uplifting the songs emerging within progressive movements for liberation.
Sam was a co-founder and producer of Square Dance Kalamazoo from 2011-2018 where she often played fiddle for dances. Her Great Grandpa Orlie was once a dance fiddler, too. Her Oma & Opa’s voices were her favorite in a family of singers, and her father is a jazz trumpeter.
Her band recordings include two Hearth & Hymn albums, The Sound of Lasso by The Lasso, Voyager by Maraj, The Right Hands Round by The Bowhunter Stringband and five singles: Now! Let The Wave, Snowsuit, The Most Wonderful Time and Old Man Winter.