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Photo by Maren Celest
Photo by Misty Lyn
PRESS QUOTE
"Wit and wisdom wrapped in a blanket." -Will Thomas, WNMC Radio.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Folk Alliance International (Kansas City)
NEWSONG 2020 Finalist Concert (LEAF Festival, NC)
The Moth GrandSlam Story Hour (MI)
Matthew Barney Khu Film (MI)
Lamplight Music Festival (MI)
Earthwork Harvest Gathering (MI)
The Starlight Room (MI)
Buttermilk Jamboree (MI)
The Alluvion (MI)
Supporting Elisabeth Pixley-Fink
Dan Savage Lovecast Live (Portland)
Supporting Chris Bathgate
NPR Tiny Desk Concert (DC)
South By Southwest (SXSW)
Philadelphia Folk Fest (Philly)
The Calumet Theater (UP)
The Blue Door (OK)
The Ark (MI)
With Bowhunter
Wheatland Music Festival (MI)
The Great Lakes Folk Festival (MI)
Old Town School Of Folk (Chicago)
With Hearth & Hymn
Midwest Sing & Stomp Festival (Chicago)
Folk Alliance International (Kansas City)
Ontario Folk Alliance Official Showcase (Canada)
Blissfest Presents: Crooked Tree Arts Center (MI)
Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival (UP)
Pickathon Presents (Portland)
Michigan Fern Fest (MI)
MEDIUM BIO
Samantha Cooper’s voice is a gentle force. Her songs speak for their sound; from contemplative respites to keen PSA’s. Her latest video single is a love note to the rights of manoomin, "Let The Wave (feat. Shara Nova, Jaike Spotted Wolf, Holly T. Bird & Frank Bibeau)". Sam's voice and violin appear on over 75 Midwestern albums and she's one half of Hearth & Hymn. She hails from Michigan's Huron and Kalamazoo River watersheds.
LONG BIO
Samantha Cooper’s voice is a gentle force. Her songs speak for their sound; from contemplative respites to keen PSA’s. Her latest video single is a love note to the rights of manoomin titled "Let The Wave (feat. Shara Nova, Jaike Spotted Wolf, Holly T. Bird & Frank Bibeau)."
Sam's voice and violin appear on over 75 Midwestern albums. She hails from Michigan's Huron and Kalamazoo River watersheds. Sam works as a songwriter, a session & supporting musician, an organizer, a guide/conflict worker and a teaching artist via Youth Arts Alliance. She also co-produces Hearth & Hymn with Elisabeth Pixley-Fink.
CONTACT
Samantha Cooper
810.923.5956