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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 song about the somatic impacts of rising authoritarianism: "Afraid", a divestment song: "Now!" and a love note for the rights of manoomin: "Let The Wave".

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Samantha Cooper’s voice is a gentle force. Her songs speak for their sound; from contemplative respites to keen PSA’s. Her latest single "Afraid" explores the somatic impacts of rising authoritarianism. Other recent singles include a divestment song: Now! and a love note for the rights of manoomin: "Let The Wave".

Sam's voice and violin appear on over 75 Midwestern albums. She also co-founded Hearth & Hymn and Solidarity Songs, a choir uplifting emerging songs within liberation movements. Sam's roles include songwriter, session musician, youth worker, climate justice organizer and mediator.

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Samantha Cooper’s voice is a gentle force. Her songs speak for their sound; from contemplative respites to keen PSA’s. Sam's Great Grandpa Orlie was a square dance musician, her father is a jazz trumpeter, and her Oma & Opa’s voices were her favorite amidst a family of singers.


Her latest single "Afraid" explores the somatic impacts of rising authoritarianism. Other recent singles include a divestment song: Now! and a love note for the rights of manoomin: "Let The Wave".  Sam's voice and violin appear on over 75 Midwestern albums. Her roles include songwriter, session musician, youth worker, organizer and mediator.

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Since 2019, she’s led expressive arts programs with incarcerated youth via Youth Arts Alliance, Earthwork Music and The Gift Of Music. Sam also co-founded Hearth & Hymn, Square Dance Kalamazoo and Solidarity Songs, a choir uplifting emerging songs within liberation movements. 

Her recordings include two Hearth & Hymn albums, The Sound of Lasso, Voyager by Maraj, The Right Hands Round by The Bowhunter Stringband and a handful of singles.

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Sam organizes with The Michigan Climate Action Network, The Great Lakes Water Protector Network, and Great Lakes Creatives. In 2021, she co-organized a two year Firelight Treaty Case Campaign as a co-defendant, resulting in charges being dismissed. She also released a video single about the link between the rights of manoomin (wild rice) and the Water Is Life movement called "Let The Wave".


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Sam is passionate about social movement strategy, care based safety work and mediation. She loves co-designing Care Teams that encourage safer, more inclusive, more culturally competent, and less disposable community spaces. She also co-coordinates a Water Weekend camp during Labor Day Weekend.