FISHGUARD FOLK FESTIVAL – SAM SWEENEY

Sam Sweeney is the finest fiddler of his generation, a player of astonishing virtuosity and imagination. A member of Bellowhead, he has played with The Full English, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings, Fay Hield and Emily Portman.

“The fiddler with the Midas touch… an English equivalent of the great Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes. **** ” (The Guardian)

“Sweeney’s playing is unearthly at times… an outstanding and deeply moving experience. ***** ” (Songlines)

Sam Sweeney yw ffidlwr gorau ei genhedlaeth, chwaraewr â rhinwedd a dychymyg rhyfeddol. Yn aelod o Bellowhead, mae wedi chwarae gyda The Full English, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings, Fay Hield ac Emily Portman.

“Y ffidlwr gyda’r “Midas touch”… sy’n cyfateb i’r ffidlwr Gwyddelig gwych Martin Hayes o Loegr. **** ” (The Guardian)

“Mae chwarae Sweeney yn anwastad ar brydiau… yn brofiad eithriadol a hynod deimladwy. ***** ” (Songlines)