Summary: <p>Sam Lee is much more than a musician - he's a storyteller. In "<a href="https://youtu.be/dDQMVFgRv10">Blackbird</a>," from his album <em>The Fade In Time, </em>his deep croons and intricate vocals breathe life into forgotten stories, drawing you into a colorful and heart-wrenching world. The album title is appropriate, since he collects traditional English songs and repurposes them for a new place and time. </p> <p>Not many traditional English folk singers came from North London, studied at Chelsea School of Art and worked as a forager and wilderness expert during the day and burlesque dancer by night. Lee however is not in the majority - his charisma and talents spurred an apprenticeship with the great Scottish Traveller singer Stanley Robertson along with a Mercury Prize nomination. Lee has blazed a trail for burgeoning song collectors and inspired a new generation to tap into the storytelling of present and past minstrels. He performs in-studio in this 2015 session from the Archives. </p> Setlist <ul> "Over Yonder's Hill" "Blackbird" "Lovely Molly" </ul>
