Toadcast #55 – Samamidon Toad Session
The day after his amazing live set at the Bowery, Sam Amidon came round to the house to record a Toad Session. He didn’t have all that much time, and I don’t think he quite knew what he’d let himself in for either, so this one is pretty brief. Still, between this and the footage from the live show I think we have a really nice portrait of the guy, who is so different in person from his recordings. Whilst the latter may be beautiful, and whilst All Is Well is an amazingly lovely album, his personality dominates his live show so much it gives you such a different perspective on his music.
As per usual, we have the session podcast below, and after that the Toad Session mp3 files, which you are free to pass around as you please. The videos are posted below that, and can all be found on the Song, by Toad Vimeo page (recommended) as well as the YouTube page (shit, but popular, so I have to put them there too). There’s also a series of photos from the session, which can be found on our Flickr page. The tracklisting for the podcast is at the bottom of this post – enjoy!
Toadcast #55 – Samamidon Toad Session
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And the downloadable, shareable, huggable mp3s from the session:
Samamidon – 1842 (Toad Session)
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Samamidon – Pretty Fair Damsel (Toad Session)
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Samamidon – Fiddle Mayhem (Toad Session)
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And the videos:
And the playlist for Toadcast #55 – Samamidon Toad Session:
01. Samamidon – 1842 (Toad Session) (05.23)
02. Peter & Mary Alice Amidon – True Born Sons of Levi (10.23)
03. Mary Margaret O’Hara – When You Know Why You’re Happy (12.49)
04. Shirley Collins – Lovin’ Hannah (18.17)
05. Samamidon – Pretty Fair Damsel (Toad Session) (24.16)
06. Othar Turner & The Rising Star Fife And Drum – Bouncin’ Ball (33.20)
07. Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Swimming Song (36.29)
08. Doveman – Happy (38.53)
09. Samamidon – Fiddle Mayhem (Toad Session) (47.49)
I’ll keep the shameless back-patting to a minimum, but this looks & sounds fantastic.
yay us!
(shut up)
Aaaaaah. Superb. By the by, sorry ’bout my silence hereabouts lately. First sick children. Now sick adults. Stimulus package stress. Hectic work. Hope to be back soon.
although i’ve been listening for a while, this is my first toad comment so i hope no one takes it the wrong way! i really like samamidon, alot but while listening to this toadcast i was struck by the image of kermit the frog and that when he sings he sounds quite similar to the amphibious muppet! really enjoyed the toadcast and hope that samamidon will be back in edinburgh soon , as unfortunately i’ve missed him both times.
Oh, who’s gonna be the one to tell poor sleepless Matthew that the mp3s don’t play?
Wonderful work otherwise! You know I’m drooling over my laptop screen at this, you devil. Thanks so much for all you do for us, but most of all for providing us with these up close and personal peeks at such wonderful menfolk. 1842 was especially gorgeous! xoxoxo
And actiondan, you are not immune to the wrath/love here, so buck up boy! Frog indeed! I’ll not have you speak ill of my beloved! gah… you’d better have a ginger beard to redeem yerself with, mr.! xoxoxo (muuaahhh!)
Righty-ho, Tarticles, should be fixed now. And I need my bed…
You’re missing the first ‘h’ on the links – as in http
Sorry, just on 1842.
This is what comes of doing this sort of shit after skipping a night’s sleep. That one’s fixed now too – thanks Stephen.
This is pretty amazing Matt.
Gorgeous stuff, many thanks Matthew! xoxo
who’s going to be the one to tell poor sleepless Matthew that he got the date wrong on the videos?
Unless it took a year to edit the session.
Sorry, I wouldn’t let it lie.
Minge.
There’s clearly an affinity between New England and Scotland. He seems comfortable, entirely in his element. Makes for some ferocious playing, especially the 2:35 mark and thereafter of fiddle mayhem. It’s like he’s in a fucking trance. That, sir, is what music is for.
Wonderful stuff. Now maybe you good folks can inform me what’s the accepted notation – Sam Amidon or Sam Amidon?
whoops – Samamidon or Sam Amidon I meant. Obviously….
Well on Amazon he’s listed as Samamidon, but I don’t know how seriously he takes it.
Ah, so wonderful. I want to meet Sam some time.
Just go to one of his gigs. He’s a lovely, personable guy and more than happy to chat to random people.