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Our Oak Folk season kicks off with Sam Moss, a songwriter and instrumentalist based in Staunton, Virginia. His latest LP, Swimming, was released on February 7, 2025. We’re absolutely delighted to be included in Sam’s UK tour this autumn – and excited to welcome him to Kett’s Books.
Moss’s fingerpicking guitar style has echoes of the kind of folk-Americana that will be familiar to fans of Paul Simon, Iron & Wine and Gregory Allen Isakov, but his music takes the listener on a haunting and deeply affecting journey that’s both otherworldy and comfortingly familiar.
“One of Sam Moss’ true strengths, evident all over this terrific new LP, is his ability to write and record songs that initially seem harmless but will affect you profoundly, resulting in ten songs to be discovered, savored, and rediscovered.” – Chris Ingalls, Pop Matters
“To listen to Swimming, the new album by Sam Moss, is to be confronted by beautiful contradictions. Moss and his ensemble spin a gossamer web of instrumentation around Moss’ earthy voice, at once hopeful and a deliverer of weary wisdom.” – Rachel Cholst, No Depression
“This fingerpicking guitar virtuoso characterizes the folk spirit in its finest sense.” – Chris Leo Palermino, Paste
