Samantha Martin

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Samantha Martin
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Samantha Martin in 2018 (photo by Renan Yildizdogan)
Background information
Born
Samantha Debra Martin

(1983-05-27) May 27, 1983 (age 42)
Edmonton, Ontario
Origin Toronto, Canada
Genres Soul, R&B, blues, roots rock, gospel
OccupationsSinger, songwriter, guitarist
Years active2008–present
LabelGypsy Soul Records
Website samanthamartinmusic.com

Samantha Martin (born May 27, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter whose styles mix roots rock, blues, soul and gospel music with vocals. [1]

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Career

Martin has released five full-length albums, one as a solo act, one with Samantha Martin and The Haggard, and three with Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar. Following her debut record Back Home in 2008, she released the self-titled Samantha Martin and The Haggard in 2012. [2]

In 2014, Martin formed an 11-piece blues/soul band, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar. The band's name is a reference to southern blues traditions. Their debut record Send the Nightingale was released in 2015. According to Martin, the songs on Send the Nightingale were influenced by her mother's terminal illness at the time she was recording the album. [3]

In 2015, Martin and the band were nominated for four Maple Blues Awards: Best Female Vocalist, Best Songwriter, Best New Group, and Best New Album/Producer. [4] In 2018, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar signed a record deal with Gypsy Soul Records based out of Toronto. Their record Run to Me was released on April 28, 2018 and was nominated for a Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year. [5] [6]

As of 2020, Samantha Martin has been nominated for thirteen Maple Blues Awards. [7] [8]

In 2020, Samantha Martin and her band released their new album The Reckless One. [9] The album was nominated for a Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year. [10] Samantha Martin and her band garnered nominations for multiple Maple Blues Awards, along with a nod for the International Artist of the Year Award at the UK Blues Awards. [11]

Discography

Albums

TitleYearArtistLabelProducer
Back Home2008Samantha MartinIndependentDerek Downham
Samantha Martin & the Haggard2012Samantha Martin & the HaggardSamantha Martin MusicJohn Dinsmore
Mississippi Sun2014Samantha MartinDollartoneSamantha Martin
Send the Nightingale2015Samantha Martin & Delta SugarSamantha Martin MusicRench
Run to Me2018Samantha Martin & Delta SugarGypsy Soul RecordsDarcy Yates
The Reckless One2020Samantha Martin & Delta SugarGypsy Soul RecordsRenan Yildizdogan & Darcy Yates

References

  1. ↑ "East Coast Music with Bob Mersereau | CBC New Brunswick". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. ↑ Levesque, Roger (Mar 14, 2018). "Homegrown soul-blues singer is ready to take things to a higher level". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved Mar 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Homegrown soul-blues singer is ready to take things to a higher level". Edmonton Journal. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Toronto Blues Society | » 19th Annual Maple Blues Awards". torontobluessociety.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ↑ "RUN TO ME .... SAMANTHA Martin Album Release". Blues and Roots Radio. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  6. ↑ "2019 BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar |". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. ↑ Langlois, Denis (2019-03-09). "Lion's Head's Samantha Martin 'humbled and honoured' by Juno Award nomination". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  8. ↑ "Toronto Blues Society | » Winners & Nominees" . Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  9. ↑ Schneider, Jason (Nov 18, 2020). "Five Questions With… Samantha Martin". Billboard Canada. Retrieved Nov 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ Langlois, Denis (March 19, 2021). "Samantha Martin garners second Juno Award nomination". The Sun Times. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Martin, Delta Sugar shaking things up at St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. Nov 2, 2022. Retrieved Nov 2, 2022.
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