River Lea

11/07/2025

All Smiles Tonight - the debut album by Poor Creature is out now.

The band are playing instore performances in Dublin and London in the coming days. Final tickets available!

https://poorcreature.ffm.to/allsmiles

10/07/2025

Sam Amidon has announced his next London performance at Union Chapel, as part of EFG London Jazz Festival.

Tickets on sale tomorrow (Friday) at 10am.

https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/events/sam-amidon-salt-river-thomas-bartlett-solo

07/04/2025

Introducing Poor Creature - a new project comprised of Ruth Clinton (Landless), Cormac MacDiarmada (Lankum) and John Dermody (Lankum).

Their new record 'All Smiles Tonight' is out July 11th.

Pre-order and listen to 'The Whole Town Knows' now.

https://poorcreature.ffm.to/allsmiles

11/03/2025

Ye Vagabonds have announced a UK tour for 2025.

With Union Chapel already sold out they have also added an extra London date at the Roundhouse in 2026.

Tickets on sale Friday.
http://yevagabonds.com

10/02/2025

Watch Sam Amidon performing songs from 'Salt River' for
New Sounds Radio -

Sam Amidon expands folk tunes – shape note anthems, murder ballads, traditional songs - from both sides of the Atlantic. He plays new arrangements from his latest, Salt River, in-studio.

31/01/2025

Sam Amidon UK tour tickets on sale now.
The album launch shows sold out in super-quick time, so grab these fast...

UK Tour May 2025 onsale now ! ! Tix available at samamidon.com

29/01/2025

Sam Amidon will further tour the UK this May.

Tickets on sale Friday at 10am - https://www.samamidon.com

24/01/2025

Salt River by Sam Amidon is out today.
If you can't make it to your local record shop, you can buy it direct from us: https://riverlearecords.com/format/1612286-salt-river

Hot Press - "Its textures are as wonderful as they are surprising. Terrific stuff."
MOJO - “Prepare to be delighted.”
KLOF - "Ground-breaking, spirited and adventurous."
AllMusic - "At once trippy, bucolic, sophisticated, and simple, like a dream about a folksong."

24/01/2025

Vintage effort from US folk merchant. 8/10

23/01/2025

Read The Guardian's interview with Sam Amidon ahead of the release of Salt River, this Friday...

Bon Iver asked him to cover his new material and he’s teaching Mescal and Josh O’Connor to sing. But the interpreter is more interested in songs than stardom

21/01/2025

Sam Amidon today shares 'Golden Willow Tree' from his new album 'Salt River' out this Friday.

Watch the performance video directed by Steve Gullick - https://samamidon.rtrecs.co/goldenwillow