Sam Robbins

• Folk Pop
• Singer/Songwriter

Sam Robbins is often described as an “old soul singer songwriter” whose music evokes classic 70’s singer songwriters like James Taylor and Neil Young but Sam adds a modern, upbeat edge to the storyteller troubadour persona.

After a brief stint on NBC’s The Voice in 2018, Robbins graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019 then quickly made his move down to Nashville. After a tumultuous five years in Music City, So Much I Still Don’t See, his third album, was the first recording made after moving back to the Boston area in early 2024. Produced by singer songwriter Seth Glier, the album is built sparingly around solo acoustic guitar and vocals, tracked live, just as they are performed live on stage. Sam performs over 200 shows per year in listening rooms and festivals across the country. He was a 2021 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk contest winner, a 2022 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Most Wanted to Return” artist, and later a solo mainstage performer at each festival in 2023 and 2024.

An avid performer, he has gained recognition from extensive national touring, from sharing the stage with artists like Jason Mraz and David Wilcox, and as a main stage performer at national festivals like the Kerrville, Falcon Ridge and Philadelphia Folk Festivals. Leading songwriting workshops and exciting performances across the country, Sam Robbins has gained a reputation as one of the brightest rising stars in the national folk music community.

Robbins is increasingly being recognized as a strong voice in US fingerstyle guitar playing, not just as an accompanist to his vocal.

“One of the most promising new songwriters of his generation” — Mike Davies, Fateau Magazine, UK