NEW RELEASE INFORMATION SHEET
ARTIST OVERVIEW:
Sam Bush is a master mandolin player who was a founding member of the New Grass Revival and has played in various bluegrass super-groups, such as Strength In Numbers. Sam has played and recorded with many widely renowned artists, such as Doc Watson, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, The Black Crowes, Phish, Gov’t Mule, Eric Church, Alison Krauss, Ann Savoy, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, Russ Barenberg, David Grisman, Mark O Connor, Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Jerry Douglas. He has won 3 Grammy’s, 4 IBMA awards, an AMA Lifetime Acheivement award, and has been nominated for CMA Musician of the Year 5 times over the course of his career.
ALBUM OVERVIEW:
Sam Bush has long since established himself as roots royalty. His highly anticipated new album, Storyman, is a freewheeling collection that gleefully picks and chooses from jazz, folk, blues, reggae, country swing, and bluegrass to create a jubilant noise only classifiable as the Sam Bush sound. Many of the songs are stories––several of them true––and the legendary mandolin and fiddle player co-wrote every one of them with friends including Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Jon Randall Stewart, Jeff Black, and others. Instead of kicking back and soaking up honors, such as an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award and his suite of Grammys and International Bluegrass Music Association trophies, Storyman proves once again that the Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride will never stops striving to create something new. “I’m hoping it just kind of flows for people and makes them go, ‘Hey! It’s a Sam record. It sounds like Sam and the band,’” Bush says of the album. “But for the first time ever, I also find myself thinking, ‘I hope you enjoy the stories.’ It’s my singer-songwriter record.”
MARKETING BLURB:
Sam Bush has long since established himself as roots royalty. His highly anticipated new album Storyman is a freewheeling collection that gleefully picks and chooses from jazz, folk, blues, reggae, country swing, and bluegrass to create a jubilant noise only classifiable as the Sam Bush sound. Featuring guest artists Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Guy Clark, Jon Randall, and more, each song on Storyman sees the multi-Grammy-award-winning, multi-instrumentalist, telling the tales that matter to him. As Sam says, “I hope you enjoy the stories. It’s my singer-songwriter record.”
KEY MARKETING DRIVERS:
· The album features guest performances by Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, and Deborah Holland. Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, and Deborah Holland each also co-wrote a song with Sam for the album.
· Sam has a pretty firm foothold in each of the Bluegrass, Americana, and Jam Band worlds through his work with his own band, the Sam Bush Band, as well as his innumerable on-stage guest appearances (Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, The Black Crowes, Phish, Gov’t Mule, Eric Church, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, and many more).
· Sam is willing to do whatever it takes to promote this record. He is even willing to reach out to guest artists if it will help get him exposure (TV, etc.).
· Sam tours non-stop and will be playing many high-profile festivals this year, including Bonnaroo, Delfest, Telluride, RockyGrass, Merlefest and more.
· Sam has been referred to as the King of Telluride and plays in the Telluride House Band every year.
· A documentary about Sam’s life is currently in the works. Release date is TBD. We should be able to use some footage from this documentary for promo video content.
TOP SALES MARKETS/TERRITORIES/SOUNDSCAN HISTORY:
Top Markets: Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Louisville, KY; New York, NY; Ashville, NC; Washington, DC; Charlotte, NC; Boston, MA; Lexington, KY; Greensboro, NC.
Artist / Title / Label / Format / Release Date / RTD SalesBUSH*SAM / CIRCLES AROUND ME / SUG / Album / 2009-10-20 / 16151
BUSH*SAM / LAPS IN SEVEN / SUG / Album / 2006-06-13 / 23969
BUSH*SAM / KING OF MY WORLD / SUG / Album / 2004-04-13 / 21582
BUSH*SAM / ICE CAPS-TELLURIDE IN THE NINE / SUG / Album / 2000-07-25 / 56395
BUSH*SAM / HOWLIN' AT THE MOON / SUG / Album / 1998-04-21 / 31951
BUSH*SAM / GLAMOUR & GRITS / SUG / Album / 1996-04-30 / 37754
BUSH*SAM / LATE AS USUAL / ROUN / Album / 1988-04-28 / 12898
RADIO PLAN:
We plan to service the record to Americana, Bluegrass, and Folk radio. Add date is TBD.
SOCIALS:
· Official website: http://www.sambush.com/
· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sambushband - 63,499 Likes
· Twitter: https://twitter.com/sam_bush - 17,000 Followers
· Spotify: spotify:artist:3Fud2i8WgXSZCVmi961lXm – 31,014 Monthly Listeners
TOURING DATES/INFO
5/26/16 / Rooster Walk 8 / Martinsville, VA5/27/16 / Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival / Martinsville, VA
5/28/16 / DelFest / Cumberland, MD
6/3/16 / Jewel City JAMboree / Huntington, WV
6/4/16 / John Hartford Memorial Festival / Bean Blossom, IN
6/9/16 / City Winery / Chicago, IL
6/10/16 / Blue Ox Music Festival / Eau Claire, WI
6/12/16 / Bonnaroo Music Festival / Manchester, TN
6/16-19/2016 / Telluride Bluegrass Festival / Telluride, CO
6/25/16 / ROMP / Owensboro, KY
7/8/16 / Crest Theatre / Sacramento, CA
7/9/16 / Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse / Berkeley, CA
7/10/16 / Green Music Center / Rohnert, CA
7/14/16 / Old Rock House / St. Louis, MO
7/15/16 / Olathe Summer Concert Series / Olathe, KS
7/16/16 / Camp Euforia / Lone Tree, IA
7/29/16 / Rockygrass / Lyons, CO
7/30/16 / Rockygrass / Lyons, CO
8/13/16 / Targhee Bluegrass Festival / Alta, WY
9/9/16 / Carolina Theatre / Durham, NC
9/10/16 / The Foundation at ICC / Spindale, NC
9/16/16 / Musical Instrument Museum / Phoenix, AZ
9/17/16 / Pickin' in the Pines / Flagstaff, AZ
9/23/16 / Watermelon Park Fest / Berryville, VA
10/4/16 / Fryeburg Fair / Fryeburg, MD
11/5/16 / Parrish Auditorium / Hamilton, OH
TRACK LISTING:
(Please note: sequence is not final)
1. Play By Your Own Rules
2. Everything Is Possible
3. Transcendental Meditation Blues
4. Greenbrier
5. Lefty’s Song
6. Carcinoma Blues
7. Bowling Green
8. Handmics Killed Country Music
9. Where’s My Love
10. It’s Not What You Think
11. I Just Wanna Feel Something