Who are my band and how to find me live I’m beyond lucky that I get to work with some of the most talented and inventive musicians that together with I get to tour the world, write music, create soundtracks and most of do lots of looking after one another.
I’m beyond lucky that I get to work with some of the most talented and inventive musicians that together with I get to tour the world, write music, create soundtracks and most of do lots of looking after one another. They are a fine bunch all with extraordinary other careers and expressions of their musical talents but together they collectively create the Sam Lee sound that has defined my musical life and a new approach to British folk song in our inimitable way. See more about them below
I occasionally can be found in other formations and ensembles from the smaller outfits made up from the musicians above but also in other ways too. These days, more than ever, I am fond of striking out solo and doing it the old way, one singer, one song and sharing my repertoire of collected songs and the stories surrounding my journeys on the road to learn them from the Gypsy Travellers I spent so many years collecting from.
Joshua green | Percussion
Joshua, originally from Newcastle, is a percussionist and singer who collaborates with a range of pop, folk and alternative artists. His distinctive sound and feel are built from an innate sensitivity to sonic storytelling and the influence of music and rhythms from around the world. Joshua has toured and recorded with Sam Lee for many years now, on a number of his albums.
James Keay | Piano
The extraordinarily versatile pianist James Keay studied composition at Cambridge and has since forged an eclectic career as a collaborative musician, musical director and composer. James is the MD of Giffords Circus and has worked with the likes of Cosmo Sheldrake and Sir Ian McKellen. More recently James honed his craft alongside Sam Lee with whom he co-wrote an album during one cold winter, holed up in a smugglers cottage on the Kent coast.
Jo O’Keefe | Violin
Jo moves between violin, piano, guitar and accordion, experimenting with folk forms from different cultures. Whilst collaborating with a wide range of musicians such as Midge Ure, the folk duo India Electric Co. and of course Sam Lee. Upon his recent CD release, the Telegraph described Jo as bursting with invention and full of surprises.
Misha Mullov-Abbado | Double-bass
A recent BBC New Generation Artist, Misha is one of his generation’s most dazzling virtuoso bassists and an award-winning composer, writing music for jazz ensembles as well as classical soloists and ensembles.
He has performed in a variety of eminent venues including Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Albert Hall.
Misha is also a versatile and prominent recording artist.
