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Release date may be subject to change.Since bursting on to the folk scene, Londoner and Hackney resident Sam Lee has blazed a dizzying trail as a singer and song collector. With a rich and resonant voice, Sam is also the founder and driving force behind the eclectic, awardwinning folk club The Nest Collective, which has brought traditional music to all kinds of new stages and venues as well as engaging new and often younger audiences.Samrsquos debut album, lsquoGround of its Ownrsquo was conceived after winning the prestigious Arts Foundation Prize in 2011 and nominated for the 2012 Mercury Music Prize. His second album, lsquoThe Fade in Timersquo 2015 has been equally feted. At the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016, Sam was presented with lsquoBest Traditional Songrsquo for his version of the song lsquoLovely Mollyrsquo. During the ceremony, he performed the song live, backed by the 40piece Roundhouse Choir, in front of a soldout show at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The same week, Sam and his band of Friends were invited to perform the same song on BBC TVrsquos lsquoLater with Joolsrsquo.More recently Sam is featured in Guy Ritchiersquos latest film ldquoKing Arthur Legend of the Swordrdquo in which his song, composed with Daniel Pemberton, entitled ldquoThe Devil and the Huntsmanrdquo plays an important role.
