Samantha Martin

Samantha Martin (born May 27, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter whose styles mix roots rock, blues, soul and gospel music with vocals.[1]

Samantha Martin
Samantha Martin Portrait
Samantha Martin in 2018 (photo by Renan Yildizdogan)
Background information
Birth nameSamantha Debra Martin
Born (1983-05-27) May 27, 1983
Edmonton, Ontario
OriginToronto, Canada
GenresSoul, R&B, blues, roots rock, gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Years active2008–present
LabelsGypsy Soul Records
Websitesamanthamartinmusic.com

Career

Martin has released five full-length albums, one as a solo act, one with Samantha Martin and The Haggard, and three with Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar. Following her debut record Back Home in 2008, she released the self-titled Samantha Martin and The Haggard in 2012.

In 2014, Martin formed an 11-piece blues/soul band, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar. The band's name is a reference to southern blues traditions. Their debut record Send the Nightingale was released in 2015. According to Martin, the songs on Send the Nightingale were influenced by her mother's terminal illness at the time she was recording the album.[2]

In 2015, Martin and the band were nominated for four Maple Blues Awards: Best Female Vocalist, Best Songwriter, Best New Group, and Best New Album/Producer.[3] In 2018, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar signed a record deal with Gypsy Soul Records based out of Toronto. Their record Run to Me was released on April 28, 2018 and was nominated for a Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year.[4][5]

As of 2020, Samantha Martin has been nominated for thirteen Maple Blues Awards.[6][7]

Discography

Albums

Title Year Artist Label Producer
Back Home 2008 Samantha Martin Independent Derek Downham
Samantha Martin & the Haggard 2012 Samantha Martin & the Haggard Samantha Martin Music John Dinsmore
Mississippi Sun 2014 Samantha Martin Dollartone Samantha Martin
Send the Nightingale 2015 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Samantha Martin Music Rench
Run to Me 2018 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Gypsy Soul Records Darcy Yates

References
  1. "East Coast Music with Bob Mersereau | CBC New Brunswick". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. "Homegrown soul-blues singer is ready to take things to a higher level". Edmonton Journal. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. "Toronto Blues Society | » 19th Annual Maple Blues Awards". torontobluessociety.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  4. "RUN TO ME .... SAMANTHA Martin Album Release". Blues and Roots Radio. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. "2019 BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar |". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  6. March 9, Denis Langlois More from Denis Langlois Published on; March 11, 2019 | Last Updated; Edt, 2019 5:38 Pm (2019-03-09). "Lion's Head's Samantha Martin 'humbled and honoured' by Juno Award nomination". Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. "Toronto Blues Society | » Winners & Nominees". Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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