Friday, February 7, 2025: Sam Robbins
7:30 p.m. Open Mic (7:00 signup), 8:30 p.m. show
Suggested Donation $20 (Cash or Check Only)

NASHVILLE SONGWRITER SAM ROBBINS TO PLAY OUR TIMES COFFEEHOUSE FEBRUARY 7

Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Sam Robbins will be the feature performer on Friday, Feb. 7 for the Our Times Coffeehouse series at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island in Garden City.

Robbins is often described as an “old soul singer songwriter,” a marked contrast to his youthful appearance. Invoking classic ’70s singer songwriters like James Taylor and Neil Young, Sam adds a modern, upbeat edge to the storyteller troubadour persona. An avid performer, he has gained recognition from extensive touring and as one of the six 2021 winners in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk competition, one of the largest and most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country.
Following his graduation from Berklee College of Music in 2019, Sam has made a splash in music city – performing at the Bluebird Cafe within a month of moving, and sitting in again at the legendary venue with Liz Longley that February. Sam was the audience winner of the “Nashville Rising Song” qualifier event in September, and won the Eddie’s Attic Songwriter’s shootout competition in Atlanta in early March 2020.

Sam released his debut album, Finally Feeling Young, in May 2021. The album is reminiscent of his ’70s singer-songwriter heroes, with a modern perspective. Two album tracks won him a place as one of the six Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk winners.

 

Americana Highways magazine writes: “He writes of subjects that others don’t explore. ‘Saying Amen’ has Robbins touching that special place Leonard Cohen went. This is brilliance.” Fateau Records in the UK called him “one of the most promising new songwriters of his generation.”

In 2018, Sam auditioned for NBC’s The Voice, the first artist to ever perform a Jim Croce song on the show. Besides performing, he has hosted many songwriting workshops and masterclasses, including at the Harvard Music Department and the Boys & Girls Club of Boston. Sam’s third album is due out this year.

 

Stuart Markus says, “You might not know Sam Robbins’ name just yet, but you’ll be talking about him for days afterward – just you wait.”

Our Times Coffeehouse takes place at the Long Island Ethical Humanist Society, located at 38 Old Country Rd., Garden City, a half mile west of the Mineola Railroad Station. Its phone number is (516) 741-7304. For more information on Sam see http://www.SamRobbinsMusic.com.