Sam Shackleton
North American Headline Tour
w/ Feral Foster
Saturday, November 14
Doors 7pm / Show 8pm
All ages / Partially Seated
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General Admission Standing Advance $15 / Day of Show $20
General Admission Seat Advance $20 / Day of Show $25
Reserved Seat Advance $25 / Day of Show $30
Member pricing: GA Standing $12 / Seat $18-$22
Rising viral Scottish folk star Sam Shackleton has announced his first ever headline tour!
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Sam Shackleton’s music is greatly inspired by the rich inter-connected musical oral traditions of Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. Strongly influenced by the 1960s folk revival, his unique sound is a mix of country, old time, traditional, folk, and blues with a Scottish spirit. He was born in Stirling and raised all over Scotland, from the Borders to the Highlands, and his music is deeply inspired by the oral tradition, musical culture, and landscapes of Scotland.
Sam also holds a Research Masters degree with distinction in Scottish Ethnology from the renowned academic folk music institution, the School of Scottish Studies, specializing in folklore and ethnomusicology. Sam burst onto the global folk and country scene after being discovered busking on the streets of his hometown, Edinburgh, Scotland, by filmmaker Anthony Simpkins. Sam was then featured on Nashville based YouTube channel GemsOnVHS alongside artists such as Sierra Ferell and Benjamin Tod, with his popular video Cuckoo Bird connecting him with a large North American and global audience.
In the years since, Sam has had major viral success with his hit singles on Spotify, such as The Lone Prairie, The Overgate, and Wild Bill Jones, and his numerous viral videos on Instagram and TikTok from where he has developed a large, passionate, and dedicated global audience. He was subsequently invited to open major international tours across the world for artists like The Mary Wallopers, Pokey LaFarge, Lukas Nelson, Willi Carlise, and Oliver Anthony. Sam has also built up an impressive headline resume of his own, having sold out all of his own headline shows in the UK, and recently selling out a majority of the shows on his 20-date debut USA tour in prestigious venues such as Zebulon in Los Angeles, Tractor Tavern in Seattle, and Swallow Hill Music in Denver.
About Feral Foster:
Born and bred in New York City, singer-songwriter Feral Foster has spent over two decades honing his craft there and beyond. By weaving together the bones of early blues and country with a signature, "catastrophizing" lyrical wit, Foster summons a raw, primal sound that feels both hauntingly ancient and urgently modern. Since his early days as a prominent local subway and street performer, and during 20+ of curating and performing at his weekly "Roots n' Ruckus" revue, Feral is here to sing to you what's on
his mind.
With a remarkable voice that spans the growl of Howlin’ Wolf to a wistful sweetness, Feral Foster has taken the NYC songwriting torch from his predecessors and carried it forward, both as an artist and as host of the long-running Roots & Ruckus concert series. Foster’s songwriting evokes mid-century blues overlaid with the experience of living in late-stage capitalist America.
“Deeply rooted songwriting and commanding voice.” - Hobart Rowland, Magnet Magazine, July 23, 2026
“Feral Foster does have a little of Van Ronk about him, and that’s no bad thing either since it implies what? That Foster really inhabits the song and delivers it with an unflinching gusto.” - Jonathan Aird, Americana UK, August 25, 2026
“Beautifully ragged.” - Lauren Leadingham, American Blues Scene, October 22, 2026
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