Sammon
Barnsley / Sheffield, UK        Folk / Acoustic / Indie

Bio

Sammon is a singer/songwriter from Barnsley (UK). His songs are often dark, usually witty and always simple. It's all in the words......

Songs

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Parkhurst Prison Choir
Sammon
Parkhurst Prison Choir
What Chuck D Said
Faded Dreams
The Frog Song
Girls Who Broke My Heart

Comments

Artistic Freedom Collective
Artistic Freedom Collective: Utopia What a great song I love the arrangements in this and the megaphone style vocals are brilliant. Top Job as always.  Dec 11
Reavsey
Reavsey: Loved Parkhurst and Millie, Untitled etc..some great melodies there and very catchy tunes...great lyrics also. Nice unique style...  Oct 14
Tacenda
Tacenda: Cheers man, we'll have to get married then - can you buy the ring? I'm skint Parkhurst Prison Choir has developed into a beautiful song  Sep 20
The Hollis-Robinson Project
The Hollis-Robinson Project: Hey Chris, just thought I'd let you know that my 14 year old son has decided tonight that White Van Man is his favorite song! I had to explain to him that a white van man is a delivery truck driver, and he got a good laug...  Jul 18
BUCK WILBURN
BUCK WILBURN: Chris, appreciated "Chuck D" very much. Would have said "enjoyed" but it didn't seem appropriate. Keep 'em comin'. Cheers, Buck.  Apr 29
The Mary K Burke Band
The Mary K Burke Band: Hi Sammon ,thanks for the comment cool music I like the Jayhawks myself so we have that in commen enjoyed your music Best Wishes Mary  Mar 31
Reavsey
Reavsey: great songs BTW You are a star cheers!  Mar 19
Cross the Border
Cross the Border: we would like to make it clear that we are not fans of Sammon, we henceforth shall be referred to as Sammon worshippers. Meetings and scripture will be held on a wednesday night, there will be tea and cake, bring a fr...  Mar 18
Mirrored Shower
Mirrored Shower: Boo yah baby! Just returning the compliment Chris. All the bestest to ya. ian  Mar 10
john starcluster
john starcluster: acoustic tent is really psychedelic the byrds comes to mind nice one  Mar 08

Press

"Chris Sammon is a singer songwriter with a unique sense of character and place in his writing. It's a cliche to say that certain songs paint a picture. Even so, I strongly suspect that Sammon has a brush, a palette and an easel in that guitar case."
—  David Partridge (Postcard Comets), AFCollective

Chart Position

Folk charts
for Barnsley / Sheffield, UK.

Artist Stats

Fans: 1,237
Song Plays: 8,997
Visits: 3,459
Video Plays: 32
Widget Hits: 95,315

Status

Status: Finally finished 'Girls' what a grafter....

Blog

New song - Untitled and Unheard
Apr 01, 2008 at 08:05 PM
I've recorded a new track about the frustrations of writing songs for my wife who couldn't really care less what I do - as long as I do it quietly! Enjoy.

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