After a brief stint on NBC’s The Voice in 2018, Robbins graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2019 and quickly made his move down to Nashville. Following a tumultuous five years in Music City, So Much I Still Don’t See was the first recording made after moving back to the Boston area in early 2024. After trying his hand at co-writing country songs five days a week, Robbins found his way to a home on the road, now performing over 200 shows per year in listening rooms and festivals across the country.
Growing prowess on acoustic guitar through the years of touring has earned Robbins a large fanbase of fingerstyle guitar fans, and So Much I Still Don’t See is his first album that includes an original instrumental track, “Rosie”, named after his wife’s middle name. The song, a transitional moment midway through the album, was written in a painter’s style – following a melodic line through to it’s end, and changing chord colors around the line as it flows.
This foray into instrumental writing comes as Robbins is increasingly being recognized as a strong voice in US fingerstyle guitar playing, not just as an accompanist to his vocal.
This touring and subsequent songwriting growth has led to several awards and festival performances, making Robbins a 2021 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk contest winner, a 2022 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Most Wanted to Return” artist, and later a solo mainstage performer at each festival in 2023 and 2024. Robbins has expanded his touring to festivals nationwide, including the Wheatland Festival in Michigan, the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, and has earned a title as “One of the most promising new songwriters of his generation” — Mike Davies, Fateau Magazine, UK
In early 2023, Robbins was gifted Marcus Aurelius’s “Meditations”, a collection of the Roman Emperor’s diaries in the early 100’s AD. The ideas from this book, centered around the concepts of stoicism, seeped into the songs of So Much I Still Don’t See Much of the album reflects on the inner peace found through stoic philosophy that was discovered in reading this book throughout the past year on the road.
Sam is back in the studio recording a new album. The first single, "What a Little Love can Do", has recieved rave reviews.
“Not only is Sam’s talent for blending storytelling with melodic richness is fully evident in this track, it’s a track that is an anthem for finding light in challenging times.” Amplify the Noise
“A gorgeous folk pop ballad filled with heartfelt melodies, introspective piano and colorful acoustic guitars - the song is the perfect first taste from this emotive and important artist on the rise.” Earnoise
“The big draw here, naturally, is Sam’s voice and he hits a sweet spot somewhere between 90s inspired radio pop and light country, sounding absolutely terrific throughout.” Real Gone Music
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