Sam Shackleton
- Friday, december 18
- 7:00 PM-10:00 PM
- The Liquid Room 9C Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2HE, United Kingdom
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On 18 December 2026 at The Liquid Room in Edinburgh, Sam Shackleton brings his take on folk music shaped by Scotland’s oral traditions, with one foot in Ireland and the other across the Atlantic. Known for tracks like The Lone Prairie, The Overgate and Rocky Road to Dublin, he mixes old ballads and traditional tunes with punk-edged energy and his own writing, carried by a strong Scottish vocal phrasing that nods to the folk revival spirit.
Onstage, he moves between intimate storytelling and full-room singalongs, switching from stripped-back ballads like The Butcher Boy to more driving moments led by clawhammer banjo and harmonica. Shackleton’s set is built around the voice and the song, with lyrics that stay close to lived-in detail and a feel for narrative that comes straight from tradition, without treating it like a museum piece.
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The Liquid Room
9C Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2HE, United Kingdom