Stories from a Shower Singer - Episode Eight

In our eighth episode, Emma and Tony interview Sydney born singer songwriter- Sam Buckingham.

At the age of 16, Sam dropped out of school and left home, working odd jobs so she could earn enough to jump on a bus and head to Byron Bay. Sam found the power of music there at the infamous Blues Festival, when standing in one of the dusty tents volunteering to pick up trash, realised she was on the wrong side of the stage. She felt an aching to be up there singing.

Fast forward to 2021, Sam has become one of Australia’s most respected independent self managed artists, with two acclaimed albums and a grass roots fan focused approach. Sam has been touring consistently since the release of her 2017 album “The Water”, lapping the country with Kasey Chambers, James Reyne and Diesel.

Buckingham is known for her intimate and almost spiritual live shows and her live performances express sincere emotion through poetry and song. Sam is also a yoga teacher, and mentors other songwriters through the I Heart Songwriting Club.

In this episode we explore where Sam's inspiration comes from, the call to create and connect, singing in the shower, singing Christmas or Disney songs to the cows, the creation of House Concerts, a week in the life of Sam Buckingham, and a particularly interesting Costa Rica yoga retreat that Sam, Emma and Tony went on together (wait till you hear the stories!!).

Featuring the classic song “Can’t Take My Eyes off You” originally performed by Frankie Valli. As always, Emma & Tony will teach you some backing vocals so you can sing along at home!