Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar are an eleven-piece band from Toronto, Canada, known for their blend of blues, soul, gospel, and rock.[1]

Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
A group of eleven musicians standing on a laminate hardwood floor before a large white backdrop with a window to the viewer's right side. Some are holding instruments such as trumpets, saxophones, electric guitars an drum sticks, while others are simply present.
Samantha Martin in 2018
Background information
OriginToronto, Canada
Genres
Years active2015–present
LabelsSamantha Martin, Gypsy Soul
Websitesamanthamartinmusic.com

History edit

Samantha Martin formed the soul and blues focused band "Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar" in 2014. The band's name stems from Martin’s love of Southern blues traditions. Their debut record Send the Nightingale, was released in 2015. According to Martin, the songs on Send the Nightingale were influenced by her mother's terminal illness at the time she was recording the album.[2]

Send the Nightingale received four nominations at the 2015 Maple Blues Awards, including Best Female Vocalist, Best Songwriter, Best New Group, and Best New Album/Producer.[3]

In 2018, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar signed a record deal with Gypsy Soul Records based out of Toronto. Their record Run to Me was released on April 28, 2018.[4] Eleven months after releasing Run to Me, the band was nominated for a Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year.[5] Run to Me also received four Maple Blues Awards nominations.[6]

Their third album, The Reckless One, was released November 20, 2020.[7] The band received three nominations for the 2021 Maple Blues Awards.[8]

Discography edit

Albums

Title Year Artist Label Producer
Send the Nightingale 2015 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Samantha Martin Music Rench
Run to Me 2018 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Gypsy Soul Records Darcy Yates
The Reckless One 2020 Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Gypsy Soul Records Darcy Yates and Renan Yildizdogan

References edit

  1. ^ "East Coast Music with Bob Mersereau | CBC New Brunswick". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Homegrown soul-blues singer is ready to take things to a higher level". Edmonton Journal. March 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Toronto Blues Society | » 19th Annual Maple Blues Awards". torontobluessociety.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Run To Me .... Samantha Martin Album Release". Blues and Roots Radio. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "2019 Blues Album of the Year | Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar |". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Toronto Blues Society | » 22nd Annual Maple Blues Awards". Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Five Questions With… Samantha Martin | Billboard Canada". ca.billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Maple Blues Awards 2021: The full list of winners". JAZZ.FM91. February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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