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ABOUT

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 Alt-folk duo Ollie Back and Sam on the fiddle, formed for a gig on New Years Eve 2018 -
both experienced live performers, have been combining their musical skills and vocal tones
at venues across the South West.


Ollie has been working as a solo artist and Sam has played with bands around the UK at festivals, theatres and arts centres. They have been developing sets suitable for rural and family pubs to work on their sound and arrangements. This has gone down very well, they have been re-booked to play again at most venues
they have played more than 80 gigs together from Cheddar, to Bournemouth, to Swindon and in-between,
including Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, Home Farm Fest, Sherborne Summer Festival,
Somerton Music & Arts Fest, HoneyFest, Bridport Folk Fest, Bourton Bash, a WI group meeting,
beer festivals, restaurants, gardens, pubs, fundraising fetes, wedding ceremonies & receptions
and live radio performances on Abbey104 & BBC Radio Somerset.

Ollie & Sam also work on original songs, and sets suitable for folk clubs and music festivals.

Optional hand drum, bass or keyboards
for a fuller more driving sound suitable for larger events.
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"Excellent local live act with a FAB selection of tunes. Created a wonderful atmosphere and looking forward to the experience again on future events." Angie Donovan

THE Musicians

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Self taught guitarist
Vocally trained with Michelle Van-Gowler
Ollie has been gigging as a solo artist since 2014
before pairing up with Sam in 2018

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ollie back

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​Classically trained from 8 years old
Gigging with touring bands since 2005
Plays with Ceilidhs Comet Barn Dance Band
​Fiddler with Cowsville Hummingbirds
​Guest performer with Mustang Sally
Founder musician with BearCat Collective
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SAM on the fiddle

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songs & tunes

Selection of examples from our repertoire
Traditional Tunes & Modern Classics
Babylon – David Gray
Bongo Bong – Manu Chow
Run – Snow Patrol
Free Falling – Tom Petty
Good People – Jack Johnson
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Half A World Away – Oasis
Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley/Ray Lamontagne
This Is The Life – Amy Macdonald
Jolene – Dolly Parton
House Of The Rising Sun – The Animals
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N' Roses
Nothing In My Way - Keane
Wicked Game - Chris Isaac
Candy - Paolo Nutini
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
One Love – Bob Marley
Nightswimming - REM
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Cold, Hailey, Windy Night - Trad

Plus a few originals
Don’t Think Twice - Bob Dylan
The Islands – Fairport Convention
Winter Winds - Mumford & Son
Cooley Reel/Drowsey Maggie - Fiddle Tunes
Fishermans Blues – The Waterboys
Chemical Workers Song - Ron Angel
Raggle Taggle Gypsy – Trad
King Of The Fairies - Fiddle Tune
The One I Love - REM
Beautiful Day – Levellers
If It Hadn’t Been For Love - SteelDrivers
House Carpenter – Trad
Banish Misfortune/Blarney Pilgrim - Fiddle Tunes
Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
After the Battle of Aughrim - Fiddle Tune
Handbags & Gladrags - Stereophonics
Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
Tell My Ma – Trad
The Butterfly - Fiddle Tune
Seasonal Christmas Melodies
Masters of War - Bob Dylan
One Day Like This - Elbow
Let Her Go - Passenger
and more
"With a name like Fiddleback, you might be able to tell that they provide a healthy balance of folk and rock covers played to their own arrangement....
....I can confirm this to be true, and they do it with such a great amount of vallour and harmonious content. ❤️💚
After playing over 50 shows last year, they are well versed in providing top notch entertainment for a whole evening...wherever, and whenever. Go see them play, or in fact even better....BOOK THEM! Totes amaze!"
Blake Sealey

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