Watch Sam Amidon cover Mississippi John Hurt during End of the Road festival
17 March 2016, 13:30
| Written by
Sebastien Dehesdin
Multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon recently re-released his out-of-print debut album But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted, a touching opus of traditional American folk songs and covers.
Watch above as he deconstructs "Louis Collins", a song originally recorded by Mississippi John Hurt, during a secret show at End of the Road Festival.
Sam Amidon is currently touring the U.S.; you can get But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted now via Omnivore Recordings.
End of the Road 2016 takes place 2-4 September at Larmer Tree Gardens, with Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes, Broken Social Scene, Teenage Fanclub, and more set to play.
Latest
- Native Sun announce their debut album, Concrete Language
- Mark Ronson and RAYE unveil live session, "Suzanne (At The Church)"
- Jens Lekman announces forthcoming album, Songs For Other People’s Weddings
- MJ Lenderman, Hand Habits and more feature on tribute album, I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina
- Maruja stand in solidarity with Palestine on new single, "Saoirse"
- Skepta ignites UK vs US rivalry with new track, "Friendly Fire"
- Purity Ring announce forthcoming self-titled album
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
News
Listen
Merpire pays homage to friendship in the scuzzy garage rock track “Fishing”
Kindelan embarks on an ambitious double single project
The tumultuous tornado of Max Baby’s “I Can Do Anything”
Southern rapper sosocamo blends the ethereal and the brash in “Chronic”
There's a new idol to worship, and he goes by Cain Culto
meg elsier puts pedal to the slacker metal on “sportscar [scrapped]”
Reviews

Wet Leg
moisturizer
11 Jul 2025

MF Tomlinson
Die To Wake Up From A Dream
10 Jul 2025

BIG SPECIAL
National Average
10 Jul 2025

Gwenno
Utopia
09 Jul 2025