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Having first picked up the guitar aged 14, Sam Johnson promptly began writing his own songs and recorded his first 6 track demo at Ireland’s infamous Grouse Lodge studios in Dec 2011. A considerable degree of airplay and appreciation followed on BBC Introducing, along with a swell of interest on social media when he posted the demos to YouTube. After finishing school in 2013, Johnson relocated to the east coast of Australia for a year, where he travelled and continued to build his library of original songs whilst immersing himself in the Australian way of life. He frequently performed on open mic circuits, playing venues like the ‘Great Northern Hotel’ in Newcastle AUS, and was also booked to perform at the popular “Live n Local” evening at renowned venue Lizottes on several occasions. In 2014 Sam was forced to return home due to visa restraints, and subsequently moved to Bristol to pursue his musical ambitions on home soil. Here he met current band mates Johnny Poulton and Dom