Folk music runs freely throughout the New England heartland of Vermont, and Amidon's family are a strong lifeline in that movement’s heritage. Both Amidon’s parents, Peter and Mary are performers and teachers of music. Growing up in this solid environment with strong family ties most certainly set the scene for Amidon’s musical trajectory. His younger brother is Stefan Amidon, who is a drummer.
Learning fiddle at the age of three, and recording/performing since 1988, Amidon has been involved musically with The Amidons (a band formed by his parents that is dedicated to traditional dance and music forms), with brother & friends in Popcorn Behavior/Assembly, Doveman, Stars Like Fleas, Nico Muhly, Childsplay, Wild Asparagus, Siucra, Markus James, Seamus Egan, Billy Budd, Tall Firs, Elysian Fields and Eye Contact, to name quite a few.
Not only was Amidon blessed by having talented musicians as parents, he also received tutelage and mentorship along the way from some very well respected artists, including fiddlers Mary Lea and Sue Sternberg, free jazz legend and former Anthony Braxton sideman Leroy Jenkins, and downtown/jazz violinist Mark Feldman.
Amidon’s first album, Solo Fiddle, was released in 2001, and mainly comprises of a collection of his interpretations of traditional Irish fiddle pieces recorded with Assembly, a folk band that Amidon formed when he was a teenager, and which also features his drummer brother Stefan.
Early in 2007, Amidon returned with But This Chicken Proved False Hearted, a collaboration with Thomas Bartlett, published on Plug Research, which focused on songs cherry-picked from the vast repertoire of traditional American folk music.
In 2008, Amidon released All Is Well on the acclaimed label Bedroom Community. All Is Well was produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, with orchestral arrangements by Nico Muhly and contributions from Stefan Amidon, Ben Frost, Eyvind Kang, and Aaron Siegel. In 2009, Amidon debuted Muhly's reworked folk composition “The Only Tune” at Carnegie Hall, a composition also appearing on Muhly's 2009 Bedroom Community album Mothertongue. Amidon also released the 2009 LP Fiddle and Drum, featuring free improvisation with Siegel.
On Amidon's 2010 release, I See The Sign, he worked with old-time melodies and lyrics as a starting point for creating atmosphere. His long-time collaborator, Shahzad Ismaily – a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has worked with a diverse range of musicians including Laurie Anderson, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jolie Holland, Rage Against the Machine, Lou Reed, and Tom Waits – proved foundational to the creation of I See The Sign. The album features three children's singing games popularized by Georgia Sea Islands songstress Bessie Jones, recomposed by Amidon to expose maturity and unease. Each of Amidon's albums has shone with the care and support offered by his collaborators, and never is this clearer than on the sweeping epic of I See The Sign.
Amidon's fourth album, Bright Sunny South, produced by Bartlett and Jerry Boys, was released 14 May 2013.
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Lucky Cloud
Sam Amidon Lyrics
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A little rain
A lot of fun
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
A little cloud in your sky
A little rain
A lot of fun
Lucky cloud your sky
A little rain
A lot of fun
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
Lucky cloud your sky
A little rain
A lot of fun
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
Lucky cloud your sky
A little rain
A lot of fun
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
I will find
More to see
I will see
More to find
It's a two way, two way street
The more I look ahead
The more I see behind
Lucky cloud your sky
A little rain
A lot of fun
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
Lucky cloud your sky
A little rain
A lot of fun
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
I see your light touch my eyes
And then the rest
Is history
The song "Lucky Cloud" by Sam Amidon is a love song that can be interpreted in different ways. The repetition of "Lucky cloud your sky" throughout the lyrics, suggests that the singer is addressing their lover or significant other in an affectionate way. The lines "A little rain, a lot of fun, one yeah kiss and I go overboard" emphasize the emotions of love and infatuation, with the singer feeling overwhelmed by just one kiss. However, as the song progresses, the singer starts talking about their perceptions, saying "I will find more to see, I will see more to find," which can be interpreted as their desire to explore and learn more about their relationship. Furthermore, the line "It's a two way, two way street, the more I look ahead, the more I see behind" suggests that while they are looking forward to the future, they also know they have to understand their past to move on with their relationship.
The chorus lines "Lucky cloud your sky, a little rain, a lot of fun, one yeah kiss and I go overboard" speak to the idea that sometimes all it takes is one small thing to impact our lives in a significant way. In the case of the singer, it's just one kiss that shifts their entire perspective on their relationship, and they are willing to put their all into it. Finally, the last lines "I see your light touch my eyes, and then the rest is history" is a fairly romantic way of saying that they are sure of their future with their significant other, and they know that their love story will be epic.
Line by Line Meaning
Lucky cloud your sky
A small part of your world filled with fortune
A little rain
A little bit of sadness or trouble in your life
A lot of fun
A lot of excitement and enjoyment in your life
One yeah kiss and I go overboard
A single passionate kiss can overwhelm me emotionally and mentally
I will find
I will search and discover
More to see
More things to observe and comprehend
I will see
I will examine and notice
More to find
More things to discover and unveil
It's a two way, two way street
Both of us have responsibilities in this relationship
The more I look ahead
The more I focus on the future
The more I see behind
The more I remember and comprehend about the past
I see your light touch my eyes
I feel your presence in my life
And then the rest
Everything from that point onward
Is history
Becomes part of the past
Contributed by Eli N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.