Sam Slatcher

Singer-songwriter, community arts practitioner, director of @citizensongs. (No longer active on X, please contact via website)

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Every year it catches me by surprise, that visceral feeling of solidarity. The thump of the bass drum, the rallying cry of the trumpets, that lump in throat moment at #DurhamMinersGala.

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All eyes on the skies!

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This is well worth your time! Real stories honoured so beautifully through the songs of Sean and the @theyoungunstrio

[Sean Cooney @StorytellerSean]

Thanks for listening to #TheSuitcase @BBCRadio4 tonight and to Martin, Angela, Madeleine, Ros & Robert for sharing their stories and to everyone who left a note in the case and to amazing producer @ishbelmont Catch up @BBCSounds

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Always love the #FolkShow with @themarkrad - so aligned with the seasons

Listening while walking a newborn asleep, reflecting on change, migratory birds, new music, new chapters, the smell of the crisp fresh mornings air, the warmth of home… https://t.co/gvmTeJWV2m

[Nikki Dravers @nikkidravers]

"Set the world on track
set it all into motion
...And unfold the map
veins through the valleys
where all tracks lead the heart back home"
My talented friend @Sam_Slatcher has just released a new song about trains, innovation, and courage. Listen now! https://t.co/Ihef0WdsDQ

[STEAM Co. 🚀🎨🎸📦🔥 @ST3AMCo]

The #ArtOfTrains #STEAMpowered24 #SDR200

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Happy 199th birthday to the world’s first public passenger railway @sdrfestival

To celebrate, a new song has just landed!

Listen now 🎵
https://t.co/gcjhGT8O4r

‘Pioneers’ is the opening track from a new album ‘Passengers & Pioneers’ due for release March 2025

#Railway200

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Absolutely love that @hopetowndarl features the famous conversation between George Stephenson & Edward Pease in 1821, when Stephenson persuaded Pease trains were the future.

It is the inspiration of a new song coming out Friday:
https://t.co/gcjhGT8O4r

#Railway200 @railway200

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

First taster of a new album to celebrate birth of the railways! 🎶 🚂

The single ‘Pioneers’ is out next week, marking the official 1 year countdown to 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway @sdrfestival

Read more:
https://t.co/gcjhGT8O4r

📸 footage from @LonelyTower

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

@LonelyTower @billybragg @DurhamGala Fantastic! I remember a rapturous set from @billybragg at the Gala back in 2018, after @SteveMPledger. So enthralled in meeting Billy I accidentally spilt his pint all over him and bought him a new one! 😝

[Sayeeda Warsi @SayeedaWarsi]

The poisoning of the public discourse on Muslims, migrants and refugees has been consistent and deliberate.
An anti Muslim agenda has been pursued by some in politics , the media and some think tanks and we have to be brave enough to call it out. They have created the climate that we now see play out in our towns and cities and they are as much to blame as the thugs on the street.

[Stop Funding Hate @StopFundingHate]

The wave of hate & misinformation we’re seeing in Britain right now is funded & fuelled by advertising.

It’s advertising that has enabled some media to profit from inflammatory clickbait” stories targeting migrants: https://t.co/kC8OYZDtG4 /1

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

All that prodding, poking and scapegoating from the last gov’t, the hostile environment, the Rawanda plan, the violence of everyday language… and we’re surprised at the violence in our streets. You reap what you sow…

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Sunderland is not the scene we saw last night, despite the intent of a few descending upon the city to stir up hatred.

The #Sunderland I know is fully of decent people who look out for each other. We’re a bridge across the river, a sanctuary by the sea https://t.co/MxybMoqJu0

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

5 wonderful gigs across the North East for the Stories of Sanctuary summer tour.

Just 1 workshop left to go, a recording session and then a book festival before I wind things down before the new baby arrives…

…assuming she doesn’t come early 😅

[Citizen Songwriters @CitizenSongs]

Thank you to everyone who came and joined us on our Stories of Sanctuary ‘Our Home’ Tour!

Have a look at the highlights from @riponcathedral, Sunderland Minster, @nclcathedral & @durhamfringe.

The song is ‘Someday’ written & performed by Bushee, this year’s @RefugeeWeek anthem!

[Newcastle Cathedral @nclcathedral]

This month has been full of memorable moments! A highlight was the 'Stories of Sanctuary' concert, featuring a live painting by Hesam Moghfesh inspired by a song and poem written by the group. 🎨🎵 Read about the concert & other projects at https://t.co/d1wru0c79w @CitizenSongs

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Last chance to see Stories of Sanctuary!

Meet the incredible singers and musicians and be mesmerised by the soulful sounds of heartfelt songs

Place Green Stretch Tent, @durhamfringe 7.15 TONIGHT

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

I have become slightly obsessed with @LNER’s Together #Pride livery and it seems to be following me this week.

How could you not photograph it crossing Durham Viaduct and standing under the magnificent ‘Cathedral’ that is Newcastle Central (as @TheRestHistory aptly puts it!)

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

This will be something rather special…

@durhamfringe @ThisisDurham

[Stories of Sanctuary @SanctuarySongs]

Coming up next Wednesday (24 July) and Friday (26 July) at @durhamfringe! 7.15pm

Original songs of hope & courage, set in the landscape of the North East, its heritage, people, stories & culture

Find out more:

https://t.co/GBjIv0yuQ3

@ThisisDurham @VCDBusiness @CultureCounty

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Surreal moment watching 2/3rds of the @theyoungunstrio perform their songs in the midst of a Stories of Sanctuary set, having seen them live many times!

And then to join them for singing songs written together in community…

Thank you for making last night incredibly special.

[Sean Cooney @StorytellerSean]

A really special night