'English Folk meets Americana. Beautiful stuff' - BBC Introducing

Coley Garratts songs are steeped in the rich musical traditions of his home, best exemplified by the early Folk superstars of Bert Jansch, John Martyn, Nick Drake and Richard Thompson to name just a few.  At the same time he draws much inspiration from the great Americana troubadours and balladeers such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Ryan Adams and The Band.

He constantly wanders between these two vast musical landscapes mining for songs. Any gems he is lucky enough to find get washed and cut through his unique lyrical perspective which have been inspired by a deep love of Poetry, Philosophy and Mysticism (Pope, Shakespeare, Ted Hughes, Schopenhauer, Huxley and the Tao Te Ching to name just a handful) 

Over the years he has written hundreds of songs in a constant labour of love to perfect his craft and is currently in the process of recording and cataloguing as many of them as possible.
  
His self-titled debut EP released in May 2019 is a 5 song collection of some previous recordings as an Introduction. 

New videos are also available on YouTube.

I am a singer guitarist a songwriter and professional musician living in England. I have performed professionally on cruise ships as a singer guitarist, performed in pubs in England, Ireland and Scandinavia. I have also showcased my original songs at acoustic venues in London.

Tulipe est le surnom que ma mère m'avait donné quand j'étais enfant.
La musique de Tulipe est très variée, du rock au blues en passant par le  psychédélique et bien plus encore

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A few tracks that I have written and recorded. Most of the latest tracks were recorded/mixed through an old Ramsa console TR-820 running to a Rupert Neve 5059/Master Bus Transformer and a Revox A77 tape deck. 

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THE JOURNEY TAKEN by singer-songwriter + multi-instrumentalist Sam Winston to his latest release ('Damaged Goods') hasn't been straightforward. It has been a circuitous route, with several hurdles to overcome including health problems and a self-imposed 4 year hiatus from releasing his first album The Fire & The Icicle (2016). 

However, as is frequently the case, it's in these very hurdles that Sam found new creative strength. A conscious expression of his vulnerabilities is what underpins the spirit of the new record. "Damaged Goods is a statement about losing my core and letting go...about being okay with not being okay."

In addition to supporting Boy George on tour in Amsterdam, Sam has toured Belgium and Scotland with the support of Scottish guitar makers Bailey Guitars, a company who only use 100% renewable energy. This fact is important to Sam who owns and plays various Bailey instruments. When they were losing their factory, Sam aided them by curating a compilation album of his and others' works. Profits from it helped secure the Bailey premises. 

Various notable gigs for Sam include Dartford Festival; twice selling out the renowned Mick Jagger Centre; Folk On The Dock Fest; supporting Henry Priestman of The Christians & headlining the BBC Radio Stage at Chatham's Steam Fest. 

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"Sam’s earnest voice is equally at home in delicate folk music numbers, as it is to bolder pop-influenced songs" - RICHER UNSIGNED

"Heart-warming...Winston is soulful to the tips of his toes" - MATT BELL, THE SUN

"A voice both delicate and disarming" - BBC UPLOAD


"His tracks feature unusual instruments like a Celtic harp, a Victorian dulcitone, mandolins, even Sam's uncle's 100 year old accordion" - THE NEWS SHOPPER

"Winston is a class act" - THE SOUTH LONDON PRESS

"Intricate and big-hearted [...] a playful, soulful delight" - LEO ULPH, BBC RADIO KENT

"Damaged Goods is a great song with such a fine vocal from Sam, the lyrics are deep and perfect [...] it deserves to be heard and admired" - CHRIS DIFFORD

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