Sam Stage is a fiddler, singer, and songwriter from Raleigh, NC. Steeped in bluegrass and jazz but pulled apart by his love of all music, Sam aims to bring fresh ideas to the acoustic scene, placing creativity, joy, and precision at the center of his sound.

Winner of the 2022 FreshGrass Fiddle Award, the 2021 RockyGrass Fiddle Competition, and a two-time IBMA nominee, Sam has toured extensively both nationally and internationally. From Hong Kong to Nashville to the Yukon Territory, he has played with bands including Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam, Nefesh Mountain, FreshGrass band winners the Cahaba Roots, the Tray Wellington Band, the Mountain Grass Unit, the Ruta Beggars, Jacob’s Ladder, and many others. An equally sought after session player having worked with producers including Alison Brown and Jim Van Cleve, Sam is also the recipient of a full scholarship to the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he has had the chance to learn from fiddle greats such as Jason Anick, Brittany Haas, Tristan Clarridge, Sara Caswell, and Bruce Molsky.