Sam Buckingham
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Sam Buckingham is an Australian singer-songwriter from Byron Bay, Australia.[1]
Buckingham has toured alongside iOTA, Abby Dobson, Lior, Kasey Chambers, Felix Riebl, Angus & Julia Stone, Washington and Katie Noonan and has been long-listed for the Australian Music Prize and is a seven-time finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.[2][3]
Buckingham's fourth studio album Beautiful Machine (March 2026) debuted at number 35 on the ARIA Charts.[4]
Early life
In a 2022 interview with Music Festivals Australia, Buckingham said, "I've been singing for as long as I can remember… There are recordings of me at five years old, making albums with my Granddad, who was a singer and actor... My uncle gave me a hand-me-down guitar for Christmas when I was 14 and it suddenly just made sense for me to put music to the words I’ve been writing. It’s always felt natural to me, even when I began performing and was terrified to be in front of an audience."[5]
Career
Between 2005 and 2009, Buckham released three extended plays, Daydreamer (2005), My Own Horse (2008) and Gravity (2009) and was a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.[2] the EP Fragile Heart was released in 2012.[6]
In July 2013, Buckingham released I'm a Bird. This was followed in 2017 with The Water; a collection of songs that confront fear, convey heartache and celebrate adventure, desire and devotion.[7]
Buckingham released Dear John in April 2022[5]
Buckingham released her fourth studio album Beautiful Machine in March 2026. It debuted at number 35 on the ARIA Charts.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| I'm a Bird | — | |
| The Water | — | |
| Dear John |
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| Beautiful Machine |
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35 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Daydreamer |
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| My Own Horse |
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| Gravity |
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| Fragile Heart |
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| Stories from the Road (with Timothy James Bowen) |
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| Woman (with Sarah Humphries) |
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References
- ^ a b c "Sam Buckingham at JJJ Unearthed". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Sam Buckingham Tour Dates". Music Feeds. September 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Sam Buckingham". I Heart Songwriting Club. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Sam Buckingham takes Dear John on the Road". Music Festivals Australia. 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Q & A with Sam Buckingham". Sounds of Oz. November 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Australian Folk Singer/Songwriter Sam Buckingham Announces New Album The Water". amnplify. 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Album Review: Sam Buckingham - I'm a Bird". The Music (magazine). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Stories From the Road - EP". Apple Music. May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Woman - EP". Apple Music. November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2026.