Sam Bettens: Coming Home

Sam Bettens has just released a country-Americana album to the world and thus takes a new step in his already rich career. Sam grew up in Antwerp and therefore not on a Texan ranch. Yet he succeeds seemingly effortlessly in putting down the old-fashioned authenticity of country music. With lyrics that flow like water and a voice that sounds as if he has already experienced a thing or two. Zijn Amerikaans citizenship is not only reflected in his passport. Call it country or Americana, Sam makes you want to pack your bags and take a road trip through the rural south of the States. With: Sam Bettens (vocals, guitar), Tom Lodewyckx (guitars, backings), Bart Van Lierde (bass), Wim Van der Westen (drums), Reinout Swinnen (keys) and Tom Willems (pedal steel) Photo: Thomas Richard Mertens