Hailing from Somerville, MA, Sam Reid & the Riot Act is an acoustic-guitar driven rock band with a true bluegrass soul. Traditional elements including mandolin, flatpicked lead guitar and three-part vocal harmonies which are anchored by bass and drums.
Sam Reid & the Riot Act performs mostly original songs, continually inspired by Irish fiddle tunes, bluegrass and newgrass music that Sam grew up playing outside of Boston in the 1980s. The band performs regularly at festivals and Boston area venues.
Sam Reid- Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter
Johnny Ransom- Bass, Vocals
JC Campbell- Drums, Vocals
Aaron Goff- Mandolin, Vocals
West Zone
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bluegrass