LATEST NEWS
SPRING 2024
Live Performance at The Irish Festival Hong Kong - 17th March, 2024
I’m honoured to be performing nine originals with special guest, Paul Roth.
Stormproof - Latest Single Summer 2024 Release!
Huge thanks to Paul Roth, all the organisers, sound guys & audience over the weekend of The Irish Festival Hong Kong 2024.
The Litter Bug is now available at all the above places in HK!
The Litter Bug is now available at the wonderful The Lion Rock Press!
https://www.thelionrockpress.com/
Ask the Author!
https://www.thelionrockpress.com/blogs/news/ask-the-author-sam-barbour
In October, 2023, I was delighted to be interviewed as part of The Lion Rock Press’ Ask the Author series. Thank you so much.
ISC 2022 Semi-Finalist!
Modern Country track, Freedom Wheels was a semi-finalist in the 2022 International Songwriting Competition (Country Category)
The Litter Bug is now in 17 libraries across Hong Kong & Scotland, UK!
Student / Teacher Workshops now available for The Litter Bug
7-DAY CHRISTMAS SALE!
15th December to 21st December, 2022
HKD $80
A signed copy of The Litter Bug including FREE shipping anywhere in
Hong Kong!
Whilst stocks last! Contact for details.
7-DAY CHRISTMAS SALE!
A signed copy of The Litter Bug including FREE shipping anywhere in Hong Kong!
Wishing you all a wonderful festive season & best wishes for 2023!
Thank you for your support this year!
Handmade Hong Kong Christmas Stall @ Discovery Bay - 11th December, 2022. Thank you everyone came to say hello!
Handmade Hong Kong Christmas Market @ Discovery Bay - 27th November, 2022
Our beautiful array of merchandise including Teacher Ham custom chops, pens & stickers. Along with Teacher Ham Songs for Children Vol. 1, EP Hope (Love Never Dies) and handmade soap from the wonderful Souemistudio!
Join Teacher Ham at Stall 66B on Sunday 27th November 2022 at the Handmade Hong Kong Christmas Market in Discovery Bay. 11am - 6pm.
Join Teacher Ham at Stall 66B on Sunday 27th November 2022 at the Handmade Hong Kong Christmas Market in Discovery Bay. 11am - 6pm.
Teacher Ham's new merchandise - Now available!
Teacher Ham's new merchandise - Now available!
Teacher Ham's new merchandise - Now available!
The Litter Bug is now stocked at Hong Kong Public Libraries - in circulation from 2023!
THE 8th JSA AWARDS (USA) 2022 & 20th GOLDEN SAIL CASH AWARDS (HK)
It was an honour to be nominated for best multi-genre album (Let’s Join Hands) at the 8th Josie Music Awards held on 22nd October at the world-famous Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville. Thank you to everyone at the JSAs for their support and congratulations to everyone involved.
It was also an honour to have my songs, ‘Growing Pains’ & ‘Love is in our Hands’ nominated for Best CASH song and Best Lyrics respectively at the 20th Golden Sail CASH Music Awards in Hong Kong. My sincere thanks and congratulations to all involved.
Kelly & Walsh (Pacific Place) & The Hong Kong Book Centre (Central)
VIBE Book and Music Shop (Mui Wo)
KIWIK International Limited (Kwai Hing)
Fun to Read Book Outlet School Flyer September 2022
KIWIK Store
The Litter Bug - Made in HK!
The Litter Bug @ Fun to Read Book Outlet
Fun to Read Book Outlet - Kwun Tong
500 FOLLOWERS ON SAMBARBOUR MUSIC IG! THX
10,000 YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS on
TEACHER HAM!
In July, 2022, Teacher Ham’s YouTube Channel reached the milestone of 10,000 subscribers.
www.youtube.com/c/TeacherHam
Thank you to everyone who has supported the channel down the years!
10,000 Subscribers on Teacher Ham YouTube Channel! Thank you!
New Album for KIDS!
Teacher Ham’s English Songs for Children! Vol. 4 is coming on 26th August!
THE ISSA AWARDS 2022
It was an honour to be a judge for the 2022 ISSA Awards in Atlanta, USA on 7th August, 2022.
Thank you to ISSA and congratulations to everyone involved.
At Kelly and Walsh Bookstore (Pacific Place)
Best Seller shelf at Kelly and Walsh (Pacific Place)
No. 3 in the Children’s Best Selling Section of The Brown Dog Bookshop!
https://www.browndogbooks.uk/products/the-litter-bug-sam-barbour
The Litter Bug is out NOW!
WORLDWIDE: (Paperback & EBook)
Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Blackwells / Bookshop UK / Brown Dog Books / Foyles / Waterstones / WH Smith and more …
HONG KONG (Paperback ONLY - $120)
(While stocks last!)
-VIBE Book and Music Shop (Mui Wo) https://www.facebook.com/VibeSilvermineBay/
-Kelly and Walsh Bookstores (Central & Pacific Place) https://www.facebook.com/Kellyandwalsh/
Purchase Links: (More to follow…)
Thank you to everyone who has purchased The Litter Bug so far! It’s very much appreciated.
Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=9781839524707&i=stripbooks...
Blackwells
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781839524707...
Barnes and Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/.../the.../1141460212...
Bookshop UK
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-litter-bug/9781839524707
Brown Dog Books
https://www.browndogbooks.uk/products/the-litter-bug-sam-barbour
Foyles
https://www.foyles.co.uk/.../the-litter-bug,sam-barbour...
Waterstones
The Litter Bug by Sam Barbour - Book Launch!
DEBUT CHILDREN’S BOOK!
The Litter Bug
FRIDAY 3rd JUNE, 2022 - ONLINE LAUNCH
Sam’s debut children’s novel - The Litter Bug is due for publication on FRIDAY 3rd JUNE, 2022 on Teacher Ham’s YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/c/TeacherHam
For all enquiries regarding school visits, performance workshops readings & ZOOM please email Sam at:
sambarbourmusic@gmail.com
Sincere thanks to:
-My family & friends
-Kay Wong for her beautiful and carefully crafted illustrations
-Sandra Glover for her invaluable mentorship & advice
-Dr Cheri Chan for her constant support & encouragement for the project and for writing the foreword
-Helen and the team at Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, UK.
-The team at SPP Publishing, UK
-Sunny Ng for his Teacher Ham artwork
Pre-Order on KINDLE HERE:
The Litter Bug in Hong Kong Bookshops!
From 3rd June, 2022, The Litter Bug will be available at both Kelly and Walsh bookstores in Pacific Place and Central!
From 3rd June, 2022, The Litter Bug will be available at VIBE Book and Music Shop in Mui Wo, Hong Kong!
2022 Josie Music Awards Nominee!
Multi-Genre Album of the Year -
Let’s Join Hands
Sam Barbour is a nominee for this year’s prestigious Josie Music Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on 23rd October. He is deeply honoured to receive this nomination and is sincerely thankful for the support. Huge thanks to Josie and all the wonderful team at The JMAs. The very best of luck to everyone involved.
FINALIST - International Songwriting Competition
4th Annual Blues & Roots Radio International Song Contest 2021
Freedom Wheels - Track 8 from my debut album, Let’s Join Hands Freedom Wheels was a Jurors Top TEN finalist out of 25 finalists in the prestigious 4th Annual Blues & Roots Radio International Song Contest 2021. (Male Category) One of Canada’s finest radio stations and 2021 ISSA Award Winner for Radio Station of the Year. Sincere thanks to the team for their support.
Honoured to be in the Jurors TOP 10 out of 25 Finalists.
Celtic Music Radio 2021 Album of the Year Longlist
Let’s Join Hands was longlisted for the second annual Album of the Year Award on the wonderful Celtic Music Radio. Sincere thanks to the team for their support. Let’s Join Hands was Album of the Week in April, 2021.
A Huge Thank You to ISSA
It was an honour to be chosen as International Male Songwriter of the Year for the 2021 ISSA Awards held in Atlanta, USA on the 21st August, 2021. A huge thank you to everyone in the association and to everyone who has helped me with my music.
4 DEBUT ALBUM Songs in the 2021 UKSC Semi-Finals!
Sam is delighted to announce that four songs from his debut album, Let’s Join Hands reached the SEMI-FINALs of the prestigious 2021 UK Songwriting Competition (UKSC). The songs are:
-Love is in our Hands (Love Songs Category)
-So Near Yet So Far (Adult Contemporary Category)
-Growing Pains (Rock Category)
-Let’s Join Hands (Social Category)
