Samuel Winder crafts songs that saunter delicately between cosy and arresting. With piercingly sincere lyrics at the helm, the Newcastle local tumbled onto the scene in 2023 with his gentle folk EP ‘Fragments’. After a string of sold out shows, Winder followed up with the crunchy folk-rock single ‘Steady Hand’, a beautifully tangled ride that speaks to shouldering too much for your own good. 

Winder has quickly garnered avid listeners at home and abroad, with his rich, raw vocals deftly treading the crossroads of folk, indie-rock and country.

After a year spent writing, refining and recording, Samuel returned in 2025 with the delicate, gritty single ‘Dog’, with the accompanying video landing a placement on ABC’s Rage.

Winder then followed it up with ‘Parking Fines’, a folk/dance/pop hybrid that saw his signature vocals nestled amongst pulsing synth bass, twinkling piano and a groove set by a combination of drum machines and live kit. 

Showing no signs of slowing down, Winder is gearing up to release a third single in mere months, a folk-country fusion titled ‘Dustbowl Disco’ that sees spinning slide guitar and bouncing banjo riffs uphold vocals that dart from adoration to frustration all in a verse. 

Still in the studio putting the finishing touches on a yet to be announced project, Winder carries an unyielding commitment to penning music as searingly candid as it is soothing, catchy and cathartic. Whatever comes next, there’s a simmering feeling here that he is on the cusp of something truly special.