Mountain Sam Wheelock is an authentic part of the heritage of the music and subculture of the southern Appalachians. His knowledge of the region's music runs deep.  Sam's understanding of his people makes him a treasure.  The sound of his Tennessee voice resonates sorrow and joy in every note, in every story and connects all of us.

"A STORY AND A SONG" is a one man production about growing up in the mountains of eastern Tennessee... the grandson of a convicted moonshiner.  The extended Carter Family often played in an Aunt's front yard.  The mission, however, is to be respectful of that form while being active in the evolution of roots music.  "A STORY AND A SONG" is modern electric folk music layered with a personal memoir.  It's a heartfelt journey into the heritage of a regional people.

"... (Mountain Sam Wheelock) is like Leonard Cohen dunked in a barrel of Tennessee Whiskey"

CREDITS… featured performer on "Song of the Mountains" which is in nation wide re-runs on 190 PBS television stations.  The audio is being re-broadcasted on about 60 NPR affiliates.  Involvement with a Grammy nominated radio series, national and international gold and silver advertising awards for Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Cox Communications and Auto Trader, ABC Productions, contributions to TV shows like “Baywatch”, movie credits such as “The Addams Family” as well as the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriquez film “From Dusk Till Dawn”.

“... (Sam is) the most soulful guitarist I’ve heard”.  Stan Monteiro former Columbia Records VP