Sam Roberts is from Montreal, Quebec.

Growing up on the West Island, he had a normal childhood with hockey and sports in general. 

He took up guitar to impress girls, found that he had a knack for playing, then took up the bass and then violin.

In 1993 he joined the band William which in turn became NorthStar and developed some demo tapes and some singles.

After a few more years the band became The Sam Roberts Band.

Sam (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Nugent (lead guitar), Eric Fares (keyboards, guitar), James Hall (bass), Josh Trager (drums) and Chet Doxas (woodwinds).

Their moto is ‘Hard work and Persistence’.

In 2003 the band released their first album “We Were Born in a Flame”.

To date the band has released six albums and won six Junos.

Enjoy