Samantha Fish

Kansas City-born guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish brings a boundary-crossing take on blues, blending roots rock, soul and hard-driving guitar with a voice equally at home in a searing rocker or a tender ballad. Her albums move from the blues-rock punch of Faster to the soulful songwriting of Kill or Be Kind; Paper Doll earned a 2026 Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album, following a 2024 nomination for her collaboration with Jesse Dayton, Death Wish Blues. Fish’s songs pair muscular riffs with emotional candor, giving the music more than guitar fireworks: each track has its own character and story. That mix of expressive playing and vivid songwriting makes her work compelling for blues devotees and roots-rock listeners alike.