Samara Jade is a forest‑frolicking folk troubadour, multi-instrumentalist, and musical seamstress who threads together earthy grooves, soul-soaked vocals, and thought-provoking lyrics into a genre affectionately dubbed “Philosopholk.” A natural-born songcrafter, Samara’s first instrument was a set of pots and pans as a toddler—and she’s been making joyful noise ever since. Drawing inspiration from jazz, blues, Appalachian roots, Broadway musicals, and the wild whispers of nature, her music dances between play and depth—offering listeners both heartfelt medicine and clever mischief.

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Born in the Hudson Valley of New York state, and shaped by the mountains and rivers of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, Samara has been a grass-roots style touring folk musician for over a decade, spreading her songs all across this country and weaving and widening the webs of community, though she now mostly resides near Asheville, North Carolina. 

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Even though she’s been a performer her whole life - by nature for her love of music and theater, Samara resists the audience/performer paradigm, and invites audiences into intimate, emotionally alive spaces through storytelling, singalongs, and interactive games that turn performances into connective, campfire-like experiences.

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A collaborator by nature, Samara performs in the Washington-based folk trio "Three Wheels Turning," in a duo with fiddler Megan Drollinger called "Balsam Fae," and with her husband, Mica Moon, in a collaborative mythobardic storytelling show called "The Floating Kingdom."

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Offstage, she carries songs and stories into deeper communal spaces—leading community song circles, nature-based singing retreats, and rites of passage journeys that guide people back to their voices, their bodies, and the land. She identifies as a “Song Doula” as well, guiding others throughout soulful processes of creating their own heart’s song. 

 

Whether singing about compost or transformation, grief or gratitude, frogs or fungi, Samara invites all into a shared experience that is both grounding and elevating. Her music isn’t just entertainment—it’s soul-fertilizing, heart-healing, culture-composting, and community-rooting work.