Collage
John A Sampson
Credits

Qualified L.T.C.L. A.L.C.M. in Trumpet and Grade 8 Recorder with distinction from Napier University 1976-78

Salvation Army
Brass Bands
1965-73   Cornet
National Youth Brass
Band Of Scotland
1970 tour Bavaria Cornet
Young Lyceum Theatre Company 1973 Sweetie Pie - Schools Tour Musician
The Walker Brothers 1973 Band tour Trumpet
Pork Pie Hat   Jazz/Funk band Trumpet
  1975-76 Numerous tours, Theatre Workshop, including Wow, Traverse, Scottish Tour Musician
Fourth Estaite 1975-79 Folk band, included tours to Festivals in York, Leicester, and Edinburgh Recorders and Trumpet
Jubilatae Brass Consort 1976-78   Principal Trumpet
Napier College Big Band 1976-78   Co-Lead Trumpet
Napier College Concert Band 1976-78   Co-Lead Trumpet
Napier College Orchestra 1976-78   Principal Trumpet
BBC Scotland 1976 The Donegals Composer, Performer
Theatre Workshop 1976

International Children's Theatre Festival, Hamburg

Musician
BBC Scotland 1977 The Dafty Composer, Performer
Edinburgh Lyceum 1977 Servant of Twa Maisters Musician
Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh 1977 Sir Patrick Spens Musician, Performer
Theatre Workshop, Edinburgh 1978 Festival Show Composer, Musical Director, Performer
  1978
Christmas Show Actor, Musician
Theatre Workshop, Hamburg 1978 The Lost Clown Musician
Basic Space Dance Theatre 1979 Belinda and The Magic Shoes. Arts Council Commission Childrens’ Ballet. Later toured UK Composer Performer
BBC Omnibus Series 1979 Shakespeare’s Mounted Foot Actor, Musician
Basic Space Dance Theatre
1980 Conditions are Different After Dark.
Arts Council Commission. Later toured UK
Co-composer, Performer
BBC Scotland Radio
1980 Bride of Lammermuir (6 parts) Composer, Musical Director, Musician
Winged Horse Productions
1980 Hecuba Composer, Musical Director, Musician
Scottish Chamber Choir
1980 Monteverdi, Magnificat Cornettino
Artworks 1980 Dublin Theatre Festival Actor, Musician
BBC Radio 1980 Various plays
Composer, Musical Director, Musician
Theatre Alba 1981 Shepherds Beguiled Musician
Theatre Alba 1981 Swan White
The Passion Part 1
Jungle Book
Musician, Musical Director
Café Graffiti 1981 Edinburgh and Dublin Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company of Bath.
Tours included:
Britain, Germany, Holland,
Switzerland, Austria, France,
Finland, Denmark, Canada, Israel, Ireland, Eastern Europe.
1982-present Numerous shows including:
Scarlatti’s Birthday Party
Scarlatti’s Wedding
Scarlatti’s Revenge
Eat Me!
Wet Sheets
Scarlatti in Paradise
Writer, Musical Director, Actor, Musician
Red Ladder Theatre Company 1983 Band tour Musician
Film (Channel 4) 1983 Moving In Composer
Natural Theatre Company 1983 Mayfest, Glasgow Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1983 Dublin Theatre Festival Musician, Actor
Scottish Television 1983 The Old Master Musician
Natural Theatre Company 1984 Ars Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1984 Dublin Theatre Festival Musician, Actor
Basic Space Dance Theatre 1984 Flying Blind Co-composer, Performer
Natural Theatre Company 1985 Scarlatti Festival, Berlin Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1985 Festival of Fools, Copenhagen Musician, Actor
Brunton Theatre Company 1986 Man for All Seasons Musician
Communicado Theatre Company
1986 Desire Musician
Natural Theatre Company 1986 Ludwigburg International Festival Germany Musician, Actor
Pat and John 1987 Glastonbury Festival Musician
  1987 Stoke Garden Festival Musician
Bath Fringe Club 1987   co-organiser
Brunton Theatre Company 1988 Jungle Book
Cabaret
Musician
Wild Cat Theatre Company 1988 The Celtic Story, Pavilion Theatre, Mayfest, Glasgow Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1988 Quebec Festival, Canada Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1988 Montreal, Festival of Laughs Canada Musician, Actor
Wild Cat Theatre Company
1988-1998 Numerous Shows, including:
The Celtic Story
Border Warfare Channel 4 TV
John Brown’s Body Channel 4
Satire of the Fourth Estate
The Jolly Beggars
Harmony Row
Funny Money
Actor, Musician
The Royal Lyceum Company
1989 Volponi, Othello Composer, Musical Director, Musician
Demarco Productions
1989 Macbeth at Inchcombe Island Composer, Musical Director, Musician
Pen Name Theatre Company
1990 The Beggar’s Opera Co-arranger, Musician
The Scottish Early Music Consort
1990 The Feast of the Pheasant Actor Musician
  1990-92 School Tours  
Brunton Theatre Company
1991 The Bruce Musician
BBC Scotland 1992-97 Rab C. Nesbitt Musician
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 1992   Recorder Tutor
Tron Theatre 1992 Mayfest, Glasgow Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1992 Festival D'Aubangne, France Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1992 Greenwich Festival Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1992 Hay on Wye Literary Festival Musician, Actor
Natural Theatre Company 1992 Tampere Theatre Festival Finland Musician, Actor
Tron Theatre Company
1992 Good Musician
BBC Scotland 1992 Golden Cagoule Musician
Fruitmarket, Glasgow SOP 1994 Walk Across the Rooftops Actor, Musician
Balcony Productions and BBC2
1994 The Big Picnic Musician
Carleton TV 1994 The Baldy Man Musician
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
1995 Christmas Show Musician
Onsorg Theatre Hamburg 1995 Onsorgtreff TV show - 6 programmes  
BBC TV 1995 Bad Boys Musician
Dundee Rep 1996 The Wizard of Oz
Musician
Francie and Josie 1996 Festival Theatre Musician
Wildcat Theatre Co 1996 Edinburgh Festival - A Satire of the Fourth Estaite - Edinburgh Conference Centre Musician
The Kings Theatre, Glasgow 1997 Alladin Musician
Stuttgart Variety Theatre 1997 Pat and John shows Variety Artist
London Festival 1997 Broadgate Arena shows Musician/Actor
Coventry Festival 1997 Street performance Musician/Actor
Pavilion, Glasgow 1998 The Celtic Story Actor, Musician
Gaiety Theatre, Dublin
1998 The Celtic Story Actor, Musician
The Kings Theatre, Glasgow 1998 Sleeping Beauty Musician
Pat and John Tours
1991-present Numerous European Tours Musical Comedy Duo
2000 Millenium Company
2000 The Three Estaites Actor/Musician
Theatre Alba 2000 The Prince Without A Realm Musical Director, Composer, Musician
Natural Theatre Company 2000 Greenwich Festival Musician, Actor
Kings Threatre, Glasgow 2000 Cinderella Musician
Touring the Great Lakes
USA, Canada, Six Weeks
2000 and 2001 Pat and John Musician
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 2002 Jack in the Beanstalk Musician, Actor
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 2002 Macbeth Musician, Actor
Theatre Alba
2002 Midsummer Night’s Dream Composer, Musician
Glasgow Pavilion
2002 The Celtic Story Musician, Actor
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford
2002 Fiddler on the Roof Musician, Actor
Perth Poetry Festival 2002 Soutar House Musician
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford
2002 Sleeping Beauty Musician
School Tour, Glasgow, Dumfries & Galloway 2003 The Thrie Estates Musician, Actor
Stanza 2003 Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy Musician
The Young Vic, London 2003 Peribanez Actor, Musician
Edinburgh Festival 2003 The Enchauntit Gairden Composer, MD
Edinburgh Book Festival 2003 Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy Musician
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 2003 Guys and Dolls Musician
Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy 2003-04 Aladdin Musician
Natural Theatre Company
European tour
2004 Scarlatti in Paradise Actor, Musician
Cambridge Word Festival 2004 Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy Musician
Theatre Workshop tour 2004 The Threepenny Opera Musician
Theatre Alba - Edinburgh Festival 2004 The Magic Quest Composer
Theatre Alba - Edinburgh Festival/Brunton Theatre 2004 Midsummer Night's Dream Composer, Musical Director, Musician
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 2004 The Sound of Music Musician
Stanza Poetry Festival, St Andrews 2005 performing with Roger McGough Musician, Entertainer
National Library of Scotland 2005 performing with Stewart Conn Musician
Theatre Objektive 2005 The Secret Agent co Musical Director with Stewart Hanratty
Theatre Workshop, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and Tramway, Glasgow 2005 Black Sun Over Genoa Musical Director, Arranger, Performer
Theatre Alba 2005 The Magic Quest Composer, Musical Director
Theatre Alba 2005 The Tameing of the Shrew Musical Director, Musician
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 2005 Oliver! Musician
Perth Theatre 2005/06 Sleeping Beauty Musician
Telford College 2006 HND Studies Showcase Musical Director
New Theatre Works, Tour of medieval churches in Herefordshire & Shropshire 2006 Heart and Stone Actor, Musician
Aberdeen Word Festival 2006 Music and poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy Musician
Scottish Storytelling Centre 2006 The Old Quarter Actor, Musician
Scottish Storytelling Centre 2006 Theatre Objektiv Actor, Musician
Theatre Workshop / Edinburgh Festival 2006 Burning Babylon Musical Director, Musician, Arranger
Edinburgh Book Festival 2006 Music & Poetry with Stewart Conn  
Theatre Alba 2006 The Quest for Excaliber Musical Director, Composer, Musician
Courtyard Theatre, Hereford 2006 Singing in the Rain Musician
Manchester Art Gallery 2006 Music & Poetry with Carol-Ann Duffy Musician
Stuttgart, Germany 2006 Stuttgart Salonika Orchestra
4 Concertos - Trumpet
Musician
Perth Theatre 2006 Cinderella Musician
Bongo Club Edinburgh 2007 Headless in Eden by The Elements World Theatre
Actor, Musician
Traverse Theatre
The Tramway Glasgow
2007 Arlecchino's Revenge
Paragon Ensemble; Lung Ha Theatre Company
Musician
Absolute Zero; Glasgow 2007 Paragon Ensemble Musician
Babel Festival Romania 2007 John Sampson Band Musician
Bitburg Folklore Festival Germany 2007 Absolutely Legless Irish Dancers Musician
Theatre Alba; Edinburgh Festival 2007 Time Gairden Musical Director/Composer
St Cecilia's Hall; Edinburgh Festival 2007 Edinburgh Renaissance Band Musician
Hay-on-Wye Book Festival 2007 Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy Musician
Edinburgh Book Festival 2007 Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy Musician
The National Theatre London 2007 Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy Musician
Manchester Literary Festival 2007 Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy Musician
Bristol Poetry Festival 2007 Music and Poetry with Carol Ann Duffy Musician
The Bonbon Club, Bath 2007 Natural Theatre Company Actor, Musician
Perth Theatre 2007 The Demon Barber Musician
Perth Theatre 2007 Sinbad and the Lost Princess Musician
Theatre Alba, Duddingston Gardens 2008 To the Cross Musical Director, Musician, Arranger
Storytelling Centre 2008 The Lost Makars
Music and Poetry with Stewart Conn
Musician
Bavarian Television 2008 Programme about the Royal Mile Presenter
Auchendrain Festival 2008 Theatre Alba
The Magic Quest
Composer, MD
  2008 Animation Short - Lady Godiva Soundtrack music
Cafe Cadenza 2008 Musical Cabaret with Stewart Hanratty Writer, Musician, Presenter
Greentrax Recordings 2008 Far, Far from Ypres Bugle
Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh 2008 Seeds,Reeds and tales of the
Unexpected with Carol Ann Duffy and Ella Duffy
Musician
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2008 Music and poetry with Carol Ann
Duffy
Musician
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2008 M. Rosens A-Z of Poetry with
Carolann duffy and Tom Pow
Musician
St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh 2008 Michael Garrett Ensemble Trumpet Player
Lung Ha Theatre - tour 2008 IL Panico di Pantalone M.D, co-composer with Robert Pettigrew, Performer
Theatre Workshop - tour 2008 Marat Sade Trumpet Player
Elements World Theatre 2009 Disturbances in the Field Actor, M.D, Musician, Composer
Paris - Lung Ha Theatre 2009 IL Panico di Pantalone M.D, co-composer with Robert Pettigrew, Performer
C,M,P Purcell Room,London 2009 The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy Musician/performer
Stanza - Byre Theatre, St.Andrews 2009 The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy Musician/performer
D.L.R Festival, Ireland - Pavillion Theatre 2009 The Princess`s Blankets - with Carol Ann Duffy Musician/performer
       
       
       

 

 

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