MARCH 2026

DEAR FANS/LISTENERS,

HAPPY SPRING! IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING WINTER HERE AT FINAL ORBIT, AND I’M HALF WAY TOWARD THE RELEASE OF MY NEXT ALBUM(THIS SUMMER 2026).  NEW SINGLES INCLUDE THE CHOCOLATE HOSPITAL REVISITED, THE LONESOME SINNER, THE REAGENT, VITA INTER, THE RISING AND SATELLITE.

I CONTINUE WEEKLY LIVE PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MASS.  THIS WINTER I MADE MY ANNUAL FORAY TO NYC, WHERE I PERFORMED IN THE EAST VILLAGE(OTTO’S SHRUNKEN HEAD) AND THE WEST VILLAGE(THE MUSIC INN).  I’M PLANNING ANOTHER TRIP TO NYC THIS SPRING, WHERE I PLAN TO PERFORM AT THE WILD GOOSE AND PADDY REILLEY’S

I’M HAPPY TO SAY MY FAN BASE CONTINUES TO GROW-- I HIT 57000 MONTHLY LISTENERS IN  FEBRUARY! I’VE ALSO HIT 100K STREAMS ON EACH OF THE SINGLES THE ATTIC, THE OTHER MOTHER, GOODBYE BOSTON AND THE LONESOME SINNER.

I’VE PURCHASED NEW PA EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL ALLOW ME TO START BUSKING AND PERFORMING OUTDOORS THIS SPRING, THE SPEAKERS ARE BOTH PLUG IN AND BATTERY OPERATED AND WILL PROVIDE STEREO SURROUND SOUND.  I ALSO PLAN TO RUN GOOGLE ADS THIS YEAR WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING MY WEBSITE TRAFFIC. I’M BOOSTING MY SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE WITH INTERVIEW CLIPS AND LIP SYNCING VIDEOS.  I’VE ALSO REBUILT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL WHERE I’VE POSTED MY PERFORMANCE VIDEOS.

I’VE  APPLIED TO PERFORM AT SEVERAL “PORCHFEST” VENUES IN MY AREA THIS SUMMER AND AM STILL LOOKING AT THE GOAL OF PERFORMING AT THE BOLTON FAIR AT THE END OF THE SUMMER.  I CONTINUE TO DISCOVER NEW VENUES, INCLUDING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, (THE PARK THEATER IN JAFFREE).

I CONTINUE MY VOICE TRAINING TO IMPROVE MY OVERALL VOCAL STAMINA  AND MY ABILITY TO PERFORM LONGER SETS. I’M ALSO PLANNING PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY TO BE COMPLETED IN MAY AT THE OLD NORTH BRIDGE IN CONCORD.

I DID HAVE A MEDICAL SETBACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.  FORTUNATELY I ONLY SPENT A FEW DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DISCHARGED ONCE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED. MY AUDIOLOGICAL CONDITION  ALSO CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE, ALTHOUGH I CAN NOW GO WITHOUT USING MY HEARING AIDS FOR DAYS/WEEKS AT A TIME.

FINALLY, THE BIG NEWS THIS SPRING WILL BE MY 60^th BIRTHDAY, ON JUNE 6(BIRTHDATE 6-6-66!).

STAY TUNED FOR MORE NEW MUSIC ON ALL PLATFORMS AND AT WWW.SAMWELCHBOSTON.COM

UNTIL THEN, SING ON!

WARMLY,

SAM WELCH

FINAL ORBIT RECORDS

Feel free to browse my DISCO catalogue, which has 160+ songs!

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