Music should befriend. That’s the motto of Americana, Crossover singer-songwriter Sammi Accola — 24-year-old local to Seaside, Florida and artist based in Nashville, Tennessee. A force for good—writing songs inspired by the healing work of Thistle Farms, a nonprofit supporting women survivors of human trafficking, abuse, and addiction—I believe all stories have value and deserve to be heard. This past year, I partnered with the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County to teach songwriting to inmates through the Beyond Bars program and absolutely loved it.

In March of 2024, I opened for Thomas Rhett in Watersound Beach, Florida (a dream come true). I've performed at the 30A Songwriters Festival for the past four years, at the Opelika Songwriters Festival in 2024, Moon Crush in 2022 (opening for Lake Street Dive, Caamp, and Brandi Carlile) & was a finalist for the Red Lodge Songwriter’s Festival in June.

In 2023, I formed a 10-piece, all-female band and played Belmont University's all-genre “Best of the Best” showcase, making history as the first all-female band. In 2022, I was nominated as a Nissan & Bose influencer for the Belmont Artist Spotlight program and won the contest!

Next year, I’m releasing my debut album “A Candle On A Busy Street” from which I raised $27,000 on Kickstarter to support this cinematic, gritty, incredibly honest, and bold record.