About

Corwin Trails is Michigan-based musician and sound artist, Samuel Corwin Vandiver. Recording since the early 2000s, Vandiver’s releases include two EPs, two full-length albums, and three volumes of field recordings.

In 2017, he left the country to study under acclaimed recordists, Chris Watson and Jez riley French. These immersive workshops, held in rural England and the French Pyrenees, focused on the art and practice of field recording.

In early 2019, Vandiver graduated from the Music for Healing and Transition Program, an accredited non-profit that certifies musicians to play for patients in hospitals. He now works as a Certified Music Practitioner in two hospitals in the metro Detroit/Ann Arbor area.

The new Corwin Trails album, Wolf Songs Folk Songs, is now available on vinyl, as well as all streaming services.

Samuel Vandiver can be reached at: corwintrails@gmail.com