February 14, 2020 Mount Holyoke News A&E Sammy Rae talks origins, influences and the Friends, announces upcoming performance at Mount Holyoke February 14, 2020 Mount Holyoke News A&E Samantha Bowers, a groundbreaking 26-year-old vocal jazz-punk artist performing as “Sammy Rae,” considers every new fan another friend. Leading her band, the Friends, at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Friday.