Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Peter Rowan
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2019
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Advance Tickets: $30.00 Day of the Show: $35.00
Description:
Floyd Country Store presents the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band in concert on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Enjoy a live show with Peter Rowan backed by a full band.
Grammy-award winner, six-time Grammy nominee, and 2015 IBMA Award winner for Recorded Event of the Year, Peter Rowan is a singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of Bluegrass veteran Bill Monroe, to his time in Old & In the Way and breakout as a solo musician and bandleader, Rowan has built a devoted, international fan base through a solid stream of records, collaborative projects and constant touring.
Born in Wayland, Massachusetts to a musical family, Rowan learned to play guitar from his uncle. He spent his teenage years absorbing the sights and sounds of the Hillbilly Ranch, a legendary Country music nightclub in Boston frequented by old-time acts like The Lilly Brothers and Tex Logan. In 1956 Peter Rowan formed his first band the Cupids while still in high school.
Rowan began his professional career in 1963 as the singer, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the Bluegrass Boys, led by the founding father of bluegrass Bill Monroe.
The late 60s and early 70s saw Rowan involved in a number of rock, folk and bluegrass projects including Earth Opera, Sea Train, Muleskinner and the Rowans, where he played alongside his brothers. After the Rowan Brothers disbanded, Rowan, David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements and John Kahn formed the bluegrass band Old & In the Way. It was during this incarnation that Rowan penned the classic song Panama Red a hit for the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
Rowan embarked on a well-received solo career in the late 70s releasing critically acclaimed records Dustbowl Children, Yonder and two bluegrass albums, The First Whippoorwill and Bluegrass Boy.
Internationally, Rowan often performs as a solo act, while stateside he plays in three bands: the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, a quintet featuring Keith Little, Chris Henry, Blaine Sprouse and Paul Knight; Big Twang Theory and its Texas Cousin Twang n Groove and rock band The Free Mexican Air Force.
Links:
• http://www.peter-rowan.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/PeterRowanMusic
Tickets are $30.00 in advance and $35.00 at the door. To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/peter-rowan-live-2019-07-13.
For more information, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.
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