PETER ROWAN
For over forty years, cult bluegrass and country singer Peter Rowan has been recognised as one of the finest proponents of bluegrass and American traditional music. Grammy Award winner and five-time Grammy nominee, he began his professional career playing guitar, singing lead vocals and co-writing as a member of the Bluegrass Boys, led by the founding father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. His long career has seen him perform and record with the likes of Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, Norman Blake, David Grisman, Jerry Garcia, Vassar Clements and Peter Tosh. An artist of unusual depth and imagination, Rowan experiments with other influences (rock, reggae, Tex-mex, Celtic, swing), while never losing track of the deep roots and musical purity integral to his presence. A singer and songwriter without equal, Rowan's singing is of the classic high lonesome, borrowed from the Appalachian ballad singers. Rowan is touring his latest recording 'Quartet' made with the brilliant instrumentalist Tony Rice.
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Peter Rowan Audio Samples
To Live Is To Fly
Dust Bowl Children
Perfection

RED STICK RAMBLERS
The Red Stick Ramblers are direct from Baton Rouge Louisiana, the kind of place where life slows down for good food, music and dancing. The music of Ramblers teems with unique southern Louisiana culture and is a diverse blend of Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, western swing, blues and early jazz. The music of Louisiana has a lot in common with the cuisine. An initial blast of heat usually commands attention right off the bat, but then, slowly but surely, all sorts of subtler notes start to creep in, making for an irresistibly captivating experience. With dual fiddles, the band touches on all things string-driven. The buzz word is eclectic, but paradoxically, they stay rooted in traditional music. They're purists, and they're not purists.
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