Solo:
Peter Rowan guitar, vocals
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Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band:
*UPDATE*
Peter Rowan guitar, vocals
Jody Stecher mandolin, vocals
Keith Little banjo, vocals
Paul Knight bass, vocals
The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band has signed to roots-music label Compass Records and are slated to record their first album in April 2010 in Nashville. The new album, featuring traditional and original compositions, will be produced by Compass owner/recording artist Alison Brown and feature very special guests, soon to be announced.
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"Panama Red" (live recording)
Crucial Country:
Peter Rowan guitar, vocals
Sam Bush mandolin
Jerry Douglas dobro
Viktor Krause bass
Larry Attamanuik drums
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Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Airforce:
Peter Rowan guitar, vocals
David Phillips // Cindy Cashdollar* pedal steel guitar
Chris Kee // Viktor Krauss* bass
Patrick Corte // Larry Attamanuik* drums
* rotating lineup
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(View full discography) Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet:
Peter Rowan — Crucial Country: Live at Telluride Peter Rowan & Tony Rice — You Were There For Me Peter Rowan — Dust Bowl Children Peter Rowan & Jerry Douglas— Yonder Peter Rowan & The Nashville Bluegrass Band — New Moon Rising
Peter Rowan lead vocals, guitar
Tony Rice lead guitar
Bryn Davies tenor harmony vocals, acoustic bass
Shannon Gilchrist high baritone harmony vocals, mandolin
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PETER ROWAN BLUEGRAss band
download bio (PDF, 168 KB)The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band consists of dyed-in-the wool traditional players with over 100 years of combined live gigging experience. Joining guitarist Peter Rowan are Jody Stecher, mandolin; Keith Little, banjo; and Paul Knight, bass. The ensemble has graced the stages of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Grey Fox, Merlefest, Rothbury and numerous other festivals, entertaining audiences with original songs executed in vibrant harmony.
In 2010, the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band signed to roots-music label Compass Records and are slated to record their first album in April 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. The new album, featuring traditional and original compositions, will be produced by Compass owner/recording artist Alison Brown and feature very special guests, soon to be announced.
Peter Rowan – Guitar, Vocals
Grammy-award winner and five-time Grammy nominee, Peter Rowan is a bluegrass singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe, Peter’s stint in Old & In the Way with Jerry Garcia and his subsequent breakout as both a solo performer and bandleader, Rowan has built a devoted, international fan base through his continuous stream of original recordings, collaborative projects, and constant touring.
Keith Little – Banjo, Vocals
A native of the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California, Keith Little is a nationally acclaimed bluegrass musician, recording artist, and composer. Over a career spanning forty years, Keith has been an important member of many national touring bands (Country Gentlemen, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Lonesome Standard Time), and has performed on the GRAMMY award winning recordings “The Grass Is Blue” and “Little Sparrow” by Dolly Parton, and “Another Country” by the Chieftains. An amazing vocalist, Keith appears regularly with duo partner Jim Nunally, and is also a featured member of the David Grisman Bluegrass Experience.
Paul Knight – Bass, Vocals
Paul Knight has been playing with Peter Rowan in various configurations for over 15 years. His driving acoustic bass has been part of recordings and live performances with a wide range of musicians including Jim Lauderdale, Laurie Lewis, and Crooked Jades, Paul is host to his own music series, Paul Knight & Friends, in his hometown of Pt. Reyes Station, CA. Several projects & bands have emerged from these shows including The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band.
Jody Stecher – Mandolin, Vocals
Jody Stecher has been a mainstay in folk music for over four decades. He is a renowned singer and a multi-instrumentalist, whose recordings have been Grammy finalists, Indy Award winners and perennial favorites. His continuing musical explorations have covered bluegrass, traditional old-time and Indian classical music, echoing his deep understanding of these idioms, gleaned from years of dedicated study. A musician of constant aesthetic integrity, Jody is regarded as one of America’s leading traditional folk artists.
