Peter Rowan To Play Teesdale

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On the 24th of March 2012 the Twilight at Turtle Bend celebration will host Grammy Award winning Peter Rowan and his internationally acclaimed Bluegrass band. Direct from the USA, The Peter Rowan Bluegrass band has been described as the finest and best credentialed bluegrass band ever to tour Australia. Four brilliant musicians will give an [...]

Peter Rowan to Play Yinnar

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The Strzelecki Stringbusters have proudly announced that as part of his 2012 Australian tour, Peter Rowan and his Bluegrass Band will be performing in Yinnar on Sunday March 25th. As a house-hold name in US bluegrass circles, Peter Rowan’s legacy to the genre is still being written, but rest assured that after more than 40 [...]

Peter Rowan In Melbourne

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band The legend, Peter Rowan, returns to Australia with his veteran touring Bluegrass Band to deliver a hefty dose of inspired singing and traditionally-informed but fresh original songs. Rowan revisits the style that launched his career as one of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. (He is also performing at Apollo Bay Music festival). [...]

Peter Rowan Tour Dates 2011

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Late last year we learned that Compass Records’ artist Peter Rowan, a regular visitor to our shores, was touring Australia in 2011. A quick email to John at Across The Borders revealed that indeed Rowan was touring this year with a full bluegrass band. we posted details of that line up were posted back in [...]

Grammy Nominations for Peter Rowan and John Hartford Stringband

Compass Records is celebrating two Grammy nominations in the 53rd annual Grammy awards. In the American Roots Field, Compass Records garnered nods for Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band’s Legacy in the category for Best Bluegrass Album and The John Hartford Stringband’s Memories of John in Best Traditional Folk Album category. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will [...]

Interview With Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band

With Peter Rowan heading back to Australia next year, we thought you’d be interested in this interview. The four members of the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band recently joined Fresh Air for an in-studio performance, as well as a discussion of traditional and modern bluegrass music. Grammy-winning lead vocalist Peter Rowan, along with Jody Stecher (mandolin), [...]

Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band on Tour

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National Festival 21st to 25th April 2011. The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band has been confirmed for the National Folk Festival for April 2011. Joining famed guitarist Peter Rowan are Jody Stecher on mandolin; Keith Little on banjo; and Paul Knight on bass. This ensemble has graced the stages of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Grey Fox, Merlefest, [...]

Peter Rowan Legacy

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Peter Rowan and his Bluegrass Band have been in the Compass Records studio finishing up tracks for their first band project Legacy,  and is scheduled for release in August. Produced by Compass co-founder Alison Brown, the album captures the raw bluegrass energy of this veteran outfit which includes Jody Stecher, Keith Little, and Paul Knight. [...]

Compass Records Signs Peter Rowan

Peter Rowan (photo by Tim Benko)

Alison Brown to produce new album. Compass Records has announced that they signed of Peter Rowan, the famed bluegrass singer-songwriter, Grammy Award winner and five-time Grammy Award nominee to their growing list of award winning artists. Work will soon begin on a new release from the Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band to be produced by Alison [...]

Peter Rowan Plays Brisbane

Posted by Sue Dwyer A small but very appreciative crowd ventured out on a damp Wednesday night, to The Old Museum Concert Hall in Brisbane. This beautiful old building rang with the fabulous vocal harmonies of The Redlands Bluegrass Boys, who kicked off the concert, treating the crowd to some new songs Rain and Snow, [...]

Peter Rowan and Bluegrass Parkway in Freo

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Peter Rowan to Play WA’s Fly By Night Club Bluegrass Parkway will be appearing with Peter Rowan at Fremantle’s famous Fly By Night Club on 18th March. The Fly By Night Club has seen the beginnings of some of WA’s biggest bands including the John Butler Trio, The Waifs, Eskimo Joe, The Flairz, The Panics [...]

Peter Rowan – Brisbane Museum

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Peter Rowan is scheduled to play a number of gigs in Australia this year not the least of which will be at The Old Brisbane Museum Concert Hall on 11 March 2009. Peter Rowan was one of the major cult bluegrass artists of the ’80s. Born in Boston, Massachusetts Rowan grew up surrounded by music [...]