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Sean Rowe

September 9th, 2014

Genre:
Singer/Songwriter

Years Active:
'00s, '10s






Sean Rowe

Biography

Singer and songwriter Sean Rowe's rather astonishing singing voice evokes the sound of the ages. His big rumbling baritone bears traces of John Lee Hooker, Greg Brown, Wilson Pickett, and others, though it is utterly unaffected. . Rowe hails from Troy, New York. In his teens he discovered the blues of Muddy Waters and Hooker as well as the soul music of Marvin Gaye and Ray Charles. He began playing guitar and learning songs by virtually every artist he admired — and then some. By the time he began playing the local bar scene at 18, he had amassed enough original and cover material to perform four one-hour sets per night.

Also during his teen years, Rowe encountered the book The Tracker by naturalist Tom Brown, and it deeply influenced his thinking. He was already drawn to the woods and spent a great deal of time investigating the landscape around his home, but his passion for the wild grew; it influenced not only his thinking, but his songwriting. He attended Brown's Wilderness Survival School, and began to write more of his own material. He left the local bar scene at 25 a seasoned warrior, and self-released his debut, 27, in 2003.

Rowe began to tour, eventually winning an opening slot on Noah and the Whale's 2010 British jaunt. When at home, he continued his deep philosophical and physical investigation of the natural world. He went to live at Hawk Circle Wilderness Education (an outdoor survival school) for an entire year. Spending the year in the wild culminated in a 24-day solo survival quest, living completely outside and off the land for the entire period. That experience provided the impetus for the songs on Magic, which was released by Anti in 2011 and was greeted with nearly universal acclaim. The Salesman and the Shark, his sophomore effort for the label, appeared in August of 2012.

Top Albums


1. Madman
The Salesman and the Shark, Sean Rowe
2. The Salesman..
Magic, Sean Rowe
3. Magic
To Leave Something Behind - Single, Sean Rowe
4. To Leave Som..
The Coat - Single, Sean Rowe
5. The Coat - S..
Downwind - Single, Sean Rowe
6. Downwind - S..
Horses - Single, Sean Rowe
7. Horses - Sin..

Top Songs

NameAlbumTimePrice
1.
MadmanMadman3:59$1.29
2.
Shine My Diamond RingMadman4:18$1.29
3.
Done Calling YouMadman3:49$1.29
4.
To Leave Something BehindTo Leave Something Behind -..4:56$1.29
5.
CoatCoat - Single5:00$0.99
6.
Goin' Down SouthSalesman and the Shark3:09$1.29
7.
Long Way HomeSalesman and the Shark3:27$1.29
8.
ThunderbirdSalesman and the Shark3:23$1.29
9.
DownwindSalesman and the Shark4:14$1.29
10.
Old ShoesSalesman and the Shark5:09$1.29
11.
HorsesSalesman and the Shark4:35$1.29
12.
Ballad of Buttermilk FallsSalesman and the Shark4:29$1.29
13.
WallSalesman and the Shark4:24$1.29
14.
SignsSalesman and the Shark4:29$1.29
15.
Joe's CultSalesman and the Shark3:00$1.29
16.
Lonely MazeSalesman and the Shark3:03$1.29
17.
FlyingSalesman and the Shark4:41$1.29
18.
Bring Back the NightSalesman and the Shark4:01$1.29
19.
DownwindDownwind - Single4:15$1.29
20.
HorsesHorses - Single4:36$1.29
21.
Long HaulMagic3:48$1.29
22.
Wrong Side of the BedMagic4:52$1.29
23.
AmericanMagic5:42$1.29
24.
WalkerMagic4:25$1.29
25.
WetMagic4:32$1.29

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