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, and following his stint in Old & In the Way with Jerry Garcia and 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.
Born in Wayland, Massachusetts to a musical family, Rowan first learned to play guitar from his uncle. He spent his teenage years absorbing the sights and sounds of the Boston music scene, playing bluegrass at the Hillbilly Ranch and discovering folk and blues across the Charles River at the legendary Club 47 on Mt. Auburn Street in Cambridge. "I could sit in with the Lilly Brothers at the Hillbilly Ranch and then catch the MTA and be in time for Joan Baez's last set at the Club 47. Bluegrass appealed to me. It was callin' me—the harmonies, that high and lonesome calling-sound. Don Stover had played banjo with Bill Monroe, fiddler Tex Logan too, before they joined the Lillys. Mandolinist Joe Val taught me all the Blue Sky Boys and the Louvin Brothers songs. I would play a "sock-hop" with my rockin' group, The Cupids, and then make a beeline for the clubs. Sonny Terry and Brownie Magee, Josh White, Muddy Waters- they all came to town! "
http://www.peter-rowan.com/
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Check out the great acts that will be performing!
Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys:
Friday 9:15 to 10:45pm
Ralph Stanley is one of the last living founders of a distinctly American art form, which blends rural-based lyrics with fluid, jazz-like instrumental improvisations. He has won numerous Grammy Awards and was presented with the prestigious National Medal of Arts. Perhaps most impressively, Stanley has recorded over 170 albums and was famously featured on the multi-platinum soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band
Saturday 9:15-10:45pm
Master musician Peter Rowan is an Americana legend whose career spans over five decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe to his much lauded 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 live performances.
Johnson Brothers Band
Friday and Saturday 6:00-8:00pm
The Johnson Brothers are Lexington’s serious minded Classic Rock stylists. Known for tackling the “deep tracks,” expect them to deliver a fun-filled two night stand with favorites from the 1960s and 1970s.