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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David B. Rowe |
| Born | April 10, 1973 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk, sea shanty, Celtic |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, tin whistle |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Labels | Outer Green |
| Website | www |
David B. Rowe (born April 10, 1973), is an American folk singer and musician. [1]
Rowe was born in Lewiston, Maine on April 10, 1973, the only son, one of two children of Tom Rowe and his wife Joanne Demers. He also has three half sisters from his father's second marriage. He is a third generation musician following his father Tom and mother Joanne, an uncle and both grandfathers. Rowe studied musical composition at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. [2]
Rowe was the first bass player for the Makem Brothers, the sons of famous Irish musician Tommy Makem.
While performing as a guitarist and vocalist with his father Tom Rowe as Rowe by Rowe, they added Denny Breau, brother of Lenny Breau and became Turkey Hollow. [3] [4] Rowe is also Choir Director of the First Universalist Church, Auburn, Maine. [5]
Thomas Joseph Rowe was the bass player and a singer in the folk trios Schooner Fare and Turkey Hollow. He was noted for playing a model XL2 Steinberger bass guitar. Born to Charles "Bud" Rowe, and his wife, Thoma, he had two brothers named Russ and Chuck, and a sister named Shirley. He went to school in Auburn, Maine and graduated from Edward Little High School as part of the class of 1969. He majored in Music Education at Gorham State College, now the University of Southern Maine, though never graduated. In 1975, Rowe joined the Maine folk/rock group Devonsquare. Three months after joining, the band split into two separate groups, and he went along with Steve and Chuck Romanoff, to form Schooner Fare. As part of the band, Tom sang and played electric bass, pennywhistle, and sometimes guitar. He also wrote a number of songs for the band, which included "Salt Water Farm," "Big House, Middle House, Back House, Barn," "John Cook," "The Royal Tar," and "Way Down Below."
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