by Jack O’Handley from Rubix Wheel
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Robert A. Daniel, “We recently saw Peter Rowan at the City Winery in Nashville. It was a great show by one I consider a national treasure. You owe it to yourself to go see him.”
Peter Rowan has been one of my favorite artists for a long time. I saw him a couple times in the late ’90’s at Teluride Bluegrass Fest in CO and then in Columbus with Tony Rice in the Early 2000’s. I’m a huge fan of his voice and songwriting skills.
Rowan opened the show with Dustbowl Children, a great song with the message that we are all Dusbowl Children. He wore a large hat and had a bassist out of the spotlight accompanying him. What a treat to see him in such an intimate venue.
Dharma Blues was another highlight of the set. Rowan told a story about a place in India where he got the idea for the song Dharma Blues.
The encore was one of my favorites, Midnight Moonlight, a little song he wrote and played with Old and In the Way, a band Jerry Garcia and David Grisman were part anchored along with Rowan and Vassar Clements, and John Kahn. It’s also a song I sing in my own repertoire when performing with Rubix Wheel.
Peter Rowan has continued as a successful solo artist before and after Old and in the Way. Even though most people know him for the formerly mentioned band, he was in a band before it with Bill Monroe and many bands after it. Rowan is a Grammy award winner and a six time nominee. He is a true American treasure. Rowan is a uniquely talented performer who still puts on great shows and tours the nation. He is someone I up to and admire, and he has a wit about him that is playful, sarcastic, and funny all at the same time.
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band – Righteous Pathway & Goodbye Old Pal (Merlefest 2015)
Setlist
- Dust Bowl Children
- Cold Rain and Snow
- The Free Mexican Air Force
- Dharma Blues
- Vulture Peak
- Wisdom Woman
- Walls of Time
- Land of the Navajo
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