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Dave Rowe
Returning to his home state of Maine after an extended cruise on his trusty boat, Stinkpot, traveling troubadour, singer-songwriter, and interpreter of traditional and modern song, Dave Rowe has spent the last year seeing the eastern United States the way few others havefrom her seemingly endless miles of historic waterways. Daves 30-year career has had him on stages all over the eastern seaboard and throughout Americas heartland, but like many of his fellow Mainers going back generations, the siren song of the sea had been luring him all his life, and at the end of 2018, he gave in.
For most of his career, like most traveling musicians, Dave has lived out of cars and suitcases, eaten in quaint diners and fast-food joints, playing gigs along the way. Armed with a guitar, a dream, a quick wit, a soaring tenor voice, and the heart of an entertainer, he has enthralled audiences everywhere hes gone, bringing them from raucous singalongs to laughter to tears and everything in between.
A few years ago, Dave hatched a new dream to travel the eastern continental US by boat, following the Great Loop, and singing songs along the way. The Great Loop is a 6,000-mile string of navigable waters from the east coast to the Great Lakes via the Hudson River and Erie Canal, down the inland rivers and canals of the heartland to the Gulf of Mexico, and around the Atlantic Intra-Coastal Waterway up the East Coast. For this journey, Dave parked his venerable Toyota in favor of a 38-foot Bayliner motor yacht. From the bridge of this vessel, he has seen America like very few others have. As he voyaged, Dave shared his music with new audiences along the wayin unconventional and idyllic placesand filled his quiver with new songs inspired by the journey, which will be recorded on a future CD release.
Daves music is handmade and heartfelt. It springs from deep roots borne out of the song traditions of Ireland and the British Isles, cultivated in the roots music of North America, and filtered through the musical sensibility of a classically-trained musician who is as at home directing a choir or wind ensemble as he is standing with his acoustic guitar in front of a large audience singing songs together. His original songs come from the heart of a poet and the soul of a maestro, examining subject matter as varied as Daves interests, from songs of the sea to historical sketches, from songs of abiding love to social commentary.
The path Dave Rowe took to music was probably unavoidable. Both of his parents were professional musiciansas were both of his grandfathers. Daves late father, Tom, was a founding member of the internationally-acclaimed folk trio, Schooner Fare. A lineage and pedigree of which Dave is proud, but to define his music through the lens of what came before would be a mistake. Hes made a name for himself not because of what his father achieved, but in spite of it.
Theres a risk of being pigeonholed when undertaking a similar path to a parent, a hurdle Dave has risen above time and again in his many years on the road and fifteen critically-acclaimed recordings, leading Sing Out! contributor and long-time WFDU radio host, Ron Olesko, to write of the younger Rowe, To look at his youthful appearance, you would not suspect that Dave has 27 years of experience as a professional musician, but as soon as he takes the stage you can tell that this man is a consummate artist. Dave graces the stage and brings everyone under his spell. The son of the late Tom Rowe of Schooner Fare, Dave has folk music in his heart and soul. Based in Maine, I hope Dave will spend more time performing at venues throughout the country so others can discover the magic he creates.
Daves 2019-2020 floating musical journey took him through eighteen U.S. states and Ontario, Canada. He with his trusty guitar; his yacht, Stinkpot; and his first mate, Stacey, rose from sea level to 900 feet above sea level utilizing countless locks on the way.When not plying the high seas, Dave moors his boat on the wharves of Portland, Maines largest city, and travels from there to enthrall audiences all over the continental United States and Canada, leading a reviewer from Milwaukees Irish American Post to write, Rowes huge, deep voice filled the room and vibrated off the walls. Within minutes, he had everyone singing and clapping along. It was a toe-tapping good time.
Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door.
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5 Depot Street
FREEPORT, ME 04032
United States
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