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 Lee Rowe
Whether playing a fiddle
tune at lightning speed, or coaxing the depth of emotion
from a tragic ballad, Lee Rowe is introducing new audiences
to the plaintive sound of the mountain dulcimer, an
instrument that has it's roots in the Appalachian frontier
of early America. Lee has held onto the instrument's
traditional roots while creating new music that transcends
easy categorization.
Lee began playing the dulcimer while still a teenager in
Portsmouth, Virginia. Being isolated from the dulcimer
community, he developed his own unique style by borrowing
techniques from other instruments such as guitar and
mandolin. He began performing and writing with Bonaparte's
Revenge in Richmond, Virginia. In 1995 he moved to
Nashville, TN where his style, which combines complex
crosspicking with the instrument's rhythmic drone, has
continued to evolve.
His arrangements of traditional music won him numerous
awards including the 1999 U.S. National Dulcimer
Championship in Winfield, KS. His ultimate goal,
whether as a composer, performer or teacher, is to expose
more people to the beauty and potential of the mountain
dulcimer as a vital and creative instrument.
Books
Secrets Revealed
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The Music of Wire and Wood
(book)
The Beginning
Dulcimist Vol. I - Playing the Mountain Dulcimer From Scratch
(book)
Recordings
Wire and Wood
- (CD)
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Memories, Ghost
Stories and Second Chances - (CD)
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