POLAND — Maine native Dave Rowe, who grew up with folk music flowing through his veins, will be perfoming at 7 p.m., Aug. 3 at the All Souls Chapel in Poland Spring, under the auspices of the Poland Spring Preservation Society.
Tickets, available at the door, are $7.50; doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Son of the late Schoolfare performer Tom Rowe, there was always a sort of expectation that Dave would “join the family business,” which he did at the tender age of 15.
With 13 critically-acclaimed recordings under his belt—by himself and with his various bands—and a career in the music business that has endured for some 26 years, Rowe is a force to be reckoned with. A long-time staple of pubs and music halls throughout New England, he has spent more than half of his life playing sing-alongs having a rollicking good time for himself.
Rowe has decided it’s time to take his well-honed solo show on the road to concert halls and festivals around the U.S. and Canada. Having cut his on-stage teeth on the rough edge of Irish pubs, Rowe is a singular entertainer, able to relate to even the most stubborn audience members and get them singing along. He firmly believes that singing is balm for the soul, and that singing together—whether in choirs, in pubs, at concerts, or in kitchen parties—is a primary part of the human experience.
When he is not touring, you can find Rowe writing songs on his back porch at his home in Portland, working on the house or in his small yard, enjoying the sea air, and walking or bicycling and enjoying the beauty of Maine’s largest city.
FMI: online at polandspringpreservation@gmail.com or call (207) 998-4142.
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