Peter Rowan

For the Sake of the Song: Peter Rowan “Panama Red”

January 12, 2026 Paul Kerr 2

Back in the late 60s and early 70s despite the adulation given to the ultimate trip, LSD, most of the hippie movement were getting high on pot (despite some draconian legal penalties if caught with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Peter Rowan songs

August 7, 2025 Tim Martin 3

Having recently reviewed Peter Rowan’s latest album “Tales of the Free Mexican Air Force“, which is, at least partly, a musing on some of his career high points, I found that I didn’t know that calling […]

Peter Rowan “Tales of the Free Mexican Air Force”

July 14, 2025 Tim Martin 2

A career reflection from one of the key names in americana music, with support from collaborators old and new. Peter Rowan was americana before it was even a thing. Around 1970, he played with jazz-influenced roots […]

Earth Opera cover of The Great American Eagle Tragedy

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Earth Opera “Great American Eagle Tragedy” – Elektra, 1969

September 4, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

As a teenager hungry for new music, I would scour the cut-out bins and second-hand shops of my home town. A psychedelic cover or interesting personnel would be enough to prise the 20p-50p from my pocket […]

Notes from abroad: Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan pays tribute to the Grateful Dead at Unlimited Devotion, Ardmore Music Hall, Pennsylvania – 2nd June 2023

June 21, 2023 Mike Fiorito 0

Unlimited Devotion is an annual event held in Pennsylvania’s Ardmore Music Hall to celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead and to raise funds for the Rex Foundation. This sixth Unlimited Devotion included two impromptu “supergroups,” […]