John Cowan

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A professional music maker since age 14, John Cowan’s blazing tenor has long been regarded as one of the treasures of the acoustic-music world. Best-known as the voice that electrified millions as the centerpiece of New Grass Revival, which took the acoustic-music world by storm with a string of sizzling albums, internationally acclaimed concert appearances, a musical collaboration with Leon Russell, Grammy nominations and reams of ecstatic press notices. Over a decade after the breakup of the band, Cowan continuously tours both as a solo artist and as part of several ensembles. The mutual admiration and musical influences between Darrell Scott and John Cowan, along with etown host and Hot Rize member Nick Forster (all three have played together in a number of different bluegrass ensembles), sparked the on-going tour between the three musicians throughout the last year.