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sweetsister

....but the fighter still remained

About Me

Lori J Rowton, formerly of the duo "sweetsister", has been in Nashville for 10 years. Known for "doing things her way" from her self-taught finger-picking to solo songwriting, Lori has garnered a reputation for being shockingly original yet comfortingly familiar at the same time. Always a joy to watch on-stage, Lori's refreshing live shows hit the right note everytime. ______________________________________ ______________________________________"sweetsister" is Lori's duo with best friend, Sandra Gonzales and can be heard on the the posted songs on this page.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/19/2005
Band Website: sweetsister.net
Band Members: Lori J. Rowton (sweetsister is Lori J Rowton and Sandra Gonzales)
Influences: Loris' influences: James Taylor, AliceNChains, Simon and Garfunkel, Alison Krauss, Sly and the Family Stone, The Eagles
Sounds Like: People have said a mix between: Seal, Jon Mayer, Nickel Creek... weird huh? I think I sound like me! When Sandra and I sing together I can TOTALLY get the SEAL or Nickel Creek reference though...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Note from Sandra - Read it and HELP OUT!!! :-)

Hey Everyone!Thanks for taking the time to read this! Ok, here it is..I'm training to run/walk The San Francisco AIDS Mararthon! 26.2 Miles!!! It is 6 Months of training. I started training in Februra...
Posted by sweetsister on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:11:00 PST

Happy New Year!!!

Hello friends!  Happy New Year to all of you!  I spoke to Sandra last night and she is healthy and happy and for those of you who didn't know... MARRIED!!!  Drop by her page and leave y...
Posted by sweetsister on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:17:00 PST

Playing this Thursday in Nashville

Hi friends!  I am playing this Thursday, July 26th at: The Crescent Cafe and Oyster Bar (formerly Guido's Pizza) 416 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN @ 7:00 pm This is a "Chicks w/ Picks" show ho...
Posted by sweetsister on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:39:00 PST

Sickie-Pie

Just got home from work (been a sickie this week) and FINALLY it's the weekend!  I had to cancel my performance this week b/c my tonsils were touching but I just wanted to say that I'm sure Roxie...
Posted by sweetsister on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:10:00 PST

yum

Sherbet is good.  I'm eating some right now and I felt compelled.    Lori
Posted by sweetsister on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:02:00 PST

The ATL for AGT

We're headed to the ATL in about 30 minutes!  Everybody wish us luck!  We're following my good friend Shawn from the Issues there and our friend Beth Varnado is coming along to participate a...
Posted by sweetsister on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:14:00 PST

I figured it out!!

I'm an idiot.  It was SO easy to add pictures to this page.  I just now figured it out (and it took about 2 minutes)... I want to sign this, "Sandra" but I just can't do it to her. Love, The...
Posted by sweetsister on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:24:00 PST

The ATL

Sandra and I are going to the ATL for a week in April (that's Atlanta for all the posers)!!  I think the last week??  Still tentative, but is anyone playing there who we should check ou...
Posted by sweetsister on Tue, 04 Apr 2006 10:46:00 PST

The train wreck we all are

Well... the time has come!  We haven't played a show since we played in L.A. in AUGUST!  We haven't been on a break like this since we've been singing together seriously (6 years). ...
Posted by sweetsister on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:00:00 PST

Watching Oprah and crying...

Hello all!  It's Lori.  I have been a sick grrrl this weekend w/ a sinus infection so I've actually been at home ALLLL weekend.  I didn't even go to work!  I know, that's highly un...
Posted by sweetsister on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 02:26:00 PST