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The Bowmans

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Here’s some new media from our recent SE tour.. Watch The Bowmans on Good Day Atlanta!
THANK YOU for your tremendous support in helping us achieve the amazing honor of joining our heroes, Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, and other incredible talents for the Paste Magazine Cayamo Cruise this past February. www.cayamo.com
Listen for us in Starbucks! 4 of our tracks will be on rotation in 10,000 + stores!
We’re happy to be joining Rounder Records in Europe, and looking forward to a March 2008 release of "Far from Home" across the sea! Following our album’s release, we’ll be touring Europe this Spring, so look for unfolding tour dates on our Myspace calendar.
With harmonies that seem to come from one astonishing voice, The Bowmans share a rare, near telepathic musical bond. The Brooklyn based “roller coaster” duo ranges from poignantly captivating to serendipitously joyful. Their music is concurrently sophisticated and imaginative, blending together the preserved vulnerability and abandoned glee of their childhood. The Bowmans deeply move and delight their audience world wide with uncanny, evocative, and unforgettable performances.
Sweeping across a full range of passions, the cohesive debut album from The Bowmans, Far from Home, ( Mother West Records ) includes shattering acoustic harmony-rich ballads to heartening rock songs infused with early classical and gospel influences. The duo’s sound has been compared to Gillian Welch, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, to name a few, but they are impossible to pigeonhole. Sarah and Claire Bowman have the unique intuitive connection common to twins who have performed together since youth, and because of this they are clearly always on the same musical page.
The album can be purchased online at Mother West Records
Also check out TheBowmansMusic.com
If you want to be on the Bowmans’ mailing list or FOR BOOKING, email Claire with a distinct subject line. Please do not make booking inquiries on myspace...they are easy to lose track of here. :-)
Watch The Bowmans Peform Live at Joe’s Pub, March 2007:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/24/2004
Band Website: TheBowmansMusic.com
Band Members: Sarah Bowman: Guitar, vocals (plus cello and piano on the album)
Claire Bowman: vocals, toys that make noise, artwork
Influences: Gillian Welch, Patty Griffin, Cat Power, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Indigo Girls, Palestrina, The Avett Brothers and more
Sounds Like: People compare us to any sibling act they can think of. Well, that's cool. What do you think we sound like?
Record Label: Mother West Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LA weekly preview for Amoeba Records on Feb. 2

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 The Bowmans at Amoeba Music There's something unique about the way harmonies sound when they're sung by talented sisters who've been performing together for their whole lives, ...
Posted by The Bowmans on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:28:00 PST

Our Folk Alliance Showcase Info.

Our schedule is as follows: FEB 21: THURSDAY: 12:00 Midnight room 1706 Cassidy House Concerts Showcase FEB 22: FRIDAY: 3:00 PM room 1724 Free Range Records Showcase      &...
Posted by The Bowmans on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:31:00 PST

Review in Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense

http://www.rnrnonsense.com/2008/01/review-bowmans-far-from-h ome.html...
Posted by The Bowmans on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:07:00 PST

Listen in: The Bowmans on TV/Radio/stream online Jan 5! Java Blend

Hey folks, listen in if you like, Jan. 5. In the Midwest, tune in on TV and Radio. Elsewhere, the show's online! Details are below.Time and Station Details for weekly Java Blend broadcasts:SATURDAY -...
Posted by The Bowmans on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:51:00 PST

Thanks for voting for us! We're in the top 5 for the Paste Cruise :)

Thanks for voting for us, folks! Everyone in the competition was super talented, and we're honored to be among the top 5. We will find out soon what the Cruise Artists think! We can't thank you enoug...
Posted by The Bowmans on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:15:00 PST

Performing Songwriter Magazine on The Bowmans

DIY Top 12 Picks: November 2007by Lee Zimmerman The Bowmans Far From Home Featured Download: "Make It Last" MP3 ...
Posted by The Bowmans on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:53:00 PST

Cindy Howes (WYEP Pittsburgh) on The Bowmans

Hear what Cindy has to say about Sarah and Claire Bowman
Posted by The Bowmans on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:14:00 PST

Here is what we're actually singing...

Hi everyone. While we were in Europe there was a growing rate of requests for the lyrics to the songs... naturally, seeing as New York might be the only place I can get away with mumbling half th...
Posted by The Bowmans on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:25:00 PST

Read the Americana UK Review!

We feel honored to have received a review in Americana UK on January 10th, 2007 by J. Alder. Read the review Here are a couple quotes: "The harmonies are indeed stunning, especially during unaccompa...
Posted by The Bowmans on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:28:00 PST

Pictures from Germany!

Thanks to Martin Schwartz in Karlsruhe for taking these photos at Radio Oriente in December, 2006! Pictures From Germany ...
Posted by The Bowmans on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:46:00 PST