| Lucian
Rowland
Growing up on the north shore
of Long Island, NY, Lucian’s earliest musical memories trace back
to tapping out notes on his family’s old upright piano or banging
out rhythms on pots and pans. By the age of eight he could be heard
beating on a full sized Ludwig set. In his twelfth year Lucian was introduced
to the string family. A Spanish nylon guitar was passed to him by a
family friend, soon after he saved for an electric guitar. He began
exploring two paths: private classical guitar instruction during the
day, and at night thumbing through a small library of songbooks and
guitar magazines revealing the classic rock riffs and popular songs
of the day.
A westward road trip began in the fall of ’95
and Lucian found himself in Colorado for the following twelve years.
Earning a classical guitar scholarship to the University of Northern
Colorado, Lucian enhanced his musical expression under the guidance
of maestro Stephen Waechter (who studied with Andres Segovia).
While continuing to explore a variety
of other styles and genres on his ever growing family of stringed insrruments
(acoustic and electric guitars, banjos, mandolins, lapslide, and bass)
Lucian enjoys traveling and performing with other talented musicians.
In 2008, he left the Rocky Mountains, and now finds himself among a
new circle of artists around the beaches of Wilmington, NC. He continues
to connect and collaborate, as he shares his love of music.
Lucian has shared the stage with such artists
as:
Bryant Jones
Steve Grandinetti (Neville Brothers, The Band, NRBQ, Willie Nelson)
Merl Saunders
Shakedown Street
Kim Stone (Spyro Gyra, Rippingtons, BB King)
Joe Cocker
Michael Reese (John Mellencamp, Deep Purple, John Mayall)
Wayne Hammerstadt
Studio credits include:
2002 Gypsy Joyride (lead elec. gtr)
2003 Southern Discomfort (lead elec. gtr)
2004 Gretchen Wagner (ac. gtr and mandolin)
2004-5 Saltwagon (mandolin and lapslide)
2005-6 Julia and the Unexpecteds (ac. and elec. guitars, lapslide)
2006 The John Mylant Band (mandolin)
2006-7 Grant Sabin (mandolin, banjo)
2008 Josh Moore (mandolin)
2008 Stephen Sellers, Low Victor Echo (elec. gtr, lapslide)
Instruments Sampled:
1998 Paul Reed Smith (artist series)
1991 Fender American Stratocaster
1994 Fender American Telecaster
Late ‘70’s Electra Hollowbody (ES-335 copy)
1952 Magnatone Lapslide
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