Iron & Wine

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Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name of folk rock singer-songwriter Sam Beam (* July 26, 1974). He currently resides in Dripping Springs, Texas, outside Austin and has released three studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named “Beef Iron & Wine” that he found in a general store while shooting a film.

Beam was raised outside Columbia, South Carolina, where his father worked in land management and his mother was a schoolteacher. He graduated from the Florida State University Film School with an MFA degree. Until the first Iron & Wine album, Beam’s main source of income was as a professor of film and cinematography at the University of Miami and Miami International University of Art & Design. He had been writing songs for over seven years before a friend lent him a four-track recorder. His friends handed out copies of demos that he had made, and the owner of Sub Pop Records personally contacted Beam and proposed a deal.

Beam released his first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, on the Sub Pop label in 2002; Beam wrote, performed, recorded, and produced every track on the album by himself at a studio in his home. The album features acoustic guitars, banjo, and slide guitar; its music has been compared, variously, to that of Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Young, Elliott Smith, and Ralph Stanley.

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The Creek Drank the Cradle
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1	Naked As We Came	5,710
2	Such Great Heights	4,604
3	Boy With A Coin	3,954
4	Love and Some Verses	3,564
5	Each Coming Night	2,891
6	Passing Afternoon	2,875
7	Sunset Soon Forgotten	2,840
8	Fever Dream	2,642
9	On Your Wings	2,522
10	Teeth in the Grass	2,481
11	Sodom, South Georgia	2,438
12	Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car	2,434
13	Radio War	2,337
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samelson031 wrote:
7 hours ago

lions mane should be higher

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bobobob1230 wrote:
Monday morning

i am a big fan of sam's music. good vibes to you!

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Trapeze27 wrote:
yesterday evening

I personally suggest Woman King. It's short but every song is very powerful. and it's a good median between his low-fi earlier albums and his newer album Shepherd's Dog. They're all amazing though.

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sifelltneytandi wrote:
yesterday evening

The Creek Drank the Cradle is a perfect first album, and his best in my opinion.

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alquemia wrote:
yesterday afternoon

which album is best to start with?

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zdkm wrote:
yesterday morning

Yeah, Innocent Bones is better than at least half of the current top tracks.

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bramblam wrote:
Saturday evening

Norberto Lobo

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Trossles wrote:
Friday morning

Who do I not see Innocent Bones? Seriously, BEST SONG EVER.

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keytar wrote:
Friday morning

who's that guy that looks like sam beam on the pc commercials?

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scenestain wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Bird Stealing Bread should be much higher

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scenestain wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

y so many irrelevant posts? Woman King is an EP so I didnt mention it. its ok though.

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MaharAbuHamad wrote:
Wednesday morning

:] Love his songs

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marymeg wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Great set at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in SF!!!!

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bibinnba wrote:
8 days ago

Pls come to Japan!!!

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DimaTemptation wrote:
9 days ago

wtf is varg doing here

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Iowa656 wrote:
9 days ago

OMFG its VARG from Burzum he's not in prison after all.

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LNlovesmusic wrote:
10 days ago

setlist for this tour?

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nicadeline wrote:
10 days ago

Super bummed Iron & Wine is opening for Swell Season... does anyone else feel like this is a bit backwards? ...saw 'em in Albuquerque... excellent but NOT enough Iron & Wine!

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gileadroad wrote:
11 days ago

hey have you checked out Figg yet? great sublime sounds from Robin and Gilden

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tfortash wrote:
12 days ago

I think Bonnie 'Prince' Billy has the best beard, it would frighten children and small animals.

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