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Rowan (musical group from Kansas, USA)

Rowan, also registered as Rowan: Celtic Music from the Heartland, was created in Wichita, Kansas in November, 1997 by founding members Anne Crane (guitar and vocals), Doug Harvey (cittern, 12-string guitar, banjo, whistle, vocals), Dean Karres (bodhran, low whistle, vocals), and Lance Zimmerman (fiddle). The rise of the band in the region paralleled the interest in the U.S. of Celtic music thanks to the popularity of the music and dance performance, Riverdance.

The band grew out of the local Irish music session which enjoyed some popularity and was occasionally recruited to play at weddings and other events. Its first paying gig was in April, 1998 at the "Javaluiah" coffeehouse in Wichita, KS. Shortly afterward, the band released its first recording, "So Many Tunes, So Little Time," after an all day / all night recording session with engineer