Dave Rowe was born in Lewiston, Maine on April 10, 1973. Though he grew up in a very musical environment with two parents who were professional entertainers as well as an uncle and both grandfathers, Dave did not have any musical aspirations as a child. It wasn’t until he was a middle school student that he was persuaded by music teachers who were aware of his heritage to participate in the band(as tuba player) and in chorus. In a short time Dave began taking piano lessons from local legend and Juilliard graduate Vesta Orr, quickly moving from Three Blind Mice to cornerstones of the classical piano repertoire. Dave also studied pipe organ and music theory with Professor Marion Anderson at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Before long Dave realized that he wanted to make music his life’s work and began to broaden his experience from classical training into more diverse pursuits. Dave asked his Dad (the late Tom Rowe of Schooner Fare) for electric bass lessons. He soon began teaching himself to play other instruments including guitar, banjo, and mandolin. Within a year he found himself gainfully employed in the music business as the bass player for the critically-acclaimed Makem Brothers (the sons of legendary Irish music performer, Tommy Makem). Upon graduation from Edward Little high School, Dave left the Makems to study at the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut as a music composition major. After a successful semester at Hartt, the call of the road proved too seductive, and Dave left Hartt to tour with rising Maine country music star, Don Campbell, collaborating on Don’s second album, “Higher Ground,” and co-writing some of Don’s signature songs including Love is Blind and Rosalina.