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For the past 30 years, Lance Cowan has worked behind the scenes with some of the country’s finest songwriters, including Joe Ely, Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Michael Martin Murphey and many more. Along the way, he has quietly honed his own songwriting skills, learning from those artists and a deep well of influences Jackson Browne to John Prine. His works have been performed and / or recorded by such respected artists as Joan Baez, Janis Ian, David Mallett, and several independent artists. His 2024 debut, So Far, So Good and his new Against The Grain, have been met with tremendous critical acclaim.

“(Against The Grain) further attest to his way with both melodies and lyrics.”

Peter Blackstock / No Depression

“If he’d never made another album, he’s already be something like the Shohei Ohtani of music - a two way player in a game in which being a one-way player is hard enough!”

Arsenio Orteza / World Radio

“Lance, you killed it! A true picturesque soundtrack for all us rockin’ baby boomers! I’m still listening!”

Richard Young / The Kentucky HeadHunters

“Brilliant! You are a songwriter indeed!”

Michael Jaworek / The Birchmere

Highlights

PBS TV Recording for Song of the Mountains, taped in at the Lincoln Theater in Marion, Virginia, sharing bill with Steve Earle;
Appeared on WoodSongs Old Time Radio, Lexington, KY, broadcasting to some 90 Million households, including Armed Forces Radio and RFD TV;
Invitation to The Frank Brown Songwriter Festival, 2025, performing with Jeff Silbar (“Wind Beneath My Wings”), Tim Buppert (“She’s Sure Taking It Well”), Jim Parker (“Chicken Truck”), Jeff Silvey (“Little Bit of Faith”)
Appearances on WSM-AM’s Coffee Country & Cody (Nashville, TN), WMOT’s Finally Friday (Nashville, TN), WDVX’s Blue Plate Special (Knoxville), Live from Nashville (online radio), WDCB Radio (Chicago);
Performances at The Listening Room (Nashville), The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), The Red Wheel (Franklin, TN), Water Wheel Songwriting Series (Bowling Green, KY), Starstruck Farms (Lebanon, TN), The Sound Wall (Opelika, AL), Calmes House Concerts (Baton Rouge), The Frogpond (Silver Hill, AL), Chez Shad House Concerts (Great Barrington, MA), Studio 9 (North Adams, MA), Music Makers / Delgado Guitars (Nashville, TN), The Station (Louisville, TN), Main & Monroe (Lexington, TN), City Winery (Nashville, TN), Peaceful Side Brewery (Maryville, TN);
2024 debut, So Far, So Good, named by several critics’ “best of year” lists;
Rave reviews from No Depression, World Radio, American Songwriter, Country Music People, The Absolute Sound, Deep Roots, Music Row Rowfax, Americana Highways, DeepRoots, PowerPop, Pop Culture Classics, Americana (UK), Country Music People (UK), Goldmine, The Rogovoy Report, No Fences, Making A Scene, Americana Highways, The Aquarian, The Alternate Root, and more;
Shared stage with Steve Earle, Pat Alger, Rafe Van Hoy, Wood Newton, Pat Flynn, Irene Kelley, Mark Irwin, Tony Arata, Chip Davis and more.
Guests on So Far So Good & Against The Grain include Dan Dugmore (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt), Sam Bush, Pat Flynn (New Grass Revival), Vinny Santoro (Rodney Crowell), Chip & Billy Davis (Alabama, Dolly Parton), Pat McInerney (Nanci Griffith), Andrea Zonn (James Taylor)