Sean Rowe Born and raised in Troy, New York, Rowe started playing music at an early age. He received a bass guitar from his father on his 12th birthday and performed in a local band.[ After receiving an acoustic guitar as a gift from his uncle, Rowe began playing solo. He wrote his first song at the age of seven on a Fisher-Price typewriter after listening to Survivor‘s “Eye of the Tiger.”Sean Rowe started seriously writing songs when he was 18. The first complete song that he wrote was called “Turtle,” which was inspired by his friend and singer-songwriter Jeanne French.
An avid naturalist, Rowe often speaks of his fascination with the woods and his connection to the land.
Rowe also studied under wild food author and expert, Samuel Thayer, and has partnered with Kawing Crow Awareness Center as a guest instructor for wilderness survival workshops and wild edible plant foraging. Since 2009, Rowe has contributed as a blogger to the Albany Times Union on topics concerning nature, wildlife and his music career.[