Sam Beam

Brussels, Belgium

Manchester Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester, UK

But in recent times most of the Open House Festival events have been focused around the Bangor area and I have been rather guilty of neglecting them.

The former who trades as the folk-lounge-Americana outfit Iron and Wine and the eclectic Californian songwriter Hoop are like a pair of unrelated siblings: their delicate golden harmonies are as instinctive as their genial bickering.

The Hub, Edinburgh, Scotland

The South Carolina singer/songwriter likes variety in his life and is not afraid to take it on the road.

I had to remind myself of this old advice several times Friday night when KCRW presented Iron & Wine‘s Sam Beam and Irish songwriter Glen Hansard at the Sayers Club in Hollywood.