Sam Beam lives in Miami, FL and makes music under the name Iron and Wine. He is a father of two (both daughters) and teaches cinematography at a local college. September 2002 saw the release of his debut album, The Creek Drank the Cradle. That record was/is hushed, literate, intimate, melodic: a quiet treasure which, with its unaffected candor and depth, found fans all over.

In March 2004 Sam Beam released his second album, Our Endless Numbered Days. Again there are no grand gestures, instead the record is filled with tiny moments, little windows into our shared mortality in a way that serves to sharpen the hunger for love and connection over time rather than dull or defeat it. Listening to Our Endless Numbered Days makes plain Sam’s deft touch with words and melody; one that allows him to turn out stories about love, loss, faith, or the lack of it that are at once personal and universal, set to music that is sweetly haunting and timeless.

Following his December 2003 tour of Australia as support for The Shins, Sam Beam is returning to headline a tour in his own right, bringing with him regular touring & recording conspirators Sarah Beam (his sister) & Patrick McKinney.

Entertainment Weekly: “Based in Miami, of all places, [Beam] launches balloons of sweetly whispered regret over trance-inducing backwoods string arrangements and watches them float away, his heart in tow.”

The Onion: “Equally assured with sweetly lilting pop and doomstruck ballads, Beam invests these songs with hypnotic beauty and sparkling melody, making them as accessible as they are affecting.”

Iron & Wine albums “Our Endless Numbered Days” & “The Creek Drank The Cradle”, & EP “The Sea & The Rhythm” available via Stomp/Sub Pop.

Dates Played

BRISBANE
When: Fri 01-10-04
Where: The Zoo

SYDNEY
When: Sat 02-10-04
Where: At Newtown

MELBOURNE
When: Sun 03-10-04
Where: Corner Hotel

MELBOURNE
When: Mon 04-10-04
Where: Corner Hotel

ADELAIDE
When: Wed 06-10-04
Where: Grace Emily