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Columbia, South Carolina, United States (1974 – present)

Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name of folk rock singer-songwriter Sam Beam (born July 26, 1974). He currently resides in Dripping Springs, Texas, outside Austin and has released three studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named “Beef Iron & Wine” that he found in a general store.

Beam was raised outside Columbia, South Carolina, United States where his father worked in land management and his mother was a schoolteacher. He graduated from the Florida State University Film School with an MFA degree. Until the first Iron & Wine album, Beam’s main source of income was as a professor of film and cinematography at the University of Miami and Miami International University of Art & Design. He had been writing songs for over seven years before a friend lent him a four-track recorder. His friends handed out copies of demos that he had made, and the owner of Sub Pop Records personally contacted Beam and proposed a deal.

Beam released his first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, on the Sub Pop label in 2002; Beam wrote, performed, recorded, and produced every track on the album by himself at a studio in his home. The album features acoustic guitars, banjo, and slide guitar; its music has been compared, variously, to that of Nick Drake, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Young, Elliott Smith, and Ralph Stanley.

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leekpie wrote:
3 hours ago

I love this man.

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bexestabueno wrote:
12 hours ago

yes.

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halunkefm wrote:
yesterday afternoon

chłopok z monetom mo dryg

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Galinor wrote:
Saturday afternoon

"He sings like someone who doesn't have a beard. " Haha, I can reallly identify myself with this. :D

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Hiigg wrote:
Saturday afternoon

*---*

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meanmrmustard wrote:
Saturday morning

He sings like someone who doesn't have a beard.

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StereoJoker wrote:
Friday evening

Sam Beam saved my soul.

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azul360 wrote:
Friday afternoon

I love their version of such great heights! I didn't realize that was on a commercial! Iron & Wine is AMAZING!!!!!!!!

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tuma_75 wrote:
Thursday morning

oj yeah

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DJDump wrote:
Wednesday evening

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrddddddd!

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Locust_ wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Can't wait for new songs

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kiwibeard wrote:
Monday evening

my beard will never be as beautiful as Sam's

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Stone_Birds wrote:
7 days ago

He's very nice but he's just like anyone else in the world (he can get really pissed) in fact a lot of his songs are about him being angry (or have references) btw he's a daddy

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Gurthaur wrote:
last month

1974 - present / lol

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1226 wrote:
last month

i second that

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jathammer wrote:
last month

i heard this guy is such an asshole in real life. btw he looks like santa claus in this picture.

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MazeBot wrote:
last month

I like him, so relaxing etc. and he looks so charming

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Locust_ wrote:
last month

freakly sweet

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soldyourSOUL wrote:
last month

Folk music is an acquired taste. Sam isn't trying to be like Britney Spears.

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mrsfernandowa wrote:
last month

House by the sea :)

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