Rowan Drake - Dear Ella, Condition:New The parts of a structure

The parts of a structure of a piece of music - melody

These rare recordings predate his Bop credentials by a few months prior to his jam sessions with Charlie Parker and other pioneers

with guitarist Chet Atkins featured on many of the recordings

with humans and the yokai-the spirits of the land-living in peaceful coexistence

Rowan Drake - Dear Ella, Condition:New The parts of a structureFor 19 year old artist Rowan Drake, songwriting has always provided a space for turning inward and transforming his most complex and painful feelings into unexpected beauty. Growing up in the small college town of Ithaca, New York, the singer songwriter producer first discovered the power of that outlet when, at age 15, a terrible accident ended his burgeoning career as a competitive snowboarder. After devoting nearly all his time in high school to