Samuel Ervin Beam, better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album. He occasionally tours with a full band.
Beam performing in 2022
Iron & Wine at a 2006 concert at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool
Sarah Beam, Samuel's sister, at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 census, Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 71st-most populous city in the United States. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 608,879 in 2023. The Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the Research Triangle, which had an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023.
Image: Baldwin Auditorium, East Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961008411)
Image: Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, Durham, NC (49140492242)
Image: Unity at Bennett Place
Image: Carolina Theatre (Durham Auditorium 1924)