With harmonies that seem to come from one astonishing voice, The Bowmans share a rare, near telepathic musical bond. The touring twins are a Brooklyn based “roller coaster” duo, ranging from poignantly captivating to serendipitously joyful. Their music is concurrently sophisticated and imaginative, blending together the preserved vulnerability and abandoned glee of their Iowa childhood. The Bowmans deeply move and delight their audience world wide with uncanny, evocative, and unforgettable performances. Albums: The Bowmans (unreleased) produced by Malcolm Burn, Far From Home 2006

Trained cellist and vocalist Sarah Bowman started writing songs as a teenager in the sisters’ hometown, Davenport, Iowa. Claire Bowman’s talents go beyond singing and percussion into the visual arts, which she included in her study of a wide range of passions in college. Claire is the creator of the album covers and artwork for The Bowmans’ first two albums. The identical twins are easy to tell apart due to their compatible yet contrasting personalities. Their music is influenced both by the classical and early polyphonic musical tastes of their father and the American folk singer songwriters of the 60s and 70s, the Blues and Gospel tastes of their mother. The girls have been performing their original songs on stages for audiences both voluntary, and in the early days, involuntary, since the age of 8.

Past Carrer Highlights Include:

5 tours in Switzerland and Germany from 2006 to 2010. The 2010 Spring tour was well received with press in over 10 papers with glowing reviews.

Performances among a star lineup on the first Sixthman Entertainment Cayamo cruise, 2008. This included Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Patti Griffin, Brandi Carlile, and other top artists.  The Bowmans received this honor thanks to Paste Magazine and the overwhelming support of Bowmans fans. 

Performance and live in-studio with UK BBC Radio2's popular music icon, Bob Harris in 2009 on the Whispering Bob Harris Show. 

Tours have included (but were not limited to) two, five-week residencies at Los Angeles' Hotel Cafe in 2008, a feature live show at Hollywood's landmark record store, Amoeba Music, two tours supporting the renowned Rasputina, feature support spots for Fran Healy of Travis at NYC's reputed nonprofit, Housing Works, Greg Brown at NY's (The Fillmore at) Irving Plaza, and The Avett Brothers at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN. 

Festival appearances on land include four times at New York's CMJ, twice at the Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in TN, The Chattanooga River Bend Festival, twice at The Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis, Charlotte, NC's Femme Fest, twice at the Tosco Music Party, The Housing Works Summer Festival, and the Midwest Music Summit. 

Sarah and Claire both received maximum ASCAP live performance awards in 2008.

The Bowmans have appeared live in studio on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 twice, KPIG, CA twice, WAMC in Albany, KUNI in Iowa, WDVX numerous times in Knoxville, TN, WNCW in NC, WFMU in Jersey City, NJ and many other regional and college stations throughout  the U.S. 

Currently, their music is aired on national radio in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Portugal, plus regional radio in Spain, Holland, Germany and the U.S., including an early selection of their music on NPR's "All Songs Considered."  Their music was circulating for over a year in over 10,000 U.S. and European Starbucks stores, was featured twice on an MTV reality show, and "On the Road" is featured at length in the opening credits of an Italian film.