Sean McGowan

guitarist - educator - composer

Discography

Discography

Explore the complete collection of albums and tracks, showcasing the journey and artistry behind the music.

Union Station (2022)

  1. Union Station
  2. Around the Corner
  3. North: Cheyenne
  4. Hickory Stripe
  5. Blue No.4
  6. Sunflower Poetic
  7. Boxcar Interlude
  8. Narrow Gauge
  9. Come Back to It
  10. Lanterns on the Wall
  11. Joie de Vivre
  12. Under the Western Stars
  13. Now Open
  14. Cumbres & Toltee
  15. Silverpoet
  16. Red No.5
  17. South: Santa Fe
  18. Cimarron
  19. Palo Duro Canyon
  20. Amarillo

My Fair Lady (2015)

  1. Get Me To The Church On Time
  2. On The Street Where You Live
  3. Wouldn't It Be Loverly
  4. Show Me
  5. The Rain In Spain
  6. With A Little Bit Of Luck
  7. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
  8. I Could've Danced All Night

Sean McGowan’s playing and arranging are world class. My Fair Lady delivers with beauty, imagination, and stunning technique.Fingerstyle Guitar Journal (October 2015)

Thanksgiving & Christmas Tidings (2014)

  1. Thankful
  2. We Gather Together
  3. Over The River And Through The Woods
  4. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
  5. Jingle Bells
  6. Joy To The World
  7. Apple Tree Wassail/Canzone/On Christmas Night
  8. Silent Night
  9. Deck The Halls
  10. Auld Lang Syne
  11. Go Tell It On The Mountain
  12. The Cutty Wren
  13. The Holly And The Ivy
  14. O Holy Night
  15. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
  16. O Come, All Ye Faithful

A great album that makes me appreciate all that can be done with the combination of familiar tunes, a single guitar, and supremely talented hands.Dan Gabel, Peghead Nation (December 2014)

Sphere: The Music of Thelonious Monk (2011)

Solo Jazz Guitar

  1. Blue Monk
  2. Rhythm-A-Ning
  3. Bye-Ya
  4. Ruby, My Dear
  5. We See
  6. 'Round Midnight
  7. Trinkle-Tinkle
  8. North of the Sunset
  9. Light Blue
  10. Crepuscule with Nellie

McGowan has created an immensely pleasing CD, a work of art that allows both himself and Monk to shine.All About Jazz (December 2011)

Indigo (2008)

Solo Jazz Guitar

  1. Stolen Moments
  2. I'm Old Fashioned
  3. My Romance
  4. Indigo
  5. Confirmation
  6. Polkadots & Moonbeams
  7. There Will Never Be Another You
  8. Theo Brown
  9. Prelude To A Kiss
  10. Where or When

Really stunning…a non-guitarist will never realize just how much is going on, but we guitarists will constantly ask ourselves, ‘How did he do that?’Just Jazz Guitar magazine (November 2008)

River Coffee (2001)

Solo Acoustic Guitar

  1. All Blues
  2. My Friend Tyrome
  3. I Mean You (#1)
  4. Single Petal of a Rose
  5. Mexican Bird
  6. The Hugbuggy
  7. August
  8. Circle
  9. Damariscotta
  10. East 7th Street
  11. I Mean You (#2)
  12. October
  13. River

Well, in this huge world of music, with “umpteen” artists debuting their work way before their time, few artists I’ve come across match the readiness and musical knowledge of native Mainer, Sean McGowan.WMPG Radio, Portland, ME (2002)

guitarist - educator - composer