Rowland Forever

Fender Jaguar Electric Guitar

(from EquipBoard) Rowland used this Jag almost exclusively throughout his career. His brother, Harry, writes: “…he had always been impressed with an old Fender Jaguar that Ollie Olsen had briefly owned. Rowland found his Jaguar in a ...
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The Prophet of St. Kilda

By Jenny Valentish. Reprinted from Australian Guitar, May 2006. From icy reverb to noirish twang, Jenny Valentish pays tribute to Australia’s most influential guitar fiend, Rowland S Howard… AGED 16, ROWLAND S Howard fell hopelessly, deliriously ...
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Reflections on Rowland

On Rowland’s official site, I’ve been perusing the pages of media, to see what’s still there to be found. Many things are over 10 years old and I started looking for the Inpress issue with Rowland on the cover, dated October ...
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autoluminescent

Autoluminescent is the the title of one of his songs and it’s also the title of the documentary about Rowland S. Howard. It came out in 2011. Here’s the trailer.
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New Site

Just to reiterate that I am in no way officially associated with Rowland S. Howard or his estate or any other entities. This site is a labor of love as I wanted to gather everything that I could find on the internet about him. Contact me for ...
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