Scott H. Biram

Scott H. Biram at Sweetwater Music Hall
* Sunday, March 31, 8:00 pm

Scott H. Biram, a proud Texan raised on the outskirts of Austin, is a maverick in the tradition of Doug Sahm, Roky Erickson (13th Floor Elevators) and Gibby Haines (Butthole Surfers).

Shortly after releasing his third record (2003’s Lo-Fi Mojo), the 28-year-old’s life was nearly cut short after a near-fatal head-on collision with a big rig semi. He was still bedridden when he made his Rehabilitation Blues EP, the predecessor to his 2005 debut for Bloodshot Records, The Dirty Old One Man Band.

Biram grew up in San Marcos, Texas. “My dad played sax a little bit around the house. My uncles played guitar together in a band.

There were always guitars and pianos around. I messed around with ‘em, but didn’t get serious about playing and songwriting until high school. I sang and wrote lyrics in a punk-metal band.

We played in local bars for free beer, and any attention we could get from the local chicks. That was cool enough for us back then.

“My dad turned me on to Doc Watson and Leadbelly early on. I inherited my great-grandfather’s banjo when I was 19, and I started doing solo acoustic shows on the side. All that while I was still rockin’ out in the punk band.

Those acoustic shows morphed into a bluegrass band, but I still did solo stuff on the side, stomping my foot on the floor and developing a more aggressive guitar approach.

Sometime around 2000, I realized I could consolidate the folk roots with my heavier stuff and offer something that was truly my own. The Scott H. Biram One Man Band was born.”

“I never liked being called a singer/songwriter,” says Biram, “but those are some of my best qualities. I don’t want people to think I’m a ‘fool on a stool,’ which is what I imagine comes into people’s heads when they hear ‘singer/songwriter.’ I try to steer clear of that, when I can.”

With The One & Only Scott H. Biram, the singer once again proves himself to be an unstoppable force, refusing to bow in the face of outside challenges and demonstrating a unique ability to live up to the traditions of rough-hewn, individualistic Texas-born music.

He looks forward to returning to tour the highways and byways of America throughout 2024.