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The Rosewood Fall
12+ albums
rockalternative rock
about
The Rosewood Fall are exactly what a band should be. What is it that keeps a group of musicians together through thick and thin, keeps them from burning out on the frustrations of music industry letdowns and the stresses that come along with a career that holds little promise of anything resembling the myth of "rock and roll glory"? In the case of The Rosewood Fall, the answer is a dedication to perseverance, a tireless work ethic, and a deep love for creating music that blends life and art in a skillful and infectious way. Sx Benjamin Holsteen and Eric Palmquist met in their freshman year dorm at Westmont College. Their Midwestern roots and mutual love for all things rock were enough for a fast bond to form. By the end of that year they had begun to play music together. A rotating cast of characters would fill the other slots in the band until the current lineup was solidified (Jim, who now plays guitar, actually played drums for an early line-up of The Rosewood Fall). In late fall/early winter of 2002, Ben and Eric recruited Jim Roach and Dan Patterson to fill out the line-up of the band for recording a demo, with the intention of seeking label interest. Jim was involved in another long-term project at the time, and Dan had been around the block, so to speak, with a former band and wasn't too convinced that he wanted to pursue music anymore at all, when Ben and Eric approached them, but both agreed to play on the demo. What came out of those sessions were three songs that g
