- NgoJulayi 26, 1974
- I-Iron & Wine ligama leqonga likaSamuel Beam. Izandi ze-Iron kunye neWayini ekuqaleni zazaliswa ngesiginci se-acoustic kunye nesilayidi, kunye namazwi athethela phantsi. Nangona kunjalo, okoko i-Iron & Wine yaqala ukuvelisa umculo ngokurhweba ngo-2002, izandi ziye zavela kwisitayile somculo we-bluesy kunye ne-upbeat jam.
- Ngaphambi kokudlala njenge-Iron kunye neWayini, iBeam yadibana noHollywood nje ngenjineli yokukhanyisa. Wasebenza kwi movie I-Patriot equlathe uMel Gibson kunye noHeath Ledger. Emva koko uBeam wafumana umsebenzi njengonjingalwazi wekholeji owayefundisa ifilimu kunye nemiboniso bhanyabhanya kwiDyunivesithi yaseMiami. Uchithe ixesha lakhe lokuphumla ebhala kwaye erekhoda iingoma kwigumbi lakhe elingaphantsi, kunye nokwandisa usapho lwakhe; ukususela ngo-2012 yena nomfazi wakhe, uKim, banentombi ezintlanu. Usapho lwakhe lunempembelelo eqhubekayo kwisigqibo sakhe sokuzibophelela kumculo wakhe, osele uphumelele ngoku.
- Njengomntwana okhulela e-Irmo, eMzantsi Carolina, uBeam ukhumbula ukuba uthe phithi bubugcisa nomculo. Uyakhumbula, 'Egumbini lam, unomathotholo wawusoloko uvuliwe ngonaphakade. Ndikhule ndizoba. Ndandisoloko ndizoba, ngalo lonke ixesha, unomathotholo evuliwe.' Njengomntu okwishumi elivisayo, uBeam wafudukela eRichmond, eVirginia apho wafunda khona ubugcisa obuhle kwiYunivesithi yaseVirginia Commonwealth. Wayeneenjongo zokuba ngumzobi, kodwa ekugqibeleni wafundela ukufota. Ekugqibeleni watshintshela kwiYunivesithi yaseFlorida State ukuya kufunda i-cinematography, kulapho wadibana khona waza wathandana noKim, owayeza kuba ngumfazi wakhe kamva.
- Iingoma ze-Iron & Wine, ezibhalwe ngokupheleleyo nguBeam, zisebenzisa iireferensi ezimbalwa zenkolo. Ngexesha lodliwanondlebe kunye ne-NPR, iBeam yachaza ukuba 'Yinxalenye yokukhula kwam. Sasisiya ecaweni, yaye abo ngabalinganiswa [esafundiswa kubo] ukufunda ngokuziphatha.’ UBeam waphinda wachaza ukuba ukhetha ukusebenzisa intelekelelo yezenkolo ukuchaza imiba entsonkothileyo yokuziphatha kunye neenjongo.
- Ileyibhile esayine i-Iron & Wine yecwecwe lokuqala leBeam yayiyi-SubPop Records yaseSeattle, eWashington. Amanye amaqela awaziwayo ukurekhoda phantsi kwelo lebhile aquka i-Nirvana, i-Flight of the Conchords, kunye ne-Soundgarden, ehambelana kakhulu ne-rock kunye ne-grunge kunezandi zabantu ze-Iron & Wine.
- I-albhamu yokuqala ye-Iron & Wine, Umlambo Wasela iCradle , yarekhodwa kwikhasethi kwikhaya likaBeam; akazange ade angene kwisitudiyo somculo de kube yicwecwe lakhe lesibini. Emva kokukhululwa kwe Umlambo Wasela iCradle in 2002, Beam ukhumbula amava akhe okuqala ukhenketho. Yayilixesha 'elinzima' kuye, watsho. 'Ndandibeva abantu ezantsi bethetha ngezona zinto ziqhelekileyo, [ezifana] nezintlu zabo zegrosari.' Kwangalo nyaka omnye, i-remix eyenziwe nguBeam, ' Such Great Heights ' yi-The Post Service, yaqhubela i-Iron & Wine kwindawo ebalaseleyo emva kokusetyenziswa kurhwebo lwe-M&M. Loo ngoma yaphinda yarekhodwa kwisandi sengoma ukuya kwi-flick IGadi State ngo-2004.
- Ngo-2011, i-Iron & Wine yathatha inyathelo elilandelayo phezulu ukusuka kumdlali ocula yedwa ngokudityaniswa kweCalexico, iqela lomculo werock elisebenzisa ii-synthesizer, iisaxophone, kunye namagubu. Kwiinzame zokucacisa inguqu yakhe, iBeam yathi, 'Akukho mnandi kum [ukwenza ingxelo efanayo], kwaye akukho mnandi ukuba nabani na aphulaphule. Ndingathanda ukuva umntu ezama into entsha kwaye u-f--k up, kunokuba ndiyidlale ngokukhuselekileyo kwaye ndenze irekhodi efanayo esele ndinayo.'
- Ebuzwa ngu Enganqunyulwanga indlela akhuliswe ngayo ngenkolo yakhe, uSam Beam waphendula wathi:
'Ngeendlela ezininzi! Unqulo lwaluyinxalenye enkulu yendlela endandiliqonda ngayo ihlabathi, yaye xa ndalishiyayo, lawa phantsi. Ndisajongene nayo. Utshintsho olukhulu kwimbono luyabaphazamisa ngokwenene abantu, ngakumbi abantu abancinci abasazoba umbono wabo wendlela ihlabathi elisebenza ngayo. Kodwa ndivakalelwa kukuba lelo lisiko lokudlula wonke umntu adlula kulo, ngakumbi xa bekwishumi elivisayo nasemva kweminyaka engamashumi amabini. Eyam yayingenjalo, yayinogonyamelo nje olungakumbi ekufudukeni kwayo kwingcamango yonqulo ukuya kwingcamango yehlabathi. Itshintshe indlela endithembela ngayo kulwazi.'
