Iron & Wine is the stage name for Samuel Beam. The sounds of Iron and Wine originally were filled with acoustic and slide guitar, as well as softly spoken vocals. However, since Iron & Wine began producing music commercially in 2002, the sounds have evolved to a more bluesy and upbeat jam band style.
Before performing as Iron & Wine, Beam had a brief encounter with Hollywood as a lighting engineer. He worked on the movie The Patriot featuring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. Afterward Beam got a job as a college professor who taught film and cinematography at the University of Miami. He spent his spare time writing and recording songs in his basement, as well as expanding his family; as of 2012 he and his wife, Kim, have five daughters. His family has had a constant influence in his decision to commit to his music, which has thus far, been rather successful.
Iron & Wine's lyrics, which are written entirely by Beam, use quite a few references to religion. During an interview with NPR, Beam explained that "It's part of my upbringing. We went to church, and those are the characters [from whom] we were taught to learn about morality." Beam further explained that he prefers to use religious inference to explain otherwise complex moral issues and ideals.
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