Pat & Owen Duo

Over the years, Owen Eichensehr has become a sought after hired gun on the drum kit and guitar, having gigged and recorded with dozens of Western New York’s heaviest hitting roots musicians (many of whom are Buffalo Music Hall of Famers). These include, but are certainly not limited to: JJ White, Jeremy Keyes, Willie May, Hayden Fogle, Jay Moynihan (Buddy Guy), Robert “Freightrain” Parker, Jony James, Tommy Z, Doug Yeomans, and Sharon Bailey, to name a few. 

Though largely self-taught, he did take a short stint of lessons with finger lakes-based guitar instructor Ken Erway. According to Eichensehr, while his time with Ken was short, he learned some invaluable finger picking techniques which he still uses extensively in his playing today. 

Upon graduation from high school, Eichensehr relocated to Buffalo, New York and began to work his way into the vast local music scene. It was during this era…