Denver — For 20 years, Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro have written, recorded, and toured for a growing national audience. Their nine CDs showcase self-penned songs of experience, colored by supple acoustic-based arrangements centered around their intertwined voices. Songwriters of notable cachet, their works have been recorded by artists as diverse as Pat Benatar (the worldwide Top 5 smash "We Belong"), The Bangles, The Four Tops, Dave Edmunds, The Temptations and a host of others. Out of their success as songwriters came the impetus for forming Lowen & Navarro: they wanted to sing their songs themselves.

By the end of 1989 they were recording their first album, which debuted the following year: Walking On A Wire, released by Chameleon Records to rave reviews. In 2002, they formed their own record company, Red Hen Records. Their finest hour may be their most recent release, All The Time In The World (2004). Funded by contributions from their fervently loyal fan base, it features some of the loveliest writing by Lowen & Navarro yet. The title track is the album's only song not written by the duo, but by Iowa-based singer/songwriter Dave Moore. During the recording of the album, Eric Lowen was diagnosed with the incurable neuromuscular disease ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The diagnosis lends an undeniable poignancy to the entire record, and has also led to the development of a number of ambitious projects all at once. Through the years, Lowen & Navarro continue to document humanity’s dignity and frailty, to examine life’s losses and lessons. Their songs are all conveyed with an urgency and immediacy that is the benchmark of their commitment to their music and their audience.

Lowen & Navarro will perform at Swallow Hill Music Association on Saturday, October 6 at 8 p.m. The Trifolkals (Carla Sciaky, Hal Aqua and Miriam Rosenblum) will open the show.