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Solo artist · Taichung · since 2007 · veteran

老周 Lao Zhou

A mid-40s folk-rock veteran from Taichung who plays night-market stages and tiny bars. His songs are about growing up, parents and old friends, sung with a laid-back shrug and a gravelly smile.

Played on 岛屿晚风 Island Evening Breeze with Pei-Shan 佩珊

Their story

Lao Zhou spent his twenties as a sound technician and weekend guitarist before releasing his first album 《夜市的老歌》 in 2007. He has since made six records, including 《爸爸的机车》 (2012) and 《老朋友》 (2019), none of them big hits and all of them beloved by the people who play them on repeat. He still prefers tiny bars and night-market stages to big halls, and often invites younger bands up to play the last song with him.

Influences: night-market stage bands, 70s Taiwanese folk ballads, blues harmonica, his father's old radio and karaoke evenings

Most liked

  1. 星期六的菜市场3:16
  2. 外婆的厨房3:38
  3. 老友的婚礼3:18
  4. 借来的外套3:23
  5. 爸爸的舞鞋2:35
  6. 信箱里的蝉鸣3:59
  7. 妈妈走得慢了2:57
  8. 夏末的蒲扇3:23

Discography

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