Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name of folk rock singer-songwriter Sam Beam. He has released three studio albums, as well as several EPs and singles, and a few download-only releases, including a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). Beam was raised in South Carolina before moving to Florida to attend school, but now resides outside of Austin, Texas. The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film.

Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name for Southern singer-songwriter Sam Beam . Raised in South Carolina, Beam released his first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle , on the Sub Pop label in 2002; Beam wrote, performed, recorded, and produced every track on the album by himself at a studio in his home. The album features acoustic guitars, banjo , and slide guitar; its music has been compared, variously, to that of Nick Drake , Simon & Garfunkel , Neil Young , Elliott Smith , and Ralph Stanl