The Steve Wilson Band

Biog:

After getting his first guitar at the age of thirteen, Steve was soon writing songs and performing with his school friends Tommy Crawford and Paul Fleming. Following their first recording session, aged sixteen, Steve (Bass) and Tommy (Vocals) went on to form The Little Green Men in their hometown of Corby, Northamptonshire. After two years of gigging together locally they, along with fellow members Ricky Stevenson (Drums) and Eddie O’Keefe (Guitar) filled a van up with all their worldly goods and unworldly smells and headed for the continent in search of musical redemption, cold beer and warm women.

One year and three guitarists later they returned and recruited Steve’s childhood friend Steve Garden, leaving Corby this time, to head south. The next five years were spent building a cult following, living, eating, drinking and playing together in an intense relationship that made them a remarkable live act, incredibly tight, both on and off stage.  In 1993 the band split and Steve went to College and  studied Jazz And Popular Music (is that a contradiction in terms?), plus Music ‘A’ level.  Then, as a mature student (now that is a contradiction in terms!) he went to study Performing Arts (Drama) at Middlesex University, playing various roles from Richard III to a brummie Elvis impersonator.

Steve brought all his experiences, from busking on German streets, playing in an orchestra and innumerable solo gigs, and channelled them into his first album Steppin’ It Up A Notch.  It is this wide variety of influences that makes Steve’s music so interesting and never repetitive. He can also call on world class musicians to join him, as is wonderfully demonstrated on his last album Sideshows And Fairytales.

Odd facts that you probably don’t know about Steve:

• Paul McCartney offered him some music for his ‘A’ level bass recital.
• He has a fan who contacts him regularly from Kampala after hearing one of his songs on their local radio station.
• As part of national ‘bike to work’ week, Steve spent a week cycling to all of his gigs.
•  He was once refused permission into Holland, suspected of being an IRA terrorist.