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Old 05-01-2008, 19:54
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If you saw Jools' Hootenanny you probably know who I'm talking about.

Steve is a brilliant performer- eccentric, original, funny, daring, with lots of character and his three-string trance machine (an old guitar ).

I wanted to go see Steve in October, but other commitments prevented that happening, which is a shame because, while his album Dog House Music is brilliant, he's IMO at his best live.

Any other fans on DS?
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Old 05-01-2008, 21:10
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We've watched him the last 2 years on Hootenanny. Mesmerising performance and couldn't believe it when they did a close up of his guitar and just saw the three strings! Brilliant guy, and I am sure he is great live too.
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Old 05-01-2008, 22:37
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He ****ing fantastic seen him live at the Summer Sundae weekender in Leicester last year. He really captivates his audience and his music goes through you, moves you physically and emotionally. The sound he creates is amazing too with just that amped up 3-string.
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Old 05-01-2008, 22:53
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Thought he was brilliant on Jools, might go look out some of his songs
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Old 05-01-2008, 23:12
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Thought he was brilliant on Jools, might go look out some of his songs
Get the album Dog House Music, Blah. It contains My Donny which he performed on Jools this Hootenanny. The rest of the album is excellent, with it all ending with Steve's 10-minute dialogue about his pet dog
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Old 27-01-2008, 14:01
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well my wife got me the album last monday as a as a surprise pressie coz i enjoyed the session on Jules holland. I came home from work on friday night and she asks me if i want to go and see him live at the birmingham carling academy on saturday night.
wel i went on my own expecting probably a couple of hundred people max, and the place was rammed.
he was amazing, really good show, and in his words, no shit, shame he could only do about an hour and a quarter but apparently the academy is a club afterwards. best 315.50 i have paid for a ticket in years, if you get the chance, go and see him.
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Old 27-01-2008, 14:17
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Yeah I saw him and really liked him It made me go like this
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Old 27-01-2008, 14:20
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He's totally unique and that's why I love him. His silly lyrics put a grin on my face:
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Old 27-01-2008, 15:11
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I saw him live last year at the big chill, definitely one of the highlights of the weekend. I'm not normally into that kind of music, but there's something about his music and personality thats mesmerising. A world away from the usual manufactured pop dross that saturates the market.
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Old 27-01-2008, 17:35
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Not had the pleasure of seeing him live yet, but watching perform on telly he is amazing. He's definitely on my must see list for this year
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Old 27-01-2008, 18:36
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I loved it on the Hootenanay when he introduced his Tennessee drum machine - an old tea chest he stamped on!
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Old 01-02-2008, 19:32
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Thought I'd bump this because I saw Dog House Music advertised last night on VH1!

I really hope Steve gets more exposure- at the moment it looks like he's going to remain a cult artist for quite some time- but maybe that's better for him.

I can really visualise him as the kind of guy who'd reject the whole celebrity ideal and just keep playing his dog house music
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