Art work by James Erskine
Steve Lockwood - Between the Tracks April 2011
Spark-spitting, genre bending nu-blues–country-rock’n’roll-soul....Steve Lockwood, singer, songwriter & instrumentalist, has spent 25 years and 4,000 gigs testing the boundaries of harmonica playing and creating songs which make you dance, make you think and make you move.
Between the Tracks showcases stories and themes from Steve’s extraordinary career as a frontman, singer and songwriter, from busking on the streets of Cambridge to recording with a symphony orchestra.
Steve says “For me this album is a journey. It’s eclectic because I love so many different types of music, but the unifying theme is travelling: going out, searching for something, for the thing you need, and when you find it, bringing it home.”
Steve has packed a huge amount into his career as a singer and harmonica player, touring round the world with his own bands and performing with acts from Larry Adler to Screaming Lord Sutch and Chris Difford. As an in-demand session player, he has recorded with both the Royal Philharmonic and Prague Philharmonic Orchestras.
While 4,000 gigs and 70 albums speak for themselves as a tribute to Steve’s ability, in the 1990s Steve decided to study for a degree in music and graduated from Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, specialising in harmonica. He now combines playing and touring with teaching and mentoring new artists.
Steve Lockwood has played on over 70 albums but Between the Tracks is his first solo release. “I have no fear of crossing musical boundaries,” says Steve. “Every track on the album is different. It’s a musical variety box with something for all tastes, from dark-centred trip hop to the smooth Caramel.”
Contact steve@steve.ms for orders, available on iTunes later this month.
Track listing ...
1. Train Calling - supersonic bluegrass express, feat. Keith Pearson on banjo
2. Travellin' - walking the blues with power & passion
3. Caramel - lounge-lizard smooth
4. I Like to Move: ska/reggae infused song about dance and love, feat. Hazel Fairbairn on fiddle
5. Cajun Twist - deep Delta Blues, feat. Chris Newman on guitar
6. Milonga - dark trip-hop
7. Like a Boomerang - catchy pop with a killer hook
8. Summertime - a sideways take on this jazz standard
9. Old Sage McGraw - good time rock and roll
10. Stonefox - spark-spitting fox chase feat. John Stannard and Tom Colborn on guitars
11. Intro 414 - what it sounds like to come home
12. Epiglitoris - hip-harp mash up.
Art work by James Erskine