His latest 6th album "Rim of the Wheel" was released in spring 2012 and has received rave reviews - Daniel Kidman in N.E. Steve's 5th album, his first for 22 years "The Whirligig of Time" was long listed for the BBC folk awards in 2008. During this time he made four solo albums with Fellside Records and toured internationally.Ī period of thirteen years away from the folk scene followed with Steve building a violin retailing business and diversifying musically into a more classical mode.īut folk music has a habit of getting into your blood so 2004 saw Steve make a welcome return to the folk scene. In 1979, he won the Melody Maker "Stars of the 80s" national competition, which persuaded him to turn professional for 12 years until 1991. Read 96 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Joining the Geordie band "Canny Fettle" in 1970, he made two albums and toured in Britain and Europe with them for eight years. Steve Turner is one of those artists who have been the backbone of the British folk scene but has been out of circulation as a professional musician for. Steve began his career on the Manchester folk scene at the end of the 1960s. His grandfather was known to have sung and played the instrument in the 1890's. Steve Turner comes from a family of singers and concertina players.
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