Blues Abuse

Steve was brought up in London and began playing guitar at an age too early to remember. His father played the guitar and he was blessed with the opportunity to be around guitars all his life. Steve's ability to blend bass-lines, chords and melodies into a seamless guitar style has made him the envy of many musicians. He has also spent his life exploring the potential of alternative guitar tunings and the use of the bottle-neck in the pursuit of original sounds with which to build his repertoire.Steve describes early blues men like Big Bill Broonzy, John Hurt and Brownie McGhee as his teachers yet he has developed through many guitar styles such as blues, folk, country, rock, jazz and beyond.