Who Me?

Live at The Harrison
Steve writes the most amazing stories and what is astonishing is how he turns them into songs - his observational writing is  probably the best there is  Simon Birds, Country Music UK.
  "I am a writer, musician and performer. For many years I have been a bit of a vagabond  heading out ,mostly on my two feet along the backways and byways. There is a ‘truth’ in journeying that I find compelling - to take to the trail ‘opens’ you out to chance and serendipity  - the wonderful world of accidental meetings and encounters. It’s about getting the dirt under your finger nails, the blisters on your feet in the  quixotic compelling attempt to see the world through other eyes.
The outputs of this?  Albums such as 'The Moon's High Tide , Songsmith and now  with compadres in The Long Road: The Girl With The Rattlesnake Heart and  Reliance. And books like 'A Little Nostalgia for Freedom', 'A Beautiful Broken Dream.' and coming soon, Stumbling Over Eden"
“Steve earns the title of ‘Songsmith’ he has a feel for melody and mood and a knack of matching or contrasting words with the music…a mixture of ideas and styles that any aspiring songwriter should hear”  RnR Magazine
​Steve's writing ? 

"Imagine Bill Bryson meets Woody Guthrie meets Don Quixote!"


​Wide brimmed hat. Long dark coat. Guitar slung on back. 30 years on the road. A 250,000 miles and half a thousand hotel rooms. From the Berlin Wall to Atlas Mountains, from Sahara Desert to the streets of Hong Kong: a memory brewed in the long simmering soup of people and place. A man who has learned to watch and to listen, to walk and talk in the ebb and flow of meeting and parting. He is a chronicler of the human spirit in words and music.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Anyone who knows Steve Bonham knows that he never shrinks from a challenging adventure, and this … is a great example of his resolute attitude as an artist – Gashouse Radio

 "He doesn’t just talk the talk; he walks the walk." Roisin Ingles, Irish Times
 
You could have heard a pin drop as Steve spoke, we were all remembering our lived and unlived adventures. It was inspiring.” Cilian Fennel, Creator & Producer of RTÉ’s award-winning Centenary show.
 
"Laconic, funny and intensely human."  Robert Twigger, award winning author of Angry White Pyjamas
 
“bold and innovative’” RNR Magazine
 
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 SOLO MUSIC

As well as playing with his band The Long Road, Steve performs solo at clubs and festivals all over the UK and in 2019 in the USA
His compassionate and powerful songs are complemented by a warm, engaging relaxed style.
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.STORIES AND SONGS

Described as a 'natural communicator' and a 'great storyteller' Steve blends story and song into a wry, funny and sometimes moving performance based upon his writing. His appearances include: Wigtown Book Festival, Isle of Wight Festival and the  Little Museum of Dublin,