Steve Bonham is a storyteller, a published author, an inveterate traveller, for decades a songwriter, performer and musician, and an award-winning psychologist. Born in Derbyshire, England, Steve studied psychology and philosophy at university. He has recorded more than 10 albums; written two musicals; and several books including his latest: A Beautiful Broken Dream. He is the author of the Vagabond Philosopher blog and proud member of  The Long Road
"Imagine Bill Bryson meets Woody Guthrie meets Don Quixote!"​
Renegade Americana for the outlaw in us all
Vagabond Philosopher Blog
All Jan 2nd 2019
Genesis Rising
All November 17th, 2018
A letter to Joe Henry
Gone To Look For America
The focus of Steve's work at the moment. Gone to Look for America is an exploration in song, stories and performance of the moonshine, madness and myth of America. Reliance, The Girl With The Rattlesnake Heart and A Beautiful Broken Dream are all part of this project.
Steve Bonham and the Long Road are known for their intricately devised compositions, and the group’s latest single “The Girl With the Rattlesnake Heart” just might be their most stylish tour de force yet. A blues song wrapped in folkie harmonies, “The Girl With the Rattlesnake Heart” has all the hallmarks of a radio-ready single without any of the annoying polish that would ultimately quash its authentic groove
Gashouse  Radio
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The Long Road on the road !
London, Derby, Wolverhampton
Great with the Jan mini tour. Kev was over from Spain, and it was great to play some full on Renegade Americana
Hummingbirds from the Reliance album is doing really well at the moment - It is featured on the 'All You Need is Love special from WNIR Radio throughout the month of February https://www.wnir-radio.com/schedule
And is a featured track on the very wonderful UK Country Radio (http://www.ukcountryradio.com/)
Great review also from the Indie Music Reporter too. "It's quite a departure from Steve Bonham and The Long Road's last single The Girl With The Rattlesnake Heart which one reviewer said was 'foot down hard with raw whisky energy'. (Rock N Roots UK Nov/Dec 2018) demonstrating the rare versatility of this unique and magical band.
American tour announced for 2019

Steve will be doing his first US solo tour in the Southern States through March 2019. He will be gigging with his Rob McHale  - himself a great singer-songwriter
Latest Podcasts
The Long Road's own Vagabond Philosopher himself, Steve Bonham, has returned from New Mexico with some stories to tell and a bunch of ideas for new songs. The Bishop and Steve have a chat about Steve's travels, and get to hear insights from along the trail, including The Other Las Vegas, meeting Billy The Kid's third cousin and panning for gold.

All Podcasts

A Banjo-y Christmas Time

Woodworm Calling
Coming Up

STOP PRESS  - A Beautiful Broken Dream available with two free downloads HERE
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The Girl With The Rattlesnake Heart
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Reliance
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A Beautiful Broken Dream
Two new collections of songs.
​Renegade Americana! Raw and gutsy, plaintive and gentle, it’s singular music, part Americana, part roots, and something that speaks to us all. ​
A unique and personal exploration in words and music of the myth of America, and a universal journey of self-discovery.​​
​Wide brimmed hat. Long dark coat. Guitar slung on back. 21 years on the road. A 100,000 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.