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

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
Latest News
SOLD OUT:  Wigtown Book Festival
A  Beautiful Broken Dream  was launched at the National Book Festival of Scotland  - with a sold out session of stories and songs.
Reviews
Starting to get some great reviews for both albums. Maverick said 'very good country music' and Gashouse Radio stated ("Steve Bonham) and The Long Road are continuing the tradition of making provocatively styled folk music for a world incapable of expressing its most powerful emotions through linguistics"
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.