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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
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"Imagine Bill Bryson meets Woody Guthrie meets Don Quixote!"
Renegade Americana for the outlaw in us all
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The story and the songA very rare opportunity to see and hear two very distinctive song writers appear together for a fantastic cause, Steve Bonham has been described as the 'songwriter's songwriter' and Paul Bunting has uniquely human songs are loved by all who hear them. IT promises to be an evening of mirth, tears, silliness and passion - all for a great cause.
All the proceeds will go towards support a ‘A Trip to The Seaside’ for 16 people with significant mental illness whose lives, already desperately difficult, have been worsened by the introduction of Universal Credit. These are adults who live on the margins of society and are cared for by Rethink Mental Health, a charity that supports the most vulnerable people suffering schizophrenia and other challenging psychological problems. Tickets here |
Back in the USA !
Steve Bonham just completed a four concert one radio show mini tour in North Carolina USA. It went really well - with great feedback and enthusiasm for a longer tour later in the year. "To tell the truth, I was a bit worried how it would come across - A Brit singing songs about America, in America to Americans! I shouldn't have worried everyone was really kind and onboard" said Steve Steve played two Singer Songwriter Showcases one in Davidson, the other in Kannapolis. This is great US format where three performers take to the stage together to share songs with each other and with an enthusiastic audience. He was joined at the first by Nashville stalwarts Wyatt Espalin and Rob Tiger and at the second by his good friend Rob McHale and the legendary David Childers. |
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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
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The Girl With The Rattlesnake Heart
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Reliance
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A Beautiful Broken Dream
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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.
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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.
steve@stevebonham.net
07711788248
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