Steve Tilston
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Steve Tilston | |
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Background information | |
Born | England | 26 March 1950
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 1971–present |
Labels | Hubris |
Website | www |
Steve Tilston (born 26 March 1950)[1] is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Early life
Steve Tilston was born in Liverpool and brought up in Leicestershire.[1] A graphic designer before taking up music in 1971, Tilston lived in Bristol where he recorded his first album, An Acoustic Confusion. In the early 1980s, he ran a folk club with Bert Jansch in New Kings Road, London. Tilston recorded a rock album in 1982 called In for a Penny – In for a Pound, but soon reverted to quieter music. In 1985, Tilston played guitar and mandolin with the on-stage band for "Sergeant Early's Dream" while on tour with Ballet Rambert, and again when the ballet toured England in 2000–2001. Tilston formed his own record label, Run River, in 1987, and in 1988 he was a member of John Renbourn's group Ship of Fools, which released one eponymous album on Tilston's label. In 1990, he was a session musician on Peter Bellamy's album Soldiers Three. By the 1990s, Tilston was frequently performing with Maggie Boyle, whom he had married in 1984. Tilston garnered positive reviews in the United States for his 1992 album, Of Moor and Mesa, which contained two of his compositions, "The Slip Jigs and Reels" and "The Naked Highwayman", that were later recorded by Fairport Convention. Tilston formed Hubris Records in 1995.
By 1999, Tilston and Maggie Boyle had separated.
Career
As solo artist
He then joined WAZ! with
Steve Tilston & The Durbervilles
In 2010, Tilston also began working with Yorkshire-based band The Durbervilles, with a selection of low key live dates followed by work in the studio. The first fruits of the collaboration was a track on a
TV work and Folk Award
In 2011, Tilston released his solo album, The Reckoning, on his own Hubris label.[6] In October 2011, he performed "Oil & Water" from the album on Later... with Jools Holland. He was subsequently interviewed by Jools Holland "at the piano" and the pair paid homage to the late Bert Jansch who died earlier in the month. In February 2012 the title track from The Reckoning was awarded Best Original Song at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.[7] The award was shared with Bella Hardy, who polled exactly the same number of votes.[8]
Personal life
His daughter Martha also maintains a folk music career as a solo artist while his son Joe Tilston is in the ska-punk band, Random Hand.
In August 2010, it was reported that John Lennon had penned a letter of support to Tilston in 1971, though it was never delivered. Lennon had been inspired to write to the then 21-year-old folk singer after having read an interview in ZigZag magazine in which Tilston admitted he feared wealth and fame might negatively affect his songwriting. Tilston did not become aware of the letter's existence until a collector contacted him in 2005 to verify its authenticity. "Being rich doesn't change your experience in the way you think", Lennon wrote. It was signed "Love John and Yoko."[9] This letter was the inspiration behind the 2015 film Danny Collins.[10]
Discography
Solo albums
- An Acoustic Confusion (1971) (1997 reissue)
- Collection (1972)
- Songs From the Dress Rehearsal (1977) (2005 reissue)
- In for a Penny, In for a Pound (1982)
- Life by Misadventure (1987)
- Swans at Coole (1990)
- And So It Goes (1995)
- The Greening Wind (1999 compilation of 1971–1992 recordings)
- Solorubato (1999)
- Live Hemistry (2001)
- Such and Such (2003)
- Of Many Hands (2005)
- Reaching Back: The Life And Music of Steve Tilston (5 CD Compilation) (2007)
- Ziggurat (2008)
- The Reckoning (2011)
- Truth To Tell (2015)
- Distant Days (2018)
- Such Times (2021)
As contributor to compilations
- The Music of O'Carolan (1987)
- Silently the Snow Falls (1989)
With John Renbourn's Ship of Fools
- John Renbourn's Ship of Fools (1988)
With Maggie Boyle
- Of Moor and Mesa (1992)
- All Under the Sun (1996)
As member of WAZ!
- Fully Chromatic (1999)
With The Durbervilles
- The Oxenhope EP (2012)
With the Steve Tilston Trio
- Happenstance (2013) (with Stuart Gordon (violin, vocals, viola, mandolin, ukulele [soprano, baritone, bass], harmonium, piano, percussion) and Keith Warmington (harmonica, vocals)
With Jez Lowe
- The Janus Game (2016)
DVDs
- Sound Techniques – Guitar Maestros #5 (2006)
Books
- The Steve Tilston Music Book – A collection of songs and tunes in notation and tablature.
- All For Poor Jack (Isthmus Books – 2010) – Steve's first novel.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9553568-1-0.
- ^ "Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with folk singer songwriter Steve Tilston about the album 'Such And Such' and his interests and influences". Getreadytorock.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Younger Than That Now- Home". Youngerthanthatnow.info. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Fairport Convention's official website". Fairportconvention.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Folk Live and CD Reviews". Folk and Roots. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Robin Denselow (21 July 2011). "Steve Tilston: The Reckoning – review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Radio 2 – Events – Radio 2 Folk Awards 2012". BBC. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Hebden Bridge Web News 2012: Steve Tilston wins at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards". Hebdenbridge.co.uk. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Roberts, Laura (16 August 2010). "John Lennon letter to aspiring folk singer received nearly four decades later". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Jude Rogers. "How a letter from John Lennon to folk singer Steve Tilston inspired the new Al Pacino movie | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
External links
- Official Web Site
- Biography
- Steve Tilston - Topic at youtube.com