Steven Clark

Bio:

Steven Clark - singer and songwriter


My own songs range over many different subjects - all the way from the philosophical insights afforded by a pigeon, or the restorative properties of Our Other National Drink, to fury over the Iraq conflict and other lunacies of our time

My voice has been described, not unfairly, as being "able to bend the needle on a record player". (It was Ian Davison that said that). Guitar style? Hmm .. " a bit crap" describes it, I think. I play mandolin "a bit".

So, yeah, I have won the Girvan Folk Festival Songwriting Competition twice, but on the other hand, one of those years there was just me and a tone-deaf dog - and the dog's entry was called "My Pretty Budgie".

I've performed as a floor artist at the Star Folk Club, and at Edinburgh, Stirling and Houston Folk Clubs (not as floor singer, because Houston don't have floor spots) , and I'm regularly to be heard at various sessions around Glasgow - and sometimes further afield.

Jim King and I each contribute 50% of the manpower to Clark and King, and we have performed in that guise at the Star Folk Club, Leith, Melrose, Dunfermline and Houston Folk clubs. Clark and King have recorded a live CD "Tougher Than Suet".

You can get to my website here: stevenclarksongs.me.uk
My song "Coming Home" has been recorded professionally by Ian Bruce as "Comin Hame", featuring on his album "Demon's Dance". You can listen to Ian's version at: Ian Bruce's Site. There's a review of Ian's CD "Demon's Dance" Here.... The review says (ahem) very nice things about my song (blush). It's also been arranged in a four-part version for Edinburgh choir Protest In Harmony, and is sung by the Eurydice choir.

It was recently recorded by the McCalmans for their live CD "Coming Home" on Greentrax.

I was born in 1957, but reserve the right to decline any more birthdays. I'm married and have two children who experience differing degrees of embarrassment about Dad's singing depending on whether I am in the supermarket when I do it. Born and brought up in Springburn in Glasgow, I have done more jobs than I can, or care to, remember.






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Member Since:

March 08, 2006

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Steven Clark
Mail: stevenclarksongs@yahoo.co.uk

Steven Clark's Songs available at Scotloads.co.uk

Influences:

I don't know about influences, but here's some people whose songs and music I really like :Loudon Wainwright, Richard Thompson, Dick Gaughan, Michael Marra, Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, Robert Burns, J.Scott Skinner, Michael Marra, Randy Newman, Adam McNaughtan, Jim King, Waterson/Carthy, Battlefield Band, The Corries, The Dubliners, Robin Hall and Jimmie McGregor, Matt McGinn, The Proclaimers, Crowded House, Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, Darrell Scott amongst others. And, yes, I know Michael Marra is in the list twice and so should Randy Newman be, and if you ask me next week, I'll give you a different list.

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Download my tracks from Scotloads.co.uk.