Steve Tilston

Steve Tilston is one of the most celebrated songsmiths in the English acoustic scene, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music. Perhaps best known for his song-writing prowess, Steve is also a blinding, dazzling guitarist with a style echoing the elaborate rhythmic folk baroque of Bert Jansch and Davy Graham, but also drawing from classical, roots and the tradition to create a sound that has been called quintessentially Tilston.

Steve's career was marked by the release of Reaching Back, a 5-CD boxed-set retrospective, but as he's not one to stand still Steve has a new album The Reckoning out now, and he's also published a novel. Celebrating 40 years in the business, there are no signs of him slowing down just yet.

"Songs of great heart, delivered with authority and instrumental panache" - The Scotsman