Joe Steels Group

About the show

Guitarist Joe Steels is based in Appleby in Westmorland and has assembled a band featuring some of the best players in the North East.

Expect shimmering harmonies, intricate lines, and an instinct for space that lets every note breathe. Joe’s playing moves between lyrical storytelling and fearless improvisation, drawing on influences from modern jazz, folk and ambient soundscapes.

Touring to promote their second album, ‘A Blue Patch’ draws together a selection of narratives taken from various aspects of his life and is more broadly a commentary on his belief in music as a vital part of what it is to be human; the euphoric moments, the times that test us and just simply being. Powerful melodies derived from folk and Celtic themes metamorphose with jazz harmony and rhythm in a fusion of genres that is full of excitement, optimism and heartfelt connectivity.