Steve Meckfessel

Artist Information

Biography

About Steve
Ten years ago, after two decades of musical darkness, Steve pulled his dust covered guitar out of the attic and began to write again. Steve’s early days were spent playing and singing in “Size Five”, a popular teenage rock and roll band. His new songs explore themes brought on by age and maturity - songs of family secrets, of long forgotten poets, of separateness, connection, of second chances, acceptance and forgiveness.

Some of the venues where Steve has performed include the following highlights:

Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA
Sisters Folk Festival, Sisters, OR
Songwriter Sanctum, Santa Monica, CA
Yoshi's, San Francisco, CA
Coffee Gallery, Altadena CA (opening act)
Artichoke Music, Portland, OR
Ruby Hill Winery, Livermore, CA
Tidewater Friends of Folk, Virginia Beach, VA

House Concerts include:
Boatworks, Oakland, CA
Cassidy House Concerts, Palo Alto, CA
Acoustic Barn, Newcastle, CA
Granite Bay, Granite Bay, CA

Reviews:

“Geeezzzzz Great Music Steve Meckfessel! Under Beautiful Skies" the new album from Steve Meckfessel is simply magnificent songwriting and moving vocal
performances all presented in a newfolkish roots format that now belongs to its founder Steve Meckfessel. These three words “a splendid listen" come to mind after hearing all the songs on this CD release. The folk world has just been handed some of the best music they will hear in 2009 and beyond.”
- Robert Bartosh, RootsMusicReport.com

”Meckfessel's plain spoken wisdom, ironies we can believe in, and unerring tunefulness, make "Under Beautiful Skies," a lovely and, at times, moving listen.” - David Kleiner, Minor 7th

Radio and TV:
Steve first CD, "Twice" was used on the hit television show, "JAG".'

Steve has recently appeared live on KPIG in Watsonville, CA KALW in San Francisco, CA. and KALX in Berkeley, CA.

His latest CD, "Under Beautiful Skies" appeared on the Americana radio charts in 2009. The record received extensive radio play throughout the U.S., as well as in Canada and Australia.

Instrumentation

Guitar and voice - Steve Meckfessel
(Depending on the venue, other musicians might accompany.)

Discography

"Twice" 2004
"Under Beautiful Skies" 2009

Official Website

http://www.stevemeckfessel.com

Links

• MySpace

Audio

• It's All Her Fault
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• As Long As He's Gone
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• High Desert Town: Live at the Freight and Salvage
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• Mama's Boy
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• Everyone Says
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• Finally Got It Right
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• Ten More Years
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• This Is Home
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• Hard To Say: Live at the Freight and Salvage
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• Heartland: Live at the Freight and Salvage
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Lyrics

• Heartland
• Everyone Says
• High Desert Town
• As Long As He's Gone
• Finally Got It Right
• Ten More Years
• Brother Antoninus
• Mama's Boy
• This Is Home

Video

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Press

• Praise for Steve Meckfessel [+ Show ]
  

  “Steve's music is clean, honest, and comes from a place of real emotional depth. Whether it is ce...“Steve's music is clean, honest, and comes from a place of real
  emotional depth. Whether it is celebratory, lamenting, or simply
  telling a good story, it reaches straight for my heart.”

• More praise... [+ Show ]
  

  "Steve Meckfessel writes wonderfully honest songs. All you have to do is listen to, "Mama's Boy" to ..."Steve Meckfessel writes wonderfully honest songs. All you have to do is listen to, "Mama's Boy" to know he’s a real "songwriter's
  writer."

Setlist

This is a typical set list. It may vary depending on the show.


First Set

Heartland
Everyone Says
High Desert Town
Wild Horses (cover)
As Long As He’s Gone
Mama, Pop and Me
The Shape I’m In
It’s All Her Fault

Second Set

Most of Time
Hole in the Road
Ten More Years
Every Little Thing
Finally Got it Right
Brother Antoninus
This is Home
Mama’s Boy
Stand by Me (cover)

Basic Requirements

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