Steve Gibson

Artist Information

Biography

I play upbeat Country. My music is original, I have had a well known Nashville writer contact me to write music with me, but I declined his offer because I think music is a story and I want to tell my story that comes from my head and my heart. My guitar playing has a big influence in my songs, I have played guitar since I was 6 years old and have been professionally trained, passed grades with Trinity College, London, England. My main influence was Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits who my Dad knew personally when they were younger.

Steve Gibson has been nominated for 5 SCMA

Fans choice
Rising Star
Lead Guitar of the Year
Single of the Year - Average Clown
Song of the Year (Composer) - Average Clown

Instrumentation

Andy Gibson - guitar)
Brian Read - Bass Guitar & Back Up Vocals
Andrew Cavanagh - Drums and Back Up Vocals

Discography

First Single - Can't Stand Losing You Tonight. Second Single - Average Clown Played in Canada and the UK . A 12 track CD in the process of being released.in March

Official Website

http://www.stevegibsonguitar.com

Links

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Audio

• Average Clown
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• Can't Stand Losing you tonight
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Lyrics

• Can't Stand Losing You Tonight
• Average Clown
• Average Clown

Video

Steve Gibson version of the Devil went down to Georgia

Craven 2009

Photo Gallery

Press

• Geordie lad makes good in Canada
  

  Geordie lad makes good in Canada Click on reviews

• Country Music News [+ Show ]
  

  Country Music News Newcomer Steve Gibson from Foam Lake SK. has released a debut single Can't ...Country Music News
  Newcomer Steve Gibson
  from Foam Lake SK. has
  released a debut single
  Can't Stand Losing You
  Tonight. One of his many
  original tunes, Steve James
  Gibson has had an
  interesting start in the
  Music World. Born in
  Newcastle, England, he
  began playing guitar at six
  years of age, by fifteen
  earned a grade 7 Classical
  Guitar honors at Trinity
  Collage, London, England.
  He formed his own band
  The Travellers, but had to
  move on when his family
  emigrated to Canada, once
  there he soon became
  inspired about Country
  Music and began writing
  songs and performing on
  the local scene. including
  the Craven Jamboree and
  the Show Lounge at Casino
  Regina.
  

• interview on CHIP Radio
  

  interview on CHIP Radio

• The English are invading the country music scene [+ Show ]
  

  posted on Thu Jan 27 01:14 PM — Viewed 7911 times The English are invading the country music sc... posted on Thu Jan 27 01:14 PM — Viewed 7911 times
  The English are invading the country music scene
  Posted by: Stevegib
  
  The English are invading the country music scene
  SW Sk Content - Arts/Lifestyles
  Thursday, 27 January 2011 14:57
  By John R. Statton
  Swift Current
  After a skip across the pond, 22-year-old Steve Gibson is well on his way to becoming a big name in the Saskatchewan country music scene.
  Gibson emigrated from England four years ago with his family, and had to abandon his studies at Newcastle Upon Tyne College for Music and Performing Arts.
  
  That hasn’t stifled the love of writing and playing music for this Northumberland lad, who has an ear for country and western tunes.
  
  “It evolved off of listening to the country music when I had been over here before, and I grew to like it,” said Gibson, noting his main influence as Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits.
  
  Playing guitar since he was six-years-old, Gibson has been playing professionally for the past three years.
  
  Although you’d never guess, he was reluctant to attend his first guitar lesson.
  
  “I didn’t want to go; I wanted to play drums actually,” he laughed.
  “Then my dad sent me for a guitar lesson and I didn’t really like it at first, but I grew to love it.”
  
  He wrote his first song when he was 14, when his interest in playing the guitar really took off. Gibson has been honing his skills since, playing at large venues and bar gigs alike.
  
  He is managed by his father Roland, and has performed notable shows at Casino Regina, Craven Country Jamboree, and most recently the Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA)
  southwest chapter kick-off party here in Swift Current.
  
  He is currently focused on his new album, Average Clown, and plans to tour after its completion.
  
  “I had a single out called Average Clown, the name just makes people think,” chuckled Gibson.
  
  He has been recording the 12-song effort at Touchwood Studios in Regina under producer Grant Hall.
  
  All of the songs are originals written by Gibson himself, and accompanied by his carefully practised guitar work.
  
  “I’m very proud of my guitar playing, that’s my main thing,” said Gibson.
  “I played guitar a long time before I started to sing.”
  
  He has a four-piece band from the Yorkton area to back him, including his brother Andrew on guitar.
  
  “We’re all local guys so it’s easy to get together,” he said.
  
  Hall had advised Gibson to become a member of the SCMA, which paid off as he was booked at the wildly successful Swift Current show.
  
  “That was really good fun for that kick-off party,” he said.
  “There were lots of artists there, and it’s good because you get to know people and make a lot of friends.”
  
  Gibson will be attending the SCMA awards in Swift Current from April 1-3.
  
  “I can’t wait, I’m really excited for them,” he said. “I’m hoping to be showcasing for the album, it should be released around that time.”
  
  Gibson works as a heavy equipment operator by day and jams with his band by night.
  
  “I’m trying to get a music career going,” he said.
  “I’ve seen us working 13-hour days in the summer, getting back and rehearsing with the band until midnight, then getting up at 5 a.m. the next day to go back to work.”
  
  Gibson isn’t fazed by his often-hectic schedule, and continues to do what he truly loves.
  
  “Music is my life, it’s all I think about,” he said. “When I’m running equipment all I think about is music.

• INDIE MUSIC [+ Show ]
  

  Steve Gibson's chugging, pop-rocker, "Can't Stand Losing You Tonight" is a winner because of the sin...Steve Gibson's chugging, pop-rocker, "Can't Stand Losing You Tonight" is a winner because of the singer's slightly sandpaper vocal. This vocal sound gives his singing character. The tune also has a bit of Keith Urban thing going for it due to its soft-rocking arrangement. Urban's a much smoother singer, however. Nevertheless, this is a highly professional sounding recording
  Dan Macintosh INDIE MUSIC

• CBC [+ Show ]
  

  Interview with Steve Gibson on CBC Monday, 31st January, 2011 at 5.40 p.m. about his UK roots and hi...Interview with Steve Gibson on CBC Monday, 31st January, 2011 at 5.40 p.m. about his UK roots and his Country Music career in Canada

• Yorkton News
  

  News in Saskatchewan

Setlist

Two hour set - Average Clown by Steve Gibson, Beer in Mexico by Kenny Chesney, Can't Find The Air by Steve Gibson, No Regrets (Kelly's Song) by Steve Gibson, Take It Easy by The Eagles, Whats Your Excuse by Steve Gibson, Fading Desperately by Steve Gibson, Can't Stand Losing You Tonight by Steve Gibson, Always on my Mind by Steve Gibson.

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