Steve Meckfessel
Alameda, California, United States | SELF
Music
Press
“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.” - Beth Wood Singer/Songwriter, Winner of the 2006 Sisters Folk
"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." - "Peter Andrews, Guitarist and Composer and acoustic blues
Discography
"Twice" 2004
"Under Beautiful Skies" 2009
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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.
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