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Stephen Light and his multilayered band are a true indulgence for folk and country fans. An album as angst ridden and bourbon soaked as anything to come out of the darker corners of Nashville. Confident vocals underpinned with lap steel and banjo hooks, with all roads leading to accessible choruses, optomistic ballads and raw blues.(4/5) - Buzz Magazine
A chaotic clutter of hurdy-gurdy bass blues and 60s style psychedelia, with perserverence you might just uncover an enchanting collection of eccentric tunes that grow on you the more you listen to them. You can catch a glimpse of this genius at work at 5 festivals this summer. Near impossible to categorise, Stephen has the potential to be fantastically annoying if he wasnt so damn talented. With a voice so new, fresh and exciting and a unique use of sitars and ukeleles putting an original edge on Welsh folk rock, its about time you stopped reading this and join the ever expanding Stephen Light fan base. It could be the best decision you ever make. - Feedback Magazine
Discography
"Sweet Transmission" LP (2007)
"Reverie" LP (2009)
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Genre: Folk/Acoustic
Origin: Wales, United Kingdom
Band Website: www.stephenlight.net
Management: Grant Tilbury, Listen To This, grant@listentothis.info
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Description: Stephen Light and his multilayered band are a true indulgence for folk and country fans. An album as angst ridden and bourbon soaked as anything to come out of the darker corners of Nashville. Confident vocals underpinned with lap steel and banjo hooks, with all roads leading to accessible choruses, optomistic ballads and raw blues.
This years highlights: Completion of second studio album 'Reverie' released on 48v Records in April, playing folk and blues festivals around the UK to promote the release.
Looking forward to 2010: Looking forward to playing in the US in March. looking to promote our 2 studio albums and find US management and record company to promote us.
After treading the boards of the South Wales band scene, singer/songwriter Stephen Light went solo in 2007 swopping his electric guitar for an acoustic and performing new material at open mic nights. He later hooked up with ex bandmates Scott Baker and Steve Cruickshank as a trio. ‘Sweet Transmission’ was an album of home recordings and demos recorded during this period. The album was warmly received by local press and media alike. After a number of festival and support slots including The Handsome Family and Joseph Arthur, Mark Prescott was added to the line up completing the Old Arcane. 'Reverie' was the first full length studio album in 2009. Building on the positive reviews from the first record, the album drew new attention to Stephen and the band. Buzz magazine describing it as "as angst ridden, bourbon soaked and optimistic as anything to crawl out of the darker corners of Nashville!".
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