Steve Young

About

British Guitarist & Songwriter from the Isle of Wight (now living in Stevenage). He is also a Music Teacher, Corporate Entertainer and Band Coach. Steve is one of the South East's most popular entertainers notching up an incredible 200+ gigs per year. With a repertoire of over 400 songs from the 1950's to present day he can judge the crowd and play to suit whether its a chilled out restaurant vibe, intimate originals show, rowdy weekend pub or summer MainStage street festival the set list will always be perfect. Steve is available as a Solo, Duo (with Violin or 2nd guitar), 4pc band (see profiles) You can also find Steve playing guitar & singing in his popular country tribute The Nashville Nights Band In May 2024 he became the centre of a global news story as the first person in the world to receive a revolutionary new mRNA Cancer Vaccine. Sky News combined the story with his music career and his meeting with King Charles III Since 2014 Steve Young has written and released three albums; Troubadour, A Little North Of Nowhere, Is Anyone Listening. His debut EP 'Little Things' was meant to be a one off but the songs keep coming. He has also released a number of singles In 2024 Steve began work on a brand new album called ‘Famous For A Day’ The album, due to be released on Vinyl in March 2025 Earlier in his career Steve performed with Darren Hayes (Savage Garden) 2007-2012 and co-wrote & recorded guitar on his 2012 album 'Secret Codes & Battleships' In 2011-2013 he worked with West End Theatre Star - Ramin Karlimloo forming a project called 'Broadway to Bluegrass' which toured in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada & South Korea. Featuring hit songs from Les Mis, Phantom, Miss Saigon performed in a BlueGrass / Country Style In 1996 he signed a record deal with ZTT/Warner with the band 'Rehab' going on to become a TV session guitarist for the likes of Lionel Richie, Peter Andre, Dane Bowers & Delta Goodrem Steve worked with Producer Tom Nichols (Black Coffee, All Saints, Kylie, Hall & Oats) writing 100's songs for artists from around the world. He also co-wrote and performed with Lizzie Pattinson (sister of actor Robert Pattinson)