Oli Steadman Explained

Oliver Steadman
Birth Date:3 November 1987
Birth Place:Johannesburg, South Africa

Oliver "Oli" Steadman is a British-South African multi-instrumentalist.

Stornoway

Steadman is a founding member of Stornoway[1] [2] and through them is a volunteer with many nature conservation trusts including HIWWT, RSPB,[3] [4] Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust,[5] Woodland Trust,[6] and British Trust for Ornithology.[7]

365 Days Of Folk

In 2024 Steadman started 365 Days Of Folk,[8] [9] [10] a spin-off of Jon Boden's A Folk Song A Day,[11] featuring daily recordings of traditional music, mostly with guest vocalists. The songs thus far have included:

Other projects

Steadman has worked as a studio producer for artists including Nick Cope,[12] [13] and as composer / musical director at the Stephen Joseph Theatre,[14] [15] [16] also serving as manager to many artists,[17] including Willie J Healey,[18] The People Versus,[19] and Balloon Ascents / NEVERLND.[20]

In 2013 Steadman founded Count Drachma,[21] [22] who were invited to play at festivals from WOMAD to WOOD to Festival N°6, co-headlining London's Southbank Centre with the Mahotella Queens,[23] and filming a documentary with The Guardian's Education channel.[24]

In 2014 Steadman founded music-tech startup Tigmus,[25] [26] with Stornoway's touring trumpet player Thomas E Hodgson.[27]

Since 2015 Steadman has been endorsed by Aria Bass Guitars,[28] [29] touring with 2x basses Detroit 313-DR & Detroit 313-BB, and recording with FEB-F2/FL or a Mexican Fender Jazz Bass. All are strung with roundwound strings except the Fender, on which Steadman has played with exclusively flatwound strings since 2009.[30]

In 2024 Steadman established "Traildance".[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fedele . Maria . AMAZING PEOPLE: AMAZING LIVES . 19 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Rob Power . Music Radar . Stornoway's Oli Steadman talks Tales From Terra Firma . 2013-03-08 . 2014-02-12.
  3. Web site: Jupp . Emily . The weirdest places musicians have played gigs: From The Libertines and Reverend and the Makers to Kanye West and Craig David . 1 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Blackburn . Ralph . Oxford folk pop quartet Stornoway to play first ever gig in a nature reserve . 1 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Stornoway's page Fundraising for Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust . 1 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Stornoway, as Official Champions of @woodlandtrust, are working to spread the awareness of #ashdieback and its tragic effects on the British landscape. . 22 February 2024.
  7. Web site: SOC/BTO Scotland Youth Events Programme Online events for young people under 30 in Scotland . Scottish Ornithologists' Club . 1 June 2024.
  8. Neagle . Autumn . 365 DAYS OF FOLK . Oxfordshire Music Scene . 14 December 2023 . 55 . 18 . 10 February 2024.
  9. News: Balding . Kate . Oli Steadman on technology, nature and ‘folk sensibility’ . 10 February 2024 . 21 December 2023.
  10. Web site: 365 Days Of Folk - song list .
  11. Web site: A Folk Song A Day - about .
  12. Web site: Pete Hughes . Oxford Mail . Former Oxford Candyskins rocker completes fourth children's album . 2014-10-16 . 2014-12-12.
  13. Web site: Sam Inglis . Sound On Sound . Stornoway: Recording Tales From Terra Firma . 2013-05-01 . 2014-02-12.
  14. Web site: “INTERVIEW NO 78: OLI STEADMAN”. riley. adrian.
  15. News: Review: Hansel & Gretel, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until December 27 .
  16. News: Review: Hansel and Gretel, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough .
  17. Web site: Music Managers Forum Managers Directory.
  18. Web site: Ronan Munro . Nightshift . A quiet word with... Willie J Healey . 2016-12-10 . 2016-12-12.
  19. News: Nightshift Magazine May 2023 .
  20. Web site: Tim Hughes . Oxford Times . Oxford rockers Balloon Ascents come home for Bullingdon gig . 2015-01-15 . 2016-12-12.
  21. Web site: OneNoteForever . Spring Offensive @ St. Barnabas – 14/06/2012 . 2012-06-14 . 2016-12-12.
  22. Web site: Heather Nash . In The Middle with Stornoway . 2015-02-17 . 2017-03-12.
  23. Web site: Bilen Shifferaw . Ethiobeauty . Mahotella Queens & Count Drachma - 22.07.15 . 2015-06-15 . 2016-12-12.
  24. Web site: Century Films . The Guardian . 'Maskandi music is the way we recall our South African identity' – video . 2015-04-10 . 2016-12-12.
  25. Web site: Eleanor Langford . INTERVIEW: Stornoway's Oli Steadman discussing Tigmus . 2015-06-15 . 2016-12-12.
  26. Web site: Monetising the Music Industry event, 9 March, 2015 . Oxford Technology & Media Ltd . 13 February 2024.
  27. Web site: Pledgemusic . Tigmus Improves Touring Experience for Musicians & Fans . 2015-06-15 . 2016-12-12.
  28. Web site: Aria Guitars . Oli Steadman of Stornoway played FEB-FL/F . 2015-12-20 . 2016-12-21.
  29. Web site: Aria Guitars . Oli Steadman with SB-1000RIB . 2017-03-20 . 2017-03-21.
  30. Web site: Aria Guitars Global . 13 March 2024.
  31. Web site: Traildance . 6 May 2024.

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