Hi, I’m Steve
Lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals. Based in New Ross, Co Wexford.
The music
I cut my teeth on the early-80s London rock scene with Thursday’s Child, a band that built a big following the hard way, through relentless gigging and raw live energy. The big break never came, and by the mid-80s we’d called it a day, but I never put the guitar down. Decades of covers bands followed, sharpening my playing night after night.
From 2014 to 2024 I toured Journeyman, my one-man classic rock show, packing out venues across the south-west of Ireland and crossing to the UK for four short tours.
Since settling in New Ross I’ve added a softer side to the rock: acoustic, folk rock and Celtic sounds. I play in the duo Breeze with Jason Berry and the trio Rock Garden with Diana Pereira and Jason. You’ll also find me at my weekly sessions: Tuesdays at the Theatre Bar in New Ross, and Sundays with ’kin Shambles at Furlongs Bar in Passage East.
The sailing
I grew up sailing in Essex. I started at Brandy Hole Sailing Club on the Crouch, moved on to Maylandsea Bay on the Blackwater, and then to Stone, where I began racing around the UK. Some of my best childhood friendships were made on those creeks.
What’s next
After years in management consulting, I’m now in active retirement and doing what I love most. In 2027 I’m sailing my 1980 Jupiter 30, S.V. Arrested, from New Ross to La Roche-Bernard in Brittany. On the way I’ll call in at Burnham-on-Crouch and Stone, and I’ll be playing in harbour towns all the way.
Where it started: London, early 1980s
On stage with Thursday’s Child, building a following the hard way.
