Steven Bacon is an award winning Alaskan-Maine singer/songwriter. Audiences can expect to hear fingerstyle ballads, bluegrassy toe tappers, mournfully strummed minor key laments, & indie-folk rock sing-alongs.

STEVEN BACON

Steven Bacon is an award winning Alaskan-Maine singer/songwriter who writes and performs original acoustic “folk” music. In a typical set of original music, audiences can expect to hear reflective fingerstyle ballads, energetic bluegrassy flat picking toe tappers, mournfully strummed minor key laments, and upbeat indie-folk rock sing-alongs.

Steven has been writing and performing since 1991, playing performing arts centers, festivals, church and college auditoriums, coffee shops, songwriter showcases, and night clubs throughout Alaska, and the lower 48 states. Described as "a deep, clear, cool pool of songwriting talent; quiet grooves, soothing vocals, lyrics from out of the heartland", Steven has studied the craft of songwriting under 2 time Grammy nominee Peter Case, Memphis based songwriter Keith Sykes (long time co-writer of John Prine) and international songwriting and guitar playing guru Peter Mulvey.

Recent Awards / Accomplishments

- 2006 Songwriter of the Year nominee (Portland Phoenix, www.thephoenix.com/portland )
- 2004 "Folk Artist of the Year Award", 1st Place (Pine Tree State Country Music Association)
- 2003 Alaskan Song of the year contest, 2nd place (Alaska Public Radio, regional category)
- 2005 Unity College Earth Day song writing contest. 2nd Place.
- 2004-2005 Board member of Maine Songwriters Association, (www.mainesongwriters.com )
- 2006 Judge for the Unity College Earth Day Song writing contest.

2005 / 2006 Radio appearances

- NPR radio: "In Tune by Ten"
- "Us Folk", & "Local Motives (WMPG, Portland Maine, www.wmpg.org)
- "Greetings from Area Code 207" (WCLZ, Portland Maine, www.989wclz.com )
- "Writers in the Round" (WSCA, Portsmouth New Hampshire, www.wscafm.org )
- “Whole Wheat Radio" (Talkeetna Alaska, www.wholewheatradio.org )
- "Local Spotlight", (KNBA, Anchorage Alaska, www.knba.org )

Upcoming plans

2007 finds Steven working on his 4th album, 3rd February Album Writing Month project (www.fawm.org : write, 14 songs in 28 days), 2nd Record Production Month challenge (www.rpmchallenge.com) , an East Coast tour (w/ songwriter John Elliottt, www.thehereafterishere.com ) and an acoustic duo with Maine songwriter Alison Violette.

QUOTES

"Carl Sandburg said he heard America Singing when he listened to The Weavers. If he were still around, he'd be saying that about Steven Bacon. Steven's songs are rooted in the American folk tradition, but they speak with a compelling contemporary voice--so carefully crafted they are, so gently urgent and insistent with their freshly painted images of wounded America, of loneliness, love, hope and desire. When you hear Steve sing and play, you have to pay attention. And with each listening, it only gets better." --John Perrault , 2003 Portsmouth NH Poet Laureate, author of "The Ballad of Louis Wagner and other New England Stories in Verse," and "Here Comes the Old Man Now.")

"Steven has the quality I admire the most, originality. I always love it when I hear a song once and I know I like it. I see a bright future for this new songwriter." -Keith Sykes, Memphis based publisher, producer and songwriter. Keith discovered Todd Snider, co-writes with John Prine, and recently recorded an album with John Prine and Iris Dement. www.keithsykes.com

"...a deep, clear, cool pool of songwriting talent; quiet grooves, soothing vocals, lyrics from out of the heartland..." Bob Mckillip, Maine Songwriters Association Newsletter, May 24 2005.

"Steven Bacon connects with his audience with heart, through songs that reach out and draw the listener in close and tight. He's a gem of a performer, and a darn good songwriter."
-Deidre Randall, Host of Writers in the Round on WSCA 106.1FM, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Electronic Press Kit (EPK):

WWW.SONICBIDS.COM/STEVENBACON

BOOKING

To Book Steven, send an email via the CONTACT page.

Steven can sing and perform up to 3 hours of all original material,

STAGE NEEDS:

One mic stand, two mic inputs, and a house P.A. System (preferably with reverb).

Areas of Study

Steven has had the good fortune to study under a number of well known songwriters and virtuoso instrumentalists, such as:

- Songwriting under KEITH SYKES (www.keithsykes.com)
- Songwriting under PETER MULVEY (www.petermulvey.com)
- Songwriting under PETER CASE (2 time Grammy nominee www.petercase.com)
- Songwriting under Tom Acousti (www.tomacousti.com)
- Songwriting under RIK PALIERI (www.banjo.net)
- Claw hammer banjo under KEN PERLMAN (www.kenperlman.com)
- Irish rhythm guitar under AIDEN BRENNAN

(Dublin native Aidan Brennan is one of the most sought-after Irish guitarists in the Celtic music scene)

Recordings

All songs on this website have been written, performed, arranged, recorded, and produced by Steven Bacon.

Steven sings lead vocals and harmonies and plays all instruments on his recordings including:

Acousitic and Electric Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Penny Whistle, Harmonica, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion.