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Oliver "Oli" Steadman is a British-South African multi-instrumentalist.
Oliver Steadman | |
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| Born | 3 November 1987 |
Oliver "Oli" Steadman is a British-South African multi-instrumentalist.
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]
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:
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]
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