| jools interviews steve tilston . for more go to - www.stevetilston.com - Steve Tilston was born in Liverpool and raised in Leicestershire. Tilston was a graphic designer before taking up music in 1971, living in Bristol at the time, where he recorded his first album "An Acoustic Confusion". In the early eighties he ran a folk club with Bert Jansch in New Kings Road, London. 1982's "In For A Penny - In For A Pound" was a rock album, but he soon reverted to quieter music. In 1985 he toured with Ballet Rambert, playing in the on-stage band for 'Sergeant Early's Dream' (and again when the ballet toured England in 2000-2001) as a guitarist and mandolin player. In 1987 he formed his own record label, called "Run River". He was a member of John Renbourn's group "Ship of Fools" (1988), who released one eponymous album on his label. In 1990 he was a session musician on Peter Bellamy's album "Soldiers Three". By the 1990s he performed frequently with Maggie Boyle, his on-and-offstage partner at that time. His 1992 album "Of Moor and Mesa" got very positive reviews in the States. This contained his compositions "SlipJigs and Reels" and "Naked Highwayman", which were later recorded by Fairport Convention. In 1995 he formed Hubris Records. By 1999, he had separated from Maggie Boyle. |
