Steven Bacon
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"STEVEN BACON"
Alaska / Boston / Maine, Massachusetts
United States
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| Member Since | 4/6/2005 | | Band Website | stevenbacon.com | | Influences | U2, daniel lanois, johnny cash, glen hansard, marketa irglova, michael bacon, peter mulvey, gonzalo silva, ellis paul, keith sykes, gillian welch, david rawlings, Peter Gabriel, Joseph Arthur, emmylou harris, the cure, son volt, wilco, uncle tupalo, crash test dummies, the pogues, doc watson, pink floyd, ken perlman, wille nelson, john prine, neil young, tom petty, sage francis, the solilliquists of sound | | Record Label | unsigned | | Type of Label | None |
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Alaskan songwriter Steven Bacon is a Boston based street / subway performer (aka "busker") and touring singer-songwriter.
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NEWS UPDATE!!!
On 9/20/08, Steven met Oscar & Grammy award winning songwriter/actor Glenn Hansard, star of the movie "ONCE". The two met while Steven was busking on Comm. ave in Boston, outside the Agannis Arena where Glen's band "The Swell Season" was about to play. In the middle of the concert Glen invited Steven on stage to let the crowd "hear a real busker". Steven performed his song "Charlie wants to run" before several thousand Swell Season fans and received a standing ovation. Go to Steven's photos page for pics. The full story will be coming soon....
On Saturday, September 13, 2008, Steven won First Place in the Lizard Lounge's (Cambridge, MA) songwriter "Main Event" competition. The "Main Event" brought together the winners of Tom Bianchi's weekly songwriter open mic challenges from the past 6 months to compete for the first place title (and cash prize).
Steven will be putting his winnings towards the recording of his next album, entitled "Notes from the Underground" (he's a full-time subway performer and a die hard Dostoevsky fan...)
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Steven is an Alaskan singer/songwriter who 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 is currently based in Boston, MA. In the tradition of local heros Peter Mulvey and Tom Bianchi, and Gonzalo Silva, Steven is playing his original tunes for hundreds of random commuters everyday in the underground subway stations of Boston.
Steven has recently opened for Edie Carey & Michael Troy, played mandolin in 3 music videos for Vance Gilbert, toured the east coast with L.A. songwriter John Elliott, played a songwriter showcase at the legendary folk venue Club Passim, and won the Lizard Lounge Open mic competition,.
Recent Awards / Accomplishments
- Winner of the 2008 Lizard Lounge Songwriters Open Mic Competition Finals, (winners of the weekly challenge from the past 6 months compete. AKA the "Main Event")
- April 2008 Winner, Lizard Lounge weekly Open Mic Songwriters Competition (cambridge,ma)
- 2006 Songwriter of the Year nominee (Portland Phoenix)
- 2004 "Folk Artist of the Year Award", 1st Place (PTSCA)
- 2003 Alaskan Song of the year contest, 2nd place (APRN, Regional Catagory)
- 2005 Unity College Earth Day song writing contest. 2nd Place.
- 2004-2005 Board member of Maine Songwriters Association
- 2006 Judge for the Unity College Earth Day Song writing contest.
Recent Radio appearances
- NPR radio: "In Tune by Ten"
- Maine NPR Radio: "Maine Things Considered"
- WMFO radio interview by Jahn Sood, Boston 91.5 FM
- "Us Folk", & "Local Motives (WMPG, Portland Maine)
- "Greetings from Area Code 207" (WCLZ, Portland Maine)
- "Writers in the Round" (WSCA, Portsmouth New Hampshire)
- “Whole Wheat Radio" (Talkeetna Alaska)
- "Local Spotlight", (KNBA, Anchorage Alaska)
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