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"Story Book Blues" by "Uncle Steve" musicians: vocals/ guitar - Steve McPhail guitar/vocals - Darren Sachs bass/vocals - Don Young drums - Kevin Weese percussion/vocals - Gary Mundl drums - Kevin Doherty engineers: - Robi Banerji & Chay McMullen UNCLE STEVE BIO Born in Northern Ontario in Sault Ste. Marie, "Uncle Steve" has spent most of his adult life active as a performer or staging technician. After finishing high school, Steve went on to study both theatre tech & later film at Ryerson Polytechnic University. As well as devoting himself to songwriting, and working as a singer/guitarist in various bar bands in Ontario & British Columbia, Steve has been developing his skills as a filmmaker. After the trauma of the death of his lovely wife, Steve temporarily put aside his performing ambitions to work as a staging technician & raise his young daughter. Ten years ago Steve began the development of an extended family of musicians called the "Uncles" & so "Uncle Steve" was born. As Steve's ancestral heritage is a combination of Scots, French & Aboriginal, he was inspired to work as a project coordinator for a non-profit aboriginal organization. Steve has spent part of the last few years coordinating the renovation of homes of Metis people in Northern Canada. Whenever asked about the kind of music he writes, Stephen used to comment on the influences of southern country blues & cajun music. However, Steve was inspired by the Canadian comedians, "the Mackenzie Brothers" and their jokes about the "Mercans" south of the border and us "Canajuns" in the "great white north". Ever since, not being comfortable with defining himself in terms of "Mercan culture", Steve began to see himself as a "Canajun", historically & culturally, the essence of all things Canadian. Over the past ten years, Derek Stephen McPhail has produced three indie cd projects called: "Labour of Caring", "Story Book Blues" & "Canajun Blues", all songs registered at SOCAN. "Uncle Steve" is currently gearing up to produce another rock recording, to be called, "Hunger of the Heart". Contact: spunkyuncle@hotmail.com Website: www.beerweazl.com Check out the artist's website: http://www.beerweazl.com Track List: 1. Say Uncle 2. Beer Weazl 3. Early Morn 4. Life Without 5. Living Rock 6. Kitchen Table 7. Walk Yr Talk 8. Much a Do 9. The Bridge 10. Believe Me 11. To Whom 12. New Beginnings Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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