Steve Tilston back on the road again


Rare Thing from Such & Such issued as a single


Songs from the Dress Rehearsal available now. (Produced by Rupert Hine 1976)

Includes six previously unreleased tracks. (Produced by Stefan Grossman 1979)


Steve Tilston is a celebrated English folk artist, winning as much praise for his superb guitar playing as his songwriting and vocal style. His canon of work is widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music throughout Europe, Australia and the USA.

Fellow musicians describe him as “a singer songwriter of rare talent” and “absurdly accomplished, a complete guitarist.” 

He’s toured with Ballet Rambert, John Renbourn’s Ship of Fools, with traditional singer Maggie Boyle in WAZ, with Maartin Allcock and Pete Zorn and more recently with Brooks Williams in A Transatlantic Song-Swap.

He’s the writer of the classic songs The Slipjigs and Reels, The Naked Highwayman and Here’s to Tom Paine and his songs have been covered by a who’s who of the folk scene. 

“If you want to get an idea of his talent, imagine someone who can play guitar like John Renbourn or Bert Jansch while writing songs like Ralph McTell”. Folk & Music Exchange USA

MAY 2005.

Fri 27 Guisborough: Folk at the Globe, Northgate, Guisborough, N. Yorks TS1 6JP

Box Office. 01287 201159 TP: £4.50 DO: 8.00 p.m. www.folk@theglobe-gb.com


Sat 28 Belper: Queens Head, Chesterfield Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1FF.

Box Office. 01773826750 TP: £5 DO: 8.15 p.m. www.belpermusicandarts.co.uk

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JUNE 2005.

Wed 01. Spalding: Spalding Folk Club, Lincoln Arms, Bridge St, Spalding, Lincs PE11 1XA. 

Box Office: 01406 380100 TP: £5 DO: 7.00 p.m.www.spaldingfolkclub.co.uk 


Sat 04. Bridlington: Bean There, The Vegetarian Cafe, 10 Wellington Rd, Bridlington, YO15 2BG. 

Box Office. 01262 400643 TP: £25 incl. vegetarian banquet DO: 7.00 p.m.


Sat 11. Gower: Folk Festival, Gower Heritage Centre, Parkmill, Swansea, SA3 2EH

Box Office: 01792 371206 TP: various (weekend festival)


Sun 12. Devizes: Devizes Festival, Lamb Inn, St John's Street, Devizes, Wilts, SN10 1BN

TP: free festival event www.devizesfestival.co.uk


Wed 15. Eastbourne: Lamb Folk Club, Lamb Inn, High Street, Old Town, Eastbourne, BN21 1HH

Box Office. 01323 728268 TP: £5 DO: 7.30 p.m.www.lambfolkclub.freeuk.com 


Wed 22 Blackpool: The Clarence Hotel, Preston New Rd, Blackpool, FY4 4HG 

Box Office. 01772 683027 TP: N/A DO: 8.00 p.m.


Fri 24.Rhyl: Rhyl Folk Club at Costigan's, Bodfor Street, Rhyl, LL18 1AT

Box Office. 01745 588072 TP: £3 DO: 8.15 p.m. jeffblythin@aol.com


Sat 25 Malpas: Red Lion, Old Hall Street, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8NE

Box Office. 01948 860137 or 01948 860368 TP: £6 DO: 8.30 p.m.


Tue 28. Aberystwyth: GwerinABERfolk, Coopers Arms, Northgate Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2JT.

Box Office. 01970 622601 (day) 890321 TP: £5 DO: 7.30 p.m.


JULY 2005.

Fri 01 St Albans: St Albans Windward Folk Song Club, Duke of Marlborough, Holywell Hill, St Albans AL1 1DH. 

Box Office. 07774 909067 TP: £6 DO: 7.30 p.m.www.folk4all.net 


Sun 03 Saul: Main Music Pavillion, Saul Canal Festival - Folk on the Water, Saul Junction, Gloucestershire. GL5 2JZ. 

Box Office. 01285 643440 TP: £20 www.junctionevents.org.uk 


Fri 08. Ely: Folk Festival, Ely Outdoor Centre, Downham Road, Ely, Cambs. CB6 2SH

Box Office. 01353 664706 TP: various (weekend festival) www.elyfolk.co.uk


Sat 09. Ely: Folk Festival, Ely Outdoor Centre, Downham Road, Ely, Cambs, CB6 2SH.

Box Office. 01353 664706 TP: various (weekend festival) www.elyfolk.co.uk


Sun 10. Priddy: Folk Fayre, Swildons Marquee, Village Green, Priddy, Somerset. BA5 3BB

Box Office: 01749 674080 TP: various (weekend festival) www.priddyfolk.org


Steve Tilston & Brooks Williams.

Fri 22. South Petherton: TP: £10 DO: 7.30 p.m. Error! Bookmark not defined.David Hall, Roundwell Street, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5AA

Box Office. 01460 240340 www.thedavidhall.org.uk 

Steve Tilston & Brooks Williams.

Sun 24. Trowbridge: Village Pump Festival, Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield, Trowbridge, BA14 9LH

Box Office. 01225 769132 TP: various (weekend festival) www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk

Catalogue from Market Square distributed by RSK Entertainment.

Single of three classic tracks released on April 4 2005.

Rare Thing 
Totterdown 
Here Comes the Night 


MSMCD 124 Such & Such. 

Includes Rare Thing, Anthony Believes and the stunning guitar piece Totterdown which includes the wonderful saxophone work of Andy Sheppard.


MSMCD 108 Life by Misadventure.

Contains Tilston’s “Here Comes the Night” and the bonus twenty three minute “Rhapsody” from Swan’s at Coole


MSMCD 132 Songs from the Dress Rehearsal.

Rupert Hine produced album from 1976 with the additional bonus of six previously unreleased tracks produced by Stefan Grossman. 


For further information, interviews, images and review copies of Steve’s catalogue contact Pat Tynan.