Steve Daggett

The Lo-Showbiz Tour - April 2006 /
New CD Available NOW

Steve is joining up with Sunderland based singer-songwriter Paul Liddell for a series of dates in April and early May.

The gigs will go out under the umbrella of 'The Lo-Showbiz Tour' and will feature solo performances by both artists, collaborations and previews of new material. Each gig promises to be unique and spontaneous, with possible guests and not without an element of fun.

An acoustic limited edition souvenir CDR has been recorded and will be on sale from gigs which commence in the north east of England with THE SMUGGLERS, Sunderland (SAT 1st @ 8.30pm), THE TYNE, Newcastle (SUN 2nd @ 2pm - sfternoon show) and WASHINGTON ARTS CENTRE, Washington (MON 3rd @ 8.30pm) before moving on to Leeds, Bath, Beverley and elsewhere. The tour also feature 4 scottish dates.

For full details visit the gigs page.

Album details are:

SHOWBIZ (Daggett)
Steve and Paul duo. Previously unreleased.
RUNAWAY (Liddell)
Paul solo. Originally from 'A Lighthouse Keeper's Diary'. Re-recorded.
IN YOUR OWN TIME (Daggett)
Steve Solo. Originally from 'Songs In A Carrier Bag'. Re-recorded.
THE SWIMMER (Liddell)
Paul solo. Previously unreleased.
VAROOMSHKA (Daggett and Liddell)
Steve and Paul duo. Previously unreleased.
RADIO SONG (Liddell)
Paul and Steve duo. Previously unreleased.
HARDCORE TLC (Daggett)
Steve solo. Originally from 'Thud, Thwack And Twang. Re-recorded.
SLEEP ALONE (Liddell)
Paul solo. Previously unreleased.
CYBERCAFE (Daggett)
Steve solo. Originally from 'Troubadour Territory'. Re-recorded.
NUMBER 2 (Liddell)
Paul solo. Originall from 'Sketchy Little People'. Re-recorded
TREMBLE (Daggett)
Steve and Paul duo. Originally from 'Songs In A Carrier Bag'. Re-recorded.

The Hull Story, Newcastle City Hall - 19/11/05

Audio/Video:
Listen to 'Malvinas Melody': click here (full song - 8MB mp3)
See some photos of the performance: click here
Watch part of 'Malvinas Melody' by clicking the arrow to the right...

If you like these, please buy the DVD.

The Band:

Steve Daggett - vocals and acoustic guitar
Phil Armstrong - electric guitar
Rachael Rhoades - violin and accordion
Michael Bailey - Fender bass
Steve Robson - drums

It was a memorable night at Newcastle City Hall, where the Steve Daggett band joined a string of artists from stage and screen to pay tribute to Alan Hull on the 10th anniversary of his death.

Steve and the band played 'Malvinas Melody', Alan's powerful commentary on the Falklands War. The song originally appeared on Alan's solo album 'On the Other Side', and was banned by the BBC on release in 1983. The band consisted of:

The concert was filmed by Geoff Wonfor and is available now on DVD. Order here.

Read more about the concert here. Proceeds from the show go to the North East Young Musicians Fund - more details here.

'Songs in a Carrier Bag': reviews

''Tere are many gems to find buried within these twelve tracks..'

Read www.folking.com's full review on the reviews page.

'There are some with a tenth of Daggett's talent who shout twice as loud about it.'

Read Michael Mee's full review of Steve's latest CD on the reviews page, courtesy of netrhythms.co.uk.

'Daggett's deft songwriting once again prevails.'

Another review - this time from from CJ Holley. Again visit the reviews page to read the full article.

heroes and scarecrows 2005 - £1375 raised for charity

Thanks to all the performers, and also to Sue Brind and Peter Dodds for their invaluable assistance. The evening's events raised £1375 for BBC Children in Need.

November 17th @ The Magnesia Bank, North Shields, 7.30pm

A Tribute to the Music of Alan Hull / Featuring: Steve Daggett Trio - Simma - Steve Foster (US) - Tony Machin - The Attention Seekers - Dave Hull Denholm and Ian Thomson - The Magus Band

Click here for a summary of last year's event.

songs in a carrier Bag - the new CD available NOW

The new album 'Songs in a Carrier Bag' was officially released with a launch gig by the Steve Daggett Trio at The Tyne Theatre Bistro, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday, October 29th.1st - Secure on-line ordering now available.

The CD has 12 tracks written by Steve and features trio members Rachael Rhoades on violin/accordion/piano and Michael Bailey on bass guitar. Additional musicians are Phil Armstrong on electric guitar/mandolin, Stephen Robson on drums and Tony Davis on keyboards.

Tracklisting : The Ballad of Jimmy Forsyth - listen (mp3) / Pretty Useless (revisited) - listen (mp3) / In Your Own Time - listen (mp3) / Hometown / Tremble / Money For The Toffeeman / Devil's Causeway - listen (mp3) / Over A Beer / Heatwave / Old / Immunity / Songs In A Carrier Bag

The album was recorded at The Cluny Studios, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne. Produced by Steve Daggett. Recorded and mixed by Tony Davis.

steve writes and performs music for new documentary

'the story of the hoppings' now available on DVD & VHS

'The Story of the Hoppings' is a journey through the world-famous funfair that has been held anually on Newcastle's Town Moor for over 120 years. Narrated by Brendan Healy, it features never-seen-before footage and photographs, and interviews with the people who make it happen.

The soundtrack captures the spirit of every era in fair's history, featuring original music co-written by Steve and Phil Armstrong, along with versions of one or two songs that you might know already.

The music was recorded at Cluny Studios in Newcastle, and performed by:

Steve Daggett - vocals, guitar, keyboards / Phil Armstrong - vocals, guitar, bass / Michael Bailey - electric & upright bass / Stephen Robson - drums / Tony Davis - keyboards / David Faill - acoustic guitar / Rachael Rhoades - violin