Steve Blake

Along with playing the fiddle, banjo, a little guitar and drums, Steve sometimes sings.

He has a rich musical background having played saxophone and drums in many rock, soul, reggae, post-rock, and avant-jazz bands before focussing on American Old Time fiddle music. He currently plays fiddle and banjo in the ceilidh/barn dance band CUT A SHINE and also with his own band THE OLD TIME WASTERS.

Steve is also known for his work writing music and performing in the world of contemporary dance through his long (33 years) collaboration with choreographer Lea Anderson (CHOLMONDELEYS & FEATHERSTONEHAUGHS) and other companies including THE SOFA TRIO (Hungary), RETINA DANCE, AKRAM KHAN and NEW ART CLUB.

He also plays congas, fiddle and banjo for dance classes at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance where he has been an accompanist for 20 years.