Bio
Steve Reynolds is an accomplished finger-style guitarist in many disciplines and has been singing and playing professionally since 1969. Starting out in the coffee house circuits of Michigan and Colorado, Reynolds then spent nine years honing his chops in the lively Austin bar scene, where he shared a stage with many of his luminaries such as Delbert McClinton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Lucinda Williams. During this time Steve held down a regular night at the legendary Hole in the Wall club in Austin. “Everyone would come in there from Jerry Jeff Walker to Timbuk 3,” Reynolds recalls. This period was followed by stints in Tucson, L.A. and San Diego, as well as two tours of Europe, notably with the American/German band Texas Lone Star.
Currently residing in Flagstaff Arizona with his four legged friend Edie, Steve is a winner of the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival’s solo blues contest, , and has just recorded his third CD, which features his finger-style guitar abilities. It's an all-instrumental affair inspired by the likes of Merle Travis, Doc Watson and Tommy Emmanuel. "Shut Up & Play" should be available in Spring of '09.
Reynold's second CD, "Downriver" was recorded impeccably by Chris Donnelly at Sundisc Studio in Flagstaff with Rich Neville (of Poco and Vince Gill’s band) and Reynolds co producing. Reynolds’ finger picking style lends itself equally well whether it’s boogie-woogie, jazz, delta blues, Irish, soft ballads, or full-on rockers with horns. The variety of tunes that Reynolds pulls of on this CD is amazing, and the boredom coefficient is zero.
His first CD, “Too Much Coffee” was released in ’98, to critics’ raves, and is noted for an array of original compositions, as well as some ‘30s blues arrangements, and finger-style instrumentals. The title song, “Too Much Coffee” has a distinctly Southwestern flair, chronicling Reynolds’ coffee addiction as well as John Wesley Powell’s. Many of Reynolds’ compositions on both CDs reflect a sly sense of humor as well as an ability to tell a good story, a craft that seems to be missing from much pop music today.