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Steve Gadd | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
Origin | Franklin, Tasmania, Australia |
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, mentor, composer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, banjo, vocals, darbuka |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website |
musictasmania |
Steve Gadd (born 1957) is a Tasmanian folk musician, teacher and composer. He is also a collector, transcriber and advocate of local traditional music. At the 2012 Australian of the Year Awards Gadd was a state finalist as a Local Hero.
Steve Gadd was born in 1957 in Tasmania. His interest in local folk music has led to a career as a musician and mentor. [1] Gadd on guitar, with his wife, Marjorie Gadd, on violin, recorded traditional dance music from 1850 to 1950, which was released on CD as Real Island Roots in 2002. [2] It was mixed and mastered at Huon Delta Studios, Franklin, by Geoff Francis and self-released by the Gadds. [2] Czardas, a Romani music group, with Gadd on guitar, vocals and darbuka; Marjorie on violin; and Erin Collins on vocals; recorded an album, In a Vision, in 2003. [3] It was also mixed and mastered by Francis. [3]
Gadd and Marjorie are the co-compilers and publishers of Tasmanian Heritage Apple Shed Tune Book (January 2004), which contains 254 tunes. [1] [4] [5] On the Fiddle (2010), was co-authored by Gadd, Marjorie and Peter MacFie. [6] It details the life and music of colonial fiddler Alexander Laing (1792–1868). [6] Gadd has contributed to several other collections of original and tradition Tasmanian music. He was also a Contributor to Veranda Music, a seminal book on traditional Australian musicians.
Gadd has written a play, Beneath These Mountains, based on the lives of traditional rural musicians. [1] Gadd plays solo guitar; he duets with Marjorie on guitar, banjo and mandolin; he also performs with bands and ensembles: Buttongrass Serenade (traditional Tasmanian folk), Shake Sugaree, (Blues and Bluegrass), As The Crow Flies, (contemporary and tradition fiddle based group), The Tasmanian Heritage Fiddle Ensemble, [1] and occasionally with Czardas, (Gypsy and gypsy-influenced music). [3] He has toured Australia with Shake Sugaree and has performed at various festivals across the country.
Gadd has served as either a program director or festival director for The Franklin Apple Harvest Festival, The Cygnet Folk Festival, [1] and The Taste of The Huon Festival. At the 2012 Australian of the Year Awards Gadd was a state finalist as a Local Hero for Tasmania. [1]
Credits: Mixed and mastered at Huon Delta Studios, Franklin, by Geoff Francis. Performer: Steve Gadd, guitar; Marjorie Gadd, violin. Notes: Recorded at Walpole Lane Studios, Franklin and Huon Delta Studios, Franklin, Tasmania.