Singer/Songwriter     Stephen Budd

Stephen has performed with many national and international artists, including: Blue Rodeo, John Wesley Harding, Disappear Fear, the Waltons, Sponge, The Verve Pipe, Mark Kozelak (of the Red House Painters), 13 Engines, the October Project, Over the Rhine, Paul Kelly (of Australia),Todd Snider & others.  Stephen is currently recording his second CD here in the sunny, dusty deserts of Arizona …it is expected to be released in early 2008.

Included in the upcoming release, gathering sky , are songs that feature performances by a number of guest musicians (Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico and Giant Sand, as well as drummer Ron Pangborn who has performed or recorded with Matthew Sweet, Marshall Crenshaw, Freedy Johnston and Was Not Was and is a session musician/producer in the Detroit area.

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Singer/songwriter Stephen Budd was born in England , raised in Ohio and now lives in Tucson . Performing as a solo artist, playing sets of his own songs, at coffeehouses, clubs and folk festivals, Stephen has performed over 1400 times in the Midwest and Southwestern United States .     

Similar in style to Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, Tracy Chapman, Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin, Michael Penn, Chris Isaak and other song-focused writers, Stephen’s style draws from both his early exposure to the Beatles and also the music he grew up with (the Clash, the Cars and the California and English punk of the late 70’s/early 80’s.)

His desire as an artist is to create songs that connect and touch people personally, by evoking images and situations that are similar to their own experiences.  

Also, Tucson percussionist Todd Hammes, and violinist Shanti Foster both contributed their wonderful styles as did violinist/violist Eric Peterson of Minneapolis .    

With their help, Stephen’s new recordings intensify the songs and yet retain the stripped down, acoustic, folky flavor that people hear at his live performances.