Oceans Apart
About the band
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Why Did Steve Colby and John
Good Found Oceans Apart?
John and Steve met on a recording session several years ago and since
then, have delighted audiences of every imaginable kind with their
songs and instrumentals drawn from the inexhaustible wellsprings of
Ireland, Wales, Scotland and North America.
The music is infectious, ranging from the breathless jigs and
hornpipes, through the more relaxed popular songs, all the way along to
the ballads and airs. They have performed on network television
and have been favorably received by the local and regional press.
After one of their recent appearances “English Cathy” of Transatlantic
Management remarked:
“The music of Oceans Apart, while being completely contemporary,
seems at the same time to speak of days, lives and worlds long gone,
yet oddly enough, familiar.”
Steve Colby
Steve is a multi instrumentalist and vocalist whose interest in music
began at the ripe old age of five or so. His musical interests
are diverse but, within the past fifteen years have focused on Celtic,
folk, folk-rock and old time Rock n’ Roll.
While his first love is the banjo (both tenor and five string), Steve
also plays guitar, mandolin and Irish bouzouki. His musical style
evolved from the great folk/Celtic music era of the 1950's and 1960's.
Over the years he has performed in over two thousand shows ranging from
the large stage to intimate settings. He is a firm believer in
the concept that the audience should hear the lyrics and is selective
about the songs he performs, so they convey meaningful and memorable
messages.
John
Good
Born in Wales and instructed in Classical Music since childhood. John
is also a multi instrumentalist, a songwriter and poet. He received a
Master’s in music composition at twenty-one and has practiced his trade
— arranger, performer, studio musician, teacher — in Europe and
the United States, ever since. Of his twenty-three years in America he
says: “In San Francisco it was Jazz, in L.A, New Wave and in Phoenix
… it’s Celtic!”
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