Martin Stephenson

Born 1965 Styles Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Pop/Rock Biography Earning comparisons to Donovan for the sprinkling of blues, jazz, and reggae in his eclectic brand of folk-rock, British singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Martin Stephenson and his backing band the Daintees came out of a small town near Newcastle in the mid-’80s with a distinctively rural, understated, yet warm sound. Stephenson released his debut album, Boat to Bolivia, in 1986; it was followed two years later by the more introspective Gladsome Humour & Blue. (The American CD release of the latter includes the entirety of Boat to Bolivia.) For his third album, 1990’s Salutation Road, Stephenson worked with American producer Pete Anderson, who had also worked with Dwight Yoakam and Michelle Shocked; the result was the most exuberant, rock-oriented record in Stephenson’s catalog. After two albums on Kitchenware during the early ’90s, Stephenson moved to the Demon label in 1995 with two new discs, Sweet Misdemeanour and Yogi in My House.

Discography (albums) 1986 Boat to Bolivia 1988 Gladsome, Humour & Blue 1990 Salutation Road 1992 The Boy’s Heart 1993 High Bells Ring Thin 1995 Sweet Misdemeanour 1995 Yogi in My House 1997 Beyond the Leap, Beyond the Law 1999 Lilac Tree 2002 Collective Force 2003 Boat to Bolivia [UK Bonus Tracks] 2003 Down to the Woods 2003 Incredible Shrinking Band 2003 The Haint of the Budded Rose 2003 Gladsome, Humour & Blue [Bonus Tracks]