O Little Town of Bethlehem - Mal Pope & Steve Balsamo HD

 

Hello all

I was chuffed to be asked by Mal Pope to be involved with the ‘Everyone Deserves A Christmas’ campaign this year, and today we go live with a video of our Christmas single ‘O Little Town Of Bethlehem’.

Mal has put a lovely team together including Harry’s Youth Theatre Choir Swansea and the Morriston Salvation Army Band.... plus a few familiar faces...

 

 

 

https://distrokid.com/hyp.../malpope/christmas-with-the-pope Carolyn Harris MP was recently named Campaigner of the Year at the Spectator Parliamentarian of The Year Awards and is the driving force behind ‘Everyone Deserves A Christmas’.

Hello all

I was chuffed to be asked by Mal Pope to be involved with the ‘Everyone Deserves A Christmas’ campaign this year, and today we go live with a video of our Christmas single ‘O Little Town Of Bethlehem’.

Mal has put a lovely team together including Harry’s Youth Theatre Choir Swansea and the Morriston Salvation Army Band.... plus a few familiar faces... 

 

YOUTUBE LINK

DOWNLOAD AND STREAMING LINKS 

 

Here is more information about the campaign... 

 

https://www.malpope.com/mal-pope-steve-balsamo-christmas.../

If you enjoy the video please share far and wide! 

 

 

Million thanks

Steve x

 

KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART FOR A WHILE Lee Gilbert & Steve Balsamo

(Steve)

Hello all

My mate and beautiful singer Lee M Gilbert asked if I'd duet on a song for his new album and we decided to do a Warren Zevon song, Keep Me In Your Heart.

 

We've dedicated it to our friend and a champion of the arts, the late, great Chris Needs MBE. 

 

Chris was a keys player and singer and was part of Bonnie Tyler 's band in the early days. He went on to have a very successful broadcasting career and had one of the most popular shows on BBC Radio Wales as well as raising a lot of money for charity over the years.

Always a supporter of Lee and me, this is a little thank you and to say we think of him often.

Recorded by Nick Lloyd at Oakwood Church Studios in Pontrhydyfen and the filmed by David Cooper. Thanks guys.

Gos played keys

BALSAMO, COLLINS, RILEY - Keep This Love Alive (Official Music Video) NEW

 

Hello all

We are super excited to let you know that the video for our debut Balsamo Collins Riley single, Keep This Love Alive is here!!!

The lovely folks at You Pick Acoustic https://youtube.com/c/YouPickAcoustic are hosting the video, and we'd like to say a huge thank you to them.

Also massive thanks to wonderful Paul Andrew who organised and put the video together, and considering what he had to work with, has worked miracles!

Next Monday (5th July) 7pm UK time we will be doing an Instagram live chat (and possibly a few tunes) on Steves page (Instagram.com/stevebalsamomusic) so please come and join us for that.

Thanks for the support and if you enjoy the vid, please share it far and wide.

See you next Monday.

Love BCR x

Album review: STEVE BALSAMO – The Millennium Tapes 2020

Steve Balsamo has unearthed these songs during lockdown that were recorded back at the start of the millennium as the album title suggests. Balsamo worked with Micky Lister on these songs. Lister was signed back in the day with a band called The Truth with Dennis Greaves from Nine Below Zero and they toured America, played Top Of The Pops and were managed by The Police’s manager, Miles Copeland.

Eight songs, just over 35 minutes and definitely quality over quantity. There is a touch of gospel on ‘If Heaven Knows’, blissful pop on ‘Gravity’ and Steve Balsamo showing his undoubted vocal talents on ‘Rise’.

The sound quality is spot on, with strings used liberally throughout the album and the arrangements allow the vocals to take centre stage – just listen to ‘Down In The Colourfield’ for proof.

Quite why Steve Balsamo isn’t a household name is beyond me, as a song like ‘Weightless’ should be all over daytime radio. ‘Save Me’ is another, a hypnotic piano riff, swirling strings and impassioned vocals. Pop that is easy on the ear but never bland.

Listening to this, or indeed any music that resonates with you, is why music is such an important and integral part of people’s lives, particularly in 2020. Stunning and so glad it has been given a release. *

Review by Jason Ritchie

 

Last Mistake - Rosalie Deighton (feat. Jack Savoretti)

 https://balsamo-deighton.blogspot.com/

update Steve Balsamo

Hello all

I'm super excited that my new song Armour Of My Soul has been added to BBC Radio Wales A list next week. Huge thanks to Ed, Bridget and everyone there for their support.

 

It will get the first play on Jason Mohammad's show on Tuesday from 8 am, then Behnaz Akghar in the afternoon and Wednesday on Wynne Evans's show.

If you hear it and like it then please let Radio Wales know (and if you don't hear it, maybe request it - everything helps spread the word - X).

 

In the meantime you can watch the gorgeous video made by awesome Rhys Davies for Furball films here -

It takes a lot of work to keep on keeping on making music, especially during the year we've had, and I am very grateful and thankful for all the support!

Love

Steve x

NL Armour Of My Soul