Jason Steel is a singer & picker of stringed instruments. Originally from Yorkshire, he currently rests his head in North London. Shortly after joining The Owl Service in 2008, Jason began to record the songs that would make up the 'We Deserve Fire' 7" & the 'Eternal Embers' EP (released on Midwich Records). These weaved the sounds of Appalachian and ragtime picking, the strange, old worlds of traditional folk and the ghosts of 1920s Tin Pan Alley (both recorded live to a single microphone). The results were effective; an emotional hinterland somewhere between Bert Jansch and Leonard Cohen, John Fahey and Cliff 'Ukulele Ike' Edwards. His debut long player 'Fire Begot Ash' garnered considerable praise in various quarters upon its release in March of 2010, followed by an invitation to record for the BBC at Maida Vale studios. Jason is currently working on his second album for Rif Mountain. He divides the rest of his time between staring at the moon, drawing old churches and listening to Leadbelly's 'Last Sessions'.
