Steel and Neal

Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal: traditional and Celtic folk

“Eilidh Steel & Mark Neal are leading lights of the folk/roots movement. Their charm on stage is as effortless and accomplished as their musicianship” – Masham Town Hall

​​”Traditional and contemporary Celtic music genuinely doesn’t get any better than the work of Eilidh Steel and Mark Neal. Simply put, they are players of astonishing quality, the length of their combined and separate CVs alone would be enough to impress the most jaded of critics. This will be one of the greatest gigs of the entire year” – Leith Folk Club

“Both mature and deeply rooted in tradition” …”[Eilidh] beautifully demonstrates her command of the fiddle and ability to ooze a tone so often associated with the sophistication of the North East style of playing or classical music” – Karen Steven, Box and Fiddle Magazine
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“When not performing or teaching, Eilidh Steel is Artistic Director of the Scots Fiddle Festival, so the listener has every right to expect some pretty impressive playing. This album doesn’t disappoint, whether its on the passionate tunes or as a complement to Mark Neal’s rich vocal delivery…. For my money, it’s on the tunes that the duo really takes off. As well as Steel’s compositions – already being widely covered by other musicians in Scotland and beyond – there are tunes by John McCusker, Aidan O’Rourke and others, with Karen Steven’s slow air, ‘The Breck’, being a poignant highlight. Neal is an undoubtedly fine singer, and on his songs Steel slots very neatly into the supporting role he occupies on the tunes.” – review of ‘Imprints’ by Oz Hardwick, R2 Rock ‘n’ Reel magazine

“Mark certainly uses his voice to his advantage, whether it is a slow Celtic song like ‘Gloomy Winter’s Noo Awa’ or a faster-paced English sung ‘So Blue’, you certainly get to appreciate what a range his voice can achieve…. Variety is certainly a skill that this pair has down.” – Paul Rawcliffe, review of ‘Imprints’ in Fatea Magazine

To hear for yourself, go to https://youtu.be/BYocZD6l5Kg