Salterelle, Hohner and Castagnari Melodeons,
Acoustic Guitar
and Vocals.

Ten things you never knew about Steve Collins.
1.	Steve is approaching 40 in the same way a lion approaches a Wildebeest but without the drooling.
2.	The medication is kicking in now and he no longer has an irrational fear of chicken korma.
3.	In the last year he has put on half a stone and a new pair of trousers.
4.	Steve can jump higher than the Eiffel Tower.
5.	He thinks that John Peel is right about "The Cuban Boys" but won't explain what he means
6.	He has had the meningitis c vaccine but still fears catching the rest of "The Spice Girls "
7.	Steve's favourite colour is clear
8.	He considers himself to be half British and Half European. His left foot is a size 10 and his right a size 44
9.	His whole life changed when he realised that mud can be fun
10.	When on holiday abroad, Steve always does as the Roman's do, and builds an aquaduct

I have been with Shave for oooooh…ages now, and have had more opportunity to sing and play Carolyn's guitar of late. The feel of the band has altered over the years, partly due to a change of emphasis in the music, and partly due to age and gravity. 

'99 was a strange year for gigs, playing at such diverse events as Henley Arts Festival, The Pagan Federation event at Fairfield Halls Croydon, and The Followers of Rupert Bear annual bash. Don't laugh, it's true.

2000 promises to be a big year for us, with plenty of material for a new album, and enough left over for a quilted tea cosy. The bookings are coming in, and even a tentative approach from Glastonbury Festival, though unless we headline on the Pyramid Stage on the Saturday I'm not so sure we want to do it…

My hopes for the Millennium?…

Apart from the usual peace on earth etc…how about a folk revival. Albion, Steeleye and Fairport did it in the sixties and seventies with folk/rock, so what I would like to see is Technofolk becoming the pop music of the noughts? O's? 2000's? What the hell are we going to call the first decade of the new Millennium?

Steve
1st December 1999