Biography
18 March 1950, Manchester, England. Turner began his career in 1967 playing guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, and singing. From 1971-79, he played with Canny Fettle, a group from Newcastle, which featured Bob Diehl (fiddle), Phil Bartlett (fiddle, concertina, mandolin, harmonium), Gerry Murphy (concertina, small pipes, whistle), Dave Hillery (concertina, vocals), Dave Howes (whistle, melodeon, vocals), and Bob Morton (guitar). Together they released Varry Canny and A Trip To Harrogate. Although Turner is known for his concertina playing, it was only in 1974 that he started to play the instrument. In 1980, he won a ‘Stars Of The 80s’ contest organized by Karl Dallas and the following year he turned professional. In addition to his solo work, Turner occasionally performs with the Steve Turner Band, which comprises George Faux (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Dave Walters (vocals, guitar), Bill Martin, previously with Pyewackett (keyboards), and Steve Schwartek...
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