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The original songs of Steve Harris are contagious. Heartfelt lyrics and memorable melodies you'll be singing in your head for days. Steve's fluid acoustic guitar style has been influenced and blended by years of playing professionally in a variety of acoustic folk, bluegrass and Celtic bands. He is a prolific songwriter, the type of person who responds to the challenges and opportunities of each day by sitting down and writing songs about them. Some choose to blog, others write songs. And Steve has gotten very good at it. (continues below)

About the CD Here on Island Time,
by Steve Harris & Friends

For this CD, Steve collaborated with Mark Dodge to bring his solo acoustic songs into full bloom. Mark plays guitar, bass, drums, organ, and tenor ukulele on this record, and contributed arrangements and musical themes, ranging from the delicate acoustic tones of "Tom" to the dense layers of the title track, "Northwestern Sky." Several songs also feature the saxophone virtuosity of Big Quack Records' artist Tim Miller, as well as the pure sweet harmony vocals of the South End String Band's Wende Hilyard. The result is an eclectic record that combines Steve's acoustic sensibilities with Mark's rock tendencies; great songs you'll be singing in your head for days.

Steve Harris & Friends
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Song List and Samples
Song Lyrics

Steve Harris
acoustic guitars, lead vocals
Mark Dodge
bass, drums, tenor ukulele, electric guitars, organ, backing vocals
Tim Miller
tenor and soprano sax
Wende Hilyard
backing vocals

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1. I Still am Moved by You (Harris, Dodge)
   "I  hear she’s married to a politician now ... This song is for the memories that we all have of past relationships and have since ‘moved’ on." With Tim on soprano sax, and Wende & Mark on backing vocals. Buy song now on iTunes

2. Holdin' My Own (Harris, Dodge)
   "My art & music are my island and refuge from the continual storms of the disability I now live with." With Mark on tenor ukulele. Buy song now on iTunes

3. And the Road Takes us All (Harris, Dodge)
   "I contacted an old friend in preparation for some close friends’ 25th anniversary and ‘Your name was dropped in conversation’ … this song easily followed." With Mark on Lips. Buy song now on iTunes

4. Here by My Side (Harris, Dodge)
   "A point in time where lyric and music painted a clear picture ... Thanks for the Sax, Tim!" Buy song now on iTunes

5. Something Tropical (Harris, Dodge)
   "Up here, too much rain does get to where it hurts the brain. A song that speaks of umbrella drinks and the Mexican coastline." With Wende and Mark on backing vocals. Buy song now on iTunes

6. Only4U (Harris, Dodge)
   "I'm usually myself for everyone I meet and interact with - I'm a very honest and real person. The woman I love sees an even deeper side, that at the time I wrote this song I didn't think she realized." With Tim on soprano sax. Buy song now on iTunes

7. Lessons of the Heart (Harris, Dodge)
   "My own plea for a troubled relationship; we had to let go." With Wende and Mark on backing vocals. Buy song now on iTunes

8. I Like the View (Harris, Vensas, Dodge)
   "I’m not giving up this chair, man!" Buy song now on iTunes

9. No Old Days (Harris, Vensas, Dodge)
   "A song of questioning with a touch of blues." Buy song now on iTunes

10. Northwestern Sky (Harris, Dodge)
    "Although I met some great people and played some good music in Texas, I only lasted 3 years there before the Northwest called me home. This song is about what I encountered, alone on the road, during one day’s drive between San Antonio and Zapata and back." Buy song now on iTunes

11. Tom (Harris, Vensas, Dodge)
    "Seemingly at the blink of an eye, almost anyone can become homeless through disability, mental illness, or financial disaster. This can happen to anyone; it is a very real possibility for all." With Mark on lips. Buy song now on iTunes

12. Catchin' All My Time (Harris, Dodge)
    "For all the Eagles, Hawks, and Swallows … and the time I’m lucky enough to see them dance on the wind. My cup of coffee always goes cold." With Wende and Mark on backing vocals. Buy song now on iTunes

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Steve and Mark
Performing at Art by the Bay 2005: