Album of the Week – Steve Tilston ‘Last Call’

Written by celtic music radio on May 2, 2025

Steve Tilston is deservedly praised as one of our most celebrated songsmiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music.

His lyrics, arrangements and subtle, superb guitar playing are distinctive and displayed perfectly on Last Call, released over half a century on from his first and on a par with his finest.

Born in Liverpool and raised in the Midlands, Steve is accompanied here by good friends and long-time musical collaborators as he looks both back and ahead as he travels the musical spectrum across blues, traditional folk, poetry and even a hint of jazz.

From social and political comment to rustic reflection, from autobiography to eternal geographical history his music has been described as “a thing of audible joy and circumstantial sadness.”

Steve joins Hugh Taylor on our Album of the Week Show today.