STEVEN MOORE
ARTIST Biography
Steven Moore is a multi-decorated contest banjo champion with 1st place wins at the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship (aka: Winfield), RockyGrass, RenoFest, MerleFest, FreshGrass, Carolina in the Fall, and many state-level championships. Steven lives in Saint Clairsville, Ohio and performs on tour around the United States with the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated artist David Mayfield as a full-time member of The David Mayfield Parade. Steven also performs near his home in the Ohio Valley region with the current iteration of his first band, Almost Famous.
Steven fell in love with the banjo at the age of six when he first heard one on a Statler Brothers vinyl record. He started taking banjo lessons at age eight, began performing frequently on stage by age 10, and quickly found an interest in competing in banjo contests. In 2008, at the age of 17, Steven won 1st place in the USA’s National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, KS. Steven repeated this feat by winning the title again in 2015.
With the release of his debut solo album “Just a Little Talk with Myself” on September 16, 2022, Steven hopes to share with listeners some of his beautiful original music and his creative arrangements of traditional tunes and cover songs. Be sure to check it out!
- Picky Fingers Banjo Podcast
- 2017 Freshgrass Banjo Award Champion
- 2016 North Carolina State Banjo Champion
- 2015 Maryland State Banjo Champion
- 2015 National Bluegrass Banjo Champion
- 2013 Merlefest Banjo Champion
- 2013 Renofest Banjo Champion
- 2011 Rocky Grass Banjo Champion
- 2008 National Bluegrass Banjo Champion
Steven Moore is a professional musician and banjo player with The David Mayfield Parade and with the current iteration of his first band, Almost Famous.
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Released: September 16, 2022
Last updated November 07, 2023