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A harper, singer and arranger, Steph has a love of dancing rhythms, vivid chords and a free flowing melody. Based in Oxford, you may hear her performing solo, playing in a variety of bands and projects or out for a dance with English ceilidh band Swinging Molly. Steph also teaches and workshops harp and traditional music, and is involved with the Irish and English folk and harp communities in the south east of England.

Formed in the summer of 2008 in the backstreets of Leeds, 7-piece Aggro-folk mob Bootscraper quickly gained themselves a reputation for their highly skilled musicianship, brilliant song-writing, and a captivating, energetic live show both locally and nationally.

They signed to Manchester punk label TNS Records for their first album 'Country & Eastern' which saw them drawing upon their many musical influences to produce a mix of county, Balkan, punk, sea shanty, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, gypsy and blues music which gained them rave reviews from magazines, radio stations and audiences at live venues on a national and international level.

The eclectic nature of Bootscraper's music means that there is no audience regardless of age, background or taste that can resist the musical charms of their wild and truly original sound.

Their second and self titled album is available from the web store, tnsrecords.co.uk, iTunes, Amazon, Play and all good record stores now.

Crashing wave of Gypsy Punk - 'A dark humour and catchy melodies that get in your head pervade their songs, prompting you to sing along loudly and with abandon. You just can't help it.'