Steve McGrady
@stevemcgrady.bsky.social
Independent singer songwriter. I write, record, mix and release folk and rock infused songs. I want to use this as a ‘behind the scenes’ and ‘what I’m thinking’ place. For more details about releases and stuff please try my site: https://stevemcgrady.com x
My latest single “And Then" will be featured on Cambridge Radio’s New Music Generator broadcast on Wednesday 13 August from 7pm with Tim Willett.
You can listen on-line anywhere or 105 FM in Cambridge and it will be available afterwards via podcast feed, Spotify or listen again.
You can listen on-line anywhere or 105 FM in Cambridge and it will be available afterwards via podcast feed, Spotify or listen again.
August 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My latest single “And Then" will be featured on Cambridge Radio’s New Music Generator broadcast on Wednesday 13 August from 7pm with Tim Willett.
You can listen on-line anywhere or 105 FM in Cambridge and it will be available afterwards via podcast feed, Spotify or listen again.
You can listen on-line anywhere or 105 FM in Cambridge and it will be available afterwards via podcast feed, Spotify or listen again.
My new single “And Then” is featured on @amazingradio.com First Spin amazingradio.com/profile/stev...
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August 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My new single “And Then” is featured on @amazingradio.com First Spin amazingradio.com/profile/stev...
My latest single is out today. This is the first track taken from my upcoming third solo album. Why not join the Inner Circle on my website for free to be kept up to date with new release information, free songs and more. It doesn’t cost you anything and your information isn’t shared with anyone.
July 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My latest single is out today. This is the first track taken from my upcoming third solo album. Why not join the Inner Circle on my website for free to be kept up to date with new release information, free songs and more. It doesn’t cost you anything and your information isn’t shared with anyone.
Three years already - well, doesn’t time fly?
April 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Three years already - well, doesn’t time fly?
Second @radiotfsc.bsky.social #DailyTop24 appearance this week - woo hoo 🙌 - thanks as always Oli and team 🙂
15. Aeons End by Bending Grid & The Safety Word
16. Who You Gonna Trust? by The Frontlines
17. Billboard by Mike Legere
18. Frowned Upon by Anyverse
19. Open Her Eyes by The Major Resolve
20. Straight From The Heart by @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
21. Mating Calls by Cowboy Hunters
16. Who You Gonna Trust? by The Frontlines
17. Billboard by Mike Legere
18. Frowned Upon by Anyverse
19. Open Her Eyes by The Major Resolve
20. Straight From The Heart by @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
21. Mating Calls by Cowboy Hunters
March 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Second @radiotfsc.bsky.social #DailyTop24 appearance this week - woo hoo 🙌 - thanks as always Oli and team 🙂
Reposted by Steve McGrady
#DailyTop24 time!
1. Background Noise by @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
2. Den of Lions by Words That Burn
3. Pictures by Phillip Foxley
4. Dude You Got Adele by Wasted Potential
5. Crow Hunter by Crow Hunter
6. Pulled Apart by @sorrowstories.bsky.social
7. 97 by Nine Year Sister
1. Background Noise by @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
2. Den of Lions by Words That Burn
3. Pictures by Phillip Foxley
4. Dude You Got Adele by Wasted Potential
5. Crow Hunter by Crow Hunter
6. Pulled Apart by @sorrowstories.bsky.social
7. 97 by Nine Year Sister
a picture of a sunset with the words radio fsc in red
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March 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#DailyTop24 time!
1. Background Noise by @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
2. Den of Lions by Words That Burn
3. Pictures by Phillip Foxley
4. Dude You Got Adele by Wasted Potential
5. Crow Hunter by Crow Hunter
6. Pulled Apart by @sorrowstories.bsky.social
7. 97 by Nine Year Sister
1. Background Noise by @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
2. Den of Lions by Words That Burn
3. Pictures by Phillip Foxley
4. Dude You Got Adele by Wasted Potential
5. Crow Hunter by Crow Hunter
6. Pulled Apart by @sorrowstories.bsky.social
7. 97 by Nine Year Sister
Oli and the @radiotfsc.bsky.social team are amazing supporters of independent music and I am honoured to be number 52 in their artist of the year countdown. Many many thanks 🤩
More short reviews!
This time about Robbie Harte, @stevemcgrady.bsky.social , The Glass Child, Yard of Blondes, Thanks Mom, @pomcountyirregs.bsky.social , Indie Butterflies Dream, @teleyirons.bsky.social , Until Further Notice and @lacellabella.bsky.social
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This time about Robbie Harte, @stevemcgrady.bsky.social , The Glass Child, Yard of Blondes, Thanks Mom, @pomcountyirregs.bsky.social , Indie Butterflies Dream, @teleyirons.bsky.social , Until Further Notice and @lacellabella.bsky.social
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Our Artists Of The Year Countdown – The Reviews (Position 51 – 60) - RadioTFSC
The short reviews are back! In this article everything about number 51 - 60 of the Artist Of The Year 2024 countdown!
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March 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Oli and the @radiotfsc.bsky.social team are amazing supporters of independent music and I am honoured to be number 52 in their artist of the year countdown. Many many thanks 🤩
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Introducing the completed fifty-first Starter Pack with all the bands, orchestras, choirs, independent labels, and musicians I can find on Blue Sky!
Please have a look, follow some or all of them, and share this pack here and in other places!
go.bsky.app/RAmbS7n
Please have a look, follow some or all of them, and share this pack here and in other places!
go.bsky.app/RAmbS7n
January 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Introducing the completed fifty-first Starter Pack with all the bands, orchestras, choirs, independent labels, and musicians I can find on Blue Sky!
Please have a look, follow some or all of them, and share this pack here and in other places!
go.bsky.app/RAmbS7n
Please have a look, follow some or all of them, and share this pack here and in other places!
go.bsky.app/RAmbS7n
One of the benefits of digital audio (CD etc) compared to LP and tape was greater dynamic range but most modern recordings are less dynamic than many old analogue ones. I follow the advice from @ianshepherd.bsky.social and try to maintain the dynamics in my work, especially CD masters. Thoughts?
January 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
One of the benefits of digital audio (CD etc) compared to LP and tape was greater dynamic range but most modern recordings are less dynamic than many old analogue ones. I follow the advice from @ianshepherd.bsky.social and try to maintain the dynamics in my work, especially CD masters. Thoughts?
I’m starting 2025 in different surroundings. We’re having some work done in the room behind my home studio so I have relocated my mixing gear (minus monitors and acoustic treatment) to a bedroom for a week or two. I can make progress with headphones but looking forward to having speakers again
January 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I’m starting 2025 in different surroundings. We’re having some work done in the room behind my home studio so I have relocated my mixing gear (minus monitors and acoustic treatment) to a bedroom for a week or two. I can make progress with headphones but looking forward to having speakers again
Love this song - I’ve played it a lot!!
If you’re bored and looking for a hopeful, dreamy, soothing kinda tune… this is “Stars,” the second song on my newish concept album, “A Place to Go When You Need to Hide.” (You can find it on all platforms, yada yada, promo sux 🤣💕) 🙂⭐️🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kEhI...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kEhI...
Rose Alaimo, "Stars" - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Rose Alaimo
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January 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Love this song - I’ve played it a lot!!
So, Bluesky is my only social media platform now. I’d invested a lot of time in the 3 Meta apps but, like X, the decision to make facts optional doesn’t work for me. One good thing is I don’t have to decide what to post where any longer 🙂
the sun shines brightly through the clouds in the blue sky
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January 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
So, Bluesky is my only social media platform now. I’d invested a lot of time in the 3 Meta apps but, like X, the decision to make facts optional doesn’t work for me. One good thing is I don’t have to decide what to post where any longer 🙂
Thanks for sharing @creativereader.bsky.social - I really enjoyed setting your lyrics to music and I’m delighted with the results of our co-creation - I found your words inspiring
this is a colab I did with the Amazing and talented @stevemcgrady.bsky.social
these lyrics I wrote are very special to me
I hope you'll like it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0YF...
these lyrics I wrote are very special to me
I hope you'll like it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0YF...
There Once Was A Girl
YouTube video by Steve McGrady - Topic
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December 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Thanks for sharing @creativereader.bsky.social - I really enjoyed setting your lyrics to music and I’m delighted with the results of our co-creation - I found your words inspiring
It’s #bandcampfriday when @bandcamp.com waive their revenue share. So, in the spirit of the season I’m passing that along (and more) with a discount code for 25% off everything at stevemcgrady.bandcamp.com
Just use the code bandcampfridayxmas24 at checkout. Special extra bonus for buying 2CDs!
Just use the code bandcampfridayxmas24 at checkout. Special extra bonus for buying 2CDs!
Steve McGrady
Singer-songwriter - composing and recording new material regularly.
Performs live at concerts, open mics, folk clubs and festivals in the East of England (mainly). Also plays at international virtua...
stevemcgrady.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:30 PM
It’s #bandcampfriday when @bandcamp.com waive their revenue share. So, in the spirit of the season I’m passing that along (and more) with a discount code for 25% off everything at stevemcgrady.bandcamp.com
Just use the code bandcampfridayxmas24 at checkout. Special extra bonus for buying 2CDs!
Just use the code bandcampfridayxmas24 at checkout. Special extra bonus for buying 2CDs!
Reposted by Steve McGrady
If you are new to us, we just put out our first EP called Neon Nostalgia:
open.spotify.com/album/6GIhwV...
It’s worth 15 or so minutes of your time, we promise.
open.spotify.com/album/6GIhwV...
It’s worth 15 or so minutes of your time, we promise.
Neon Nostalgia
Messengers From The Empire · EP · 2024 · 5 songs
open.spotify.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM
If you are new to us, we just put out our first EP called Neon Nostalgia:
open.spotify.com/album/6GIhwV...
It’s worth 15 or so minutes of your time, we promise.
open.spotify.com/album/6GIhwV...
It’s worth 15 or so minutes of your time, we promise.
Highly recommended if you’re interested in mastering. Also…as @ianshepherd.bsky.social found in his interview with the legendary Ken Scott, understanding mastering can help with developing mixing engineering skills
Thinking about it I should probably have shared these here first…
This is a series of 6 videos I made for Sound On Sound covering what I consider to be the How, Why and What of mastering. Please let me know if you have any questions !
#audio #mastering #audiosky #audioproduction #musicproduction
This is a series of 6 videos I made for Sound On Sound covering what I consider to be the How, Why and What of mastering. Please let me know if you have any questions !
#audio #mastering #audiosky #audioproduction #musicproduction
Mastering Essentials with Ian Shepherd | Sound On Sound - YouTube
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November 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Highly recommended if you’re interested in mastering. Also…as @ianshepherd.bsky.social found in his interview with the legendary Ken Scott, understanding mastering can help with developing mixing engineering skills
My new album “Rivers, Roads and Sky” featuring 11 new original songs will be released next month. Pre-order and pre-save links for download and streaming will be available soon. Bandcamp pre-release details to follow. Thanks!
May 10, 2024 at 9:25 PM
My new album “Rivers, Roads and Sky” featuring 11 new original songs will be released next month. Pre-order and pre-save links for download and streaming will be available soon. Bandcamp pre-release details to follow. Thanks!
I recorded three songs for the Narrowboat Sessions last year. The second one has just been released. The boat has a custom analogue desk and, I think, achieves amazing sound. I’d love to know what you think youtu.be/8aSeGaKFc50?...
2023 Narrowboat Sessions. Steve McGrady, 'Citizen of Nowhere'.
Steve McGrady travelled up from the Cambridge/Newmarket area to perform for us on the beautiful Montgomery Canal in Shropshire. Steve started playing in his ...
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January 27, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I recorded three songs for the Narrowboat Sessions last year. The second one has just been released. The boat has a custom analogue desk and, I think, achieves amazing sound. I’d love to know what you think youtu.be/8aSeGaKFc50?...
Hmm, must figure out what to post where in 2024. In the meantime, Happy New Year and here’s a preview of the cover art for my upcoming album
December 31, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Hmm, must figure out what to post where in 2024. In the meantime, Happy New Year and here’s a preview of the cover art for my upcoming album
Sorry for the recent silence - I’m struggling to work out how to manage posts to the plethora of social media sites. Anyhoo, this song is getting some positive comments at live shows so I have released it as a single, featuring Susy Wall on vocals. songwhip.com/stevemcgrady...
Citizen of Nowhere (Remix) by Steve McGrady
Listen to "Citizen of Nowhere (Remix)" by Steve McGrady on any music platform - Free smart music links by Songwhip
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October 28, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Sorry for the recent silence - I’m struggling to work out how to manage posts to the plethora of social media sites. Anyhoo, this song is getting some positive comments at live shows so I have released it as a single, featuring Susy Wall on vocals. songwhip.com/stevemcgrady...
The rain couldn't dampen my enjoyment recording three songs for The Narrowboat Sessions today - warm welcome, fascinating chat, genial host and an amazing technical set up in such a small and unlikely venue. Looking forward to the video in a few weeks time.
September 20, 2023 at 9:53 PM
The rain couldn't dampen my enjoyment recording three songs for The Narrowboat Sessions today - warm welcome, fascinating chat, genial host and an amazing technical set up in such a small and unlikely venue. Looking forward to the video in a few weeks time.