Damn, what a lovely sound and song.

Beautiful song

hey i am in the uk and just watched you doing a tuning session, now i am watch this thank you for your music

Beautiful song, played and sung wonderfully! Thank you Steve...

Marvelously impressive, Mr. Knightley. Your grasp of the Leo Kottke-esque vocal presentation is stunning. I salute you, sir.

Thank you so much.....Wish I had that set up for my gigs....

Soundchecks should be done with the audience in the room just like this so the poor audience doesn't get an ear full of nastiness on the first song whilst the sound engineer try's to balance the difference between an empty venue and a full one, great idea

'Well done Steve! Show of Hands' impressed us SO much years ago at the Fylde Festival when they did a large scale version of this brilliant stunt. On the program was listed the "Show of Hands Sound Check Show" early in the afternoon at the main concert stage. Steve and Phil drew a large crowd and entertained everyone with this sort of fun banter, educational information and bits of song as the sound and light crews made adjustments and got everything perfectly balanced and sounding and looking just right. When they came back to headline the evening concert - their sound was impeccable and they blew everyone away with an absolutely stunning set! We were sorry that the band never toured extensively in the USA -- they would have taken the country by storm at every major festival. Their musicianship, artistry, stagecraft and production values were all at the very highest standard of excellence.

That was awesome. I've run sound and never had a musician really know what the magic was that I was doing to make them sound so good.

Thanks for the lesson. Have helped fun sound in a large auditorium for 30 years with many different voices and instruments. Always a challenge. Liked the way you do yours.

What vocal mixer/effects are u using

Stunning. Thanks to all of you for sharing your talents.

❤

👏🏻

I was moved by the lyrics when first hearing and thought of people who've come here from War Zones, some leaving their Families behind, some bringing them and risking their lives in the hope of a better one. The video is very moving, especially homes destroyed needlessly and lost from those who lived there but hopeful in those scenes of Family love and care. Another thought provoking song and video.

I thought that was great and entertaining at the same time. Thank you Steve for sharing

Great job! Thanks Steve, Phil and everyone there!

Beautiful ❤🎶 Thank you :)

Gorgeous !

Such a complete performance…. just wonderful.

What a Band, what a singer......... Since I've heard them live in Hallein in the early 90 s I am a great Fan of their music...... Thank you so much guys for your music 😊😊👍👍

Im not a native speaker, but it was fabulous. Thank you. It would be nice to understand the details of last few sentences joke. Beatiful bouzouki or mandola sound, by the way.

Genius - now I know how to bullshit my way through a late soundcheck. Thanks for all the awesome music Steve + Phil :-)

Canterbury gig was simply superb, thank you

A damned fine opening number, bonded with the audience already AND put them in their places....

Never heard his music not even when I write this but I'm already a fan just from his demeanor.

The performer can’t hear what the audience can hear so sound engineer is always at the back adjusting it for the benefit of the audience

Thanks for coming to Scotland, it was great and hopefully you come back 😊

So soothing...

Simply lovely!

Thanks

Leicester was brilliant. I am seeing if I can wangle getting to the London one next week

I really enjoyed this and was really inspired to perform again! I have 4 kids, another due and those days are long gone 😂 For non musicians perhaps this is a little insight into just how much goes into creating and performing music - the sound check being such a small part. Very cool guitar - the tuning sounds like Every Breath You Take - I’ll be checking out Steve more as something is instantly likeable about him 😀🎸

We are taking up a collection to get ya squire strat...so you can throw that boat oar ..Away!!!

What's that tuning..top 4 strings kf a guitar? Sounds familiar.. Alohoho

Great gig at Cardiff (well Pentyrch!) To kick off the tour. All the best!

Very nice and useful to many. God bless! May I know what is the type of guitar Steve is using in this video?

He is lucky! I never get any soundchecks on my gigs in France. I play solo, so I just wing it. Never get many complaints except from the ‘ tone nerds’ who listen for every screw up! 😂😂😂😂

Wow that’s fantastic Steve, really moving and so current.

Heard this song for the first time at the July '24 Abbotsbury gig: it was a stripped-down version on tenor guitar only, with Steve's customary soulful delivery. A classic Knightley track ... simple structure but so powerful!

Lyrics got me a little choked a little to soon... brilliant and important

A great song with wonderful lyrics which are very powerful supported by an excellent video

I learned a lot here in a short time. This video is excellent...

superb

awesome !

Great to see you at Aylesbury, Steve. Looking forward to the Blue Rose Code at the end of the month.

Your gig in York was great Steve, as always. I'm now looking forward to seeing the festival band in lbiza ❤

Did he just assume my density?

Boring old fart. Just play music.

Wonderful. I run the open mic for 11-17 year olds in Sevenoaks. We use 6 or 7 bands not just bass mid and treble. The rolling stones live sound settings.