Stephen Housden

Stephen Housden is a gifted guitarist well known for his work with <a href="spotify:artist:6clbbhnIqpHnqxwtOWcilg" data-name="Little River Band">Little River Band</a>.
He has also played and/or recorded with <a href="spotify:artist:3mY9Ii0cL5SQxpOTAm8SHx" data-name="Warren Zevon">Warren Zevon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3vMWY1bUrmYoSoEWLiQWOZ" data-name="Glenn Frey">Glenn Frey</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:320TrJub4arztwXRm7kqVO" data-name="Dr. John">Dr. John</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:695W5F2Ih8dYahLdjVOIoH" data-name="Christopher Cross">Christopher Cross</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3YMlcBYj21DcMALlALTO7m" data-name="Albert Lee">Albert Lee</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7pUbbv62ajr1JDVFaftZJT" data-name="Marcia Hines">Marcia Hines</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4v0Hh2bdIAJnaUqAOipfYs" data-name="James Reyne">James Reyne</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:23O4Ne07YkivCE99MQr0bd" data-name="Doug Parkinson">Doug Parkinson</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0cVfbS8JHCcrxUJc4F5QCK" data-name="Renee Geyer">Renee Geyer</a> , <a href="spotify:artist:19W9c02vZ4JdFNoCKR8Pcd" data-name="The Seekers">The Seekers</a> and many more.


Stephen started playing guitar soon after he and his family&#39;s emigrated to Australia from the UK. Stephen&#39;s distinctive style was initially inspired by <a href="spotify:artist:03hfAxVdAWj7kxDnSG0fLD" data-name="The Shadows">The Shadows</a> guitarist; <a href="spotify:artist:3Bet1o6dTKJG8o4HcrbI37" data-name="Hank Marvin">Hank Marvin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:293zczrfYafIItmnmM3coR" data-name="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a> and later <a href="spotify:artist:776Uo845nYHJpNaStv1Ds4" data-name="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:03YhcM6fxypfwckPCQV8pQ" data-name="Wes Montgomery">Wes Montgomery</a>.


In August 1981 Stephen joined one of the world’s most successful acts, <a href="spotify:artist:6clbbhnIqpHnqxwtOWcilg" data-name="Little River Band">Little River Band</a>, as lead guitarist. He co-wrote their Australian Top 10 hit, <a href="spotify:track:0EcU5IQCJ53kzGnVYvalRE" data-name="Love Is A Bridge">Love Is A Bridge</a>.


In 1999 Stephen and his family moved to Cork, Ireland. Long inspired by Irish music, Stephen now enjoys the opportunity to play with some of Ireland’s top musicians including a feature on <a href="spotify:artist:7jMW9OsTW3JHAegS5xCx80" data-name="Paddy Keenan">Paddy Keenan</a>’s album,<a href="spotify:album:1xmtdWKXXdTblSMcvuwvzt" data-name="The Long Grazing Acre">The Long Grazing Acre</a>.
Stephen is currently putting the final touches a new solo album, West of Everywhere. The songs are all original collaborations with writer/poet Frank Howson. The album is inspired by times spent in America and records the ruminations of the outsider adrift in that vast country. The last single, <a href="spotify:album:12KCT4WewRSsI55rDehkck" data-name="Broken">Broken</a>, is the ninth single from the album. The new <a href="spotify:track:2DOM0nRx21Jp6FPsNJzmvo" data-name="Lost Angeleno">Lost Angeleno</a> EP consists of four tracks co-written with Frank.
Stephen&#39;s other current projects are <a href="spotify:artist:2rXonFQGJ3CCcSJ34bxGQl" data-name="DreamBeam">DreamBeam</a>, with Flautist Margaret Kennedy and <a href="spotify:artist:4QE2e4w0lTyZUqv2kv13x7" data-name="Kings of Kudos">Kings of Kudos</a>.