THE ROOTS OF AMERICANA: VINTAGE FOLK/CLASSIC COUNTRY

Singer, troubadour, musician, entertainer, caretaker of songs. A voice that remembers.

Steve Justman has been performing Americana and folk music in the Chicago area and neighboring midwest region for many years. A collector of songs as well as other artifacts of Americana, he is in a way a throwback to a different era, singing a mix of traditional and popular folk and country that people might know while focusing on connecting with his audience.

Once upon a time folk music was extremely popular and a folk song could sell a million records. Many, many songs became folk music standards. At the same time, country music was not very popular especially in the big cities, but many songs became standards either by the original artists or by many others who recorded them over the years. This recipe, with a dash of bluegrass, pop standards, and country rock, is the premise behind Steve Justman's Vintage Folk/Classic Country: The Roots of Americana.

Steve has performed and entertained in many of the best folk and acoustic venues in the Chicago area such as The Two Way Street Coffee House, The Heartland Cafe, The Lake County Folk Club, and Uncommon Ground, as well as concerts and programs at many public libraries, festivals and concert series, along with many special events for appreciating audiences of all ages.

Steve has performed and appeared live on WGN radio on Rick Kogan’s Sunday Papers show as well as WDCB Public Radio's Folk Fest with Lilli Kuzma. He has also appeared on Internet and college radio stations as well as local cable television.

Steve is available to perform for all kinds of venues, community and private events, festivals, parties, senior centers and clubs, wherever people enjoy popular folk and Americana music

Real folk music. Real country music. The Roots of Americana.

“Keep on singing.”