1. Stephen Fretwell was born on 10 November 1981 and is an English singer-songwriter.
15 Facts About Stephen Fretwell
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Stephen Fretwell has released four studio albums and is often compared with acts such as Bob Dylan, Fred Neil, and Tim Buckley.
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Stephen Fretwell's music has been described as folk rock, a genre combining mainstream rock and pop with American folk music and poetic or introspective lyrics.
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Stephen Fretwell was born in Scunthorpe, England on 10 November 1981.
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Stephen Fretwell discovered the music of Bob Dylan at a young age in the form of the Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits record which he found in a bargain bin.
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Stephen Fretwell decided to stay in Manchester permanently, later releasing 8 Songs which he released on Northern Ambition, a label owned by a friend.
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Stephen Fretwell left university after one year, and started to perform at local acoustic nights in the Manchester area.
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Stephen Fretwell later released the Something's Got to Give EP and The Lines, both self-financed.
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Stephen Fretwell then supported Travis, Elbow, Athlete, Keane and KT Tunstall.
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Stephen Fretwell had previously supported Oasis at Marlay Park in Dublin on 16 July 2005.
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Stephen Fretwell described this as flattering but not something he actively encouraged.
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Stephen Fretwell released a single called "Scar" on 3 September 2007, which was included on his album Man on the Roof.
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Stephen Fretwell played bass on tour with the Last Shadow Puppets, the side project of Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, another fan of Stephen Fretwell.
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On 4 April 2011 Manchester Aid to Kosovo released a charity album, Ten, to which Stephen Fretwell contributed the track "Tamarind".
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On 1 March 2021, Stephen Fretwell released the single "Oval" after a 13-year hiatus and announced the album Busy Guy, released on cult indie record label Speedy Wunderground owned by friend Dan Carey, who produced the record.