1. Steve Knightley was born on 1954 and is an English singer, songwriter and acoustic musician.
11 Facts About Steve Knightley
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Steve Knightley was born in Southampton in 1954 of English, Irish and Scottish descent.
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Steve Knightley was attracted to folk music after hearing his older step-brother's Joan Baez records.
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Downes and Beer were constant visitors to the City and began playing the songs that by now Steve Knightley was beginning to pen.
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Steve Knightley then completed a postgraduate certificate in education at Sussex University near Brighton.
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On occasions Beer would stand in for absent band members, and Steve Knightley returned the favour by playing bass for the Arizona Smoke Revue, the group Beer was in at the time.
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Steve Knightley left London in 1985 and moved to rural Dorset, where he opened a guest house.
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Steve Knightley worked as a supply teacher at Beaminster School, and gave guitar lessons, most notably to PJ Harvey.
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Steve Knightley continued working at Beaminster as a part-time teacher of media studies, history and music until 1994, when he left to concentrate on his music career.
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In 2015, Steve Knightley, was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Plymouth, to commemorate "great distinction in [their] professional lives".
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Steve Knightley is Patron of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Week, St Ives Festival, and the Village Pump folk festival.