Steve Strauss

Steve Strauss is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist associated mainly with folk, singer-songwriter, blues, roots music, and audiophile acoustic recordings. Stockfisch Records describes him as a native of New York who grew up listening to many genres, including folk, jazz, bluegrass, and blues, all of which are reflected in his songwriting and performance style.

His important albums include Powderhouse Road, Just Like Love, Sea of Dreams, and A Very Thin Wire. Deezer, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music list these core releases in his catalogue, with songs such as “Just Like Love,” “Youngstown,” “Mr. Bones,” “A Very Thin Wire,” “Argyle Bridge,” “Old Crow,” and “Dead Man’s Handle.”

He is known especially among audiophile folk and singer-songwriter listeners through his recordings for Stockfisch Records, a label strongly associated with high-quality acoustic and SACD productions. Stockfisch notes that his 1998 debut Powderhouse Road introduced his distinctive vocal delivery, while later releases such as Just Like Love, Sea of Dreams, and A Very Thin Wire continued his reputation for atmospheric, story-driven songwriting.