Author: Steve Holley

‘Four Miles Deep’, By Mark Caplice And Megan O’Neill Now Released

October 7, 2025

‘Four Miles Deep’ puts you in the realm of the deepest parts of the ocean, where pressures are immense and sunlight is non-existent. It’s somewhere where the sense of loneliness must be at its most extreme, where the sense of having to get to the surface and the question of whether that is possible are at the forefront of your mind; a place so deep that moving onwards and upwards are the only option. It’s also the title of a long anticipated musical collaboration between Irish artists Mark Caplice and Megan O’Neill.

Songs Through The Darkness at The Lafayette

October 18, 2023

There have been several instances in the life of Henry Grace where the light at the end of the tunnel was music, a beacon to hang on to when life became too much to comprehend and depression filled the void. This week at The Lafayette, surely one of London’s outstanding musical venues, he became that light as he not only starred in but organised a magical night of music featuring Jamie Lawson and Elles Bailey alongside his considerable talent.

Steve Holley Speaks With Incredible UK Singer Songwriter, Elles Bailey

July 14, 2023

When you watch some artists perform, one of their songs might spring to mind. For me, and this is more because I’d never seen the artist play live before, a song by Carrie Underwood sprang to mind! When Elles Bailey takes to the stage with her husky blues country voice rocking a to die for jump suit and takes a live audience along for the ride, the only song I could think of was ‘Poor Everybody Else’, in fact I think Elles would do an awesome cover of it. I was lucky enough to see this UK artist smash The Black Deer Festival recently and can’t wait to see her play again. Until then, I got to ask her a few questions. 

This Weekend’s Black Deer Festival Was A Triumph, And Supporting It Might Just Save Music As You Know It!

June 21, 2023

There must have been something prophetic about the lyrics of a Drake White song back in 2016, when he sang “nobody’s talking but we’re all on the phone”. The song ‘Back to Free’ is a song  from country artist Drake and he was one of the stars on Sunday at Kent’s ever more popular Americana, Country and Roots Black Deer Festival but I’m sure even he wouldn’t have foreseen the looming shadow of technology on music as well as our departure from the things that make life and making memories special.

Steve Holley Speaks With Irish Artist Mark Caplice About His Music, Working With The Recording Academy On ‘Re-Imagined At Home’, And What’s Coming Next

May 24, 2023

Mark Caplice is a multi award winning songwriter, producer and artist from County Wicklow in Ireland who first came to my attention when I heard the amazing work he did on Megan O’Neill’s stunning rendition of the Jim Croce classic ‘Time in a Bottle’. This was evidently just the tip of the iceberg of this man’s talent and this fact was amplified by last year’s partnership with the Recording Academy.