Steve Martyn, shown left, playing with his first band: Monopoly Plus.

Steve Martyn is without doubt one of the most accomplished, professional, exciting and talented solo acts about in the UK today and although his show is largely based around classic pop & rock from the 60s, his act is not boring and laid back but bristles with energy and showmanship.

As a guitarist he is extremely skilled and can wow audiences with some terrific fret board dexterity. His versions of instrumental period classic pieces from the likes of The Shadows would be almost impossible to better and although note-perfect and astonishingly accurate they are also played with the raw, electric power that was so prevalent and vital to the success of the early beat boom.

It is also worth noting that this act has a terrific pedigree and has played on some of the world's biggest stages. Among his impressive CV is the fact that Steve Martyn is formerly the guitarist/bass player with Joe Brown & The Bruvvers

2005 sees Steve Martyn embark on a scintillating project within his solo act.  He has created an entire tribute to the most famous instrumental group probably of all time, The Shadows.  It's not the accustomed "Look Alike" tribute but a musical "Sound-A-Like" tribute that is accurate in every detail right down to the Burns Marvin guitar that Hank Marvin designed for "Burns 0f London" and now reissued as a 1964 - 2004 anniversary guitar. Hank now owns an identical guitar to this and used it on their "last" tour in 2004.