Steve Knightley - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Steve Knightley net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! British folk musician, singer, songwriter and mandolin player, who is well-known for his work in an acoustic duo named Show of Hands. In this article, we will discover how old is Steve Knightley? Who is Steve Knightley dating now & how much money does Steve Knightley have?

Steve Knightley Biography

Steve Knightley is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on April 30, 1954 in England, United Kingdom. The idea to be a folk singer after listening to the albums of musician and singer He was inspired to become a folk musician after listening to albums by singer and songwriter Joan Baez..

Steve Knightley (born 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and acoustic musician. Since 1992 he has been one half of folk/roots duo Show of Hands along with Phil Beer. Knightley was named “Songwriter of the Nineties” by BBC Radio 6 Music in 2012.

At fourteen he began playing acoustic guitar at Exmouth Grammar School. It was there he met long-time friend and musical collaborator Paul Downes. Knightley was attracted to folk music after hearing his older step-brothers Joan Baez records. Together with Downes they began playing songs from the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. They were also drawn to the repertoire of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick after seeing them in concert at the Sidmouth Folk Festival. In 1970 they formed the trio ‘Gawain’ and, along with fiddler John ‘Bat’ Evans, were regulars on the thriving Devon folk scene for three years or so, meeting Phil Beer in the process. Downes then left for Brighton where he formed a professional partnership with Beer, touring for the next seven years.

He was born and raised on the outskirts of East Devon, England. Together with his first wife, the couple owned and operated an inn that was rural situated in Dorset, England. He was raised in East Devon, England. With his first wife, he owned and operated a rural inn in Dorset, England. His son Jack is a popular TikTok personality., his daughter He was raised in East Devon, England. With his first wife, he owned and operated a rural inn in Dorset, England. His son Jack is a popular TikTok personality. has become an extremely popular TikTok celebrity.

He frequently collaborated with multi-instrumentalist He frequently collaborated with multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer..

Knightley was born in Southampton in 1954 of English, Irish and Scottish descent. His grandfathers were both soldiers. When he was five his family moved to Exeter. At thirteen the family moved again to nearby Exmouth. Apart from spells away in Coventry, Brighton, London and rural Dorset, he remains a resident of East Devon where he lives with his wife Clare, a local medical doctor, and their three children.

Steve Knightley Net Worth

Steve is one of the richest Folk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Knightley's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

In his teens He started playing guitar and mandolin. While at Sussex University, he formed a duo of musicians with bassist Warwick Downes.

Beer left the Albion Band in 1991, and from then on the two appeared regularly as Show of Hands in pubs, clubs and bars. In 1992, the duo got together with a group of exiled Chilean musicians, and toured and released an album under the name Alianza. 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.

Knightley is Patron of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Sidmouth Folk Week, St Ives Festival, and the Village Pump folk festival. In 2012, he was named “Songwriter of the Nineties” by Tom Robinson for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Knightley left London in 1985 and moved to rural Dorset, where he opened a guest house. He also worked as a supply teacher at Beaminster secondary school, and gave guitar lessons, most notably to PJ Harvey. The following year, Knightley met up again with Beer, who was then a member of the Albion Band. When Beer’s commitments would allow, the two performed as a duo and began laying the groundwork for what would become the Show of Hands’ first recordings.

Who is Steve Knightley Dating?

According to our records, Steve Knightley married to Clare Knightley . As of January 13, 2024, Steve Knightley’s is not dating anyone.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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From 1979-85, Knightley lived in London, working as a supply teacher and performing regularly on the pub rock circuit with his three bands Short Stories, The Cheats and Total Strangers. On occasions Beer would stand in for absent band members, and Knightley returned the favour by playing bass (under the pseudonym “Gene Vogel”) for the Arizona Smoke Revue, the group Beer was in at the time.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Steve Knightley celebrates birthday on April 30 of every year.

Where does Steve Knightley live?

Apart from spells away in Coventry, Brighton, London and rural Dorset, he remains a resident of East Devon where he lives with his wife Clare, a local medical doctor, and their three children.

How old is Steve Knightley?

68 years (April 30, 1954)

How Old Is Phil Beer?

69 years (May 12, 1953)

Who is in Phil Beer Band?

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