Not Far to Go

Not Far To Go
Studio album by Trevor Babajack Steger
Released	22 November 2022
Genre	Blues delta blues blues rock Americana
Trevor Babajack Steger chronology
The Solemn Truth and Barefaced Lies (2020) Not Far To Go (2022) Bootleg Blues: Live at Temperance (2023)

Not Far To Go is the third album released by Trevor Babajack Steger, and the first to feature percussionist Jesse Benns and violinist Jo Chambers, also known as The Trevor Babajack Trio.^[1]

Background

The album received favourable reviews across the UK Blues and Americana music press, reaching number 2 in the British Blues Charts and being selected as Album of the Month in December 2022 by the Independent Blues Broadcasters association.^[2] Various tracks from the album also received air play on numerous radio stations such as BBC Radio 6 Music, and in early 2023 Steger won the UK Blues Acoustic Act of the Year.^[3][4]

All songs were written by Steger with the exception of "Brownsville", which was originally written by Sleepy John Estes and rearranged by Steger.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

1. "Rambling Man"
2. "Little Bird"
3. "On The Radio"
4. "Let It Roll"
5. "Black Water"
6. "On Y Va"
7. "Mary, Oh Mary"
8. "Wedding Song"
9. "Ambler Gambler"
10. "Brownsville"

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes:

• Trevor Babajack Steger – vocals, guitar, Weissenborn, Dobro, harmonica
• Jesse Benns – cajón, percussion
• Jo Chambers – violin
• Emma Steger – backing vocals
• Paul Jones – record producer
• Matthew Devenish – mastering

References

1. "NOT FAR TO GO". trevorbabajacksteger.
2. "Independent Blues Broadcasters". www.bluesbroadcasters.co.uk.
3. "BBC Music – BBC Music Introducing, Hereford & Worcester, Live music from Eckington's Trevor Babajack Steger". BBC.
4. "Finalists 2023". 28 January 2023.