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Lyall Steel is a skillful and accomplished axe wielder currently based in British Columbia (Canada) who represents his playing style as acoustic/fingerstyle/classical/folk, as a listener can readily appreciate on his most recent album, "Emanations".  His most utilized guitar is a Classical (hand-made). Steel has been playing guitar since 1964, and without beating around the bush reveals his career aspiration, "Earning a living from music (concerts/CD's/composing) and touring - Europe and South America, in particular. However, I do not want to live in hotels, airports, etc."
When prompted to divulge his ultimate effect for the guitar, Steel responded by saying, "Digital delay," and continued by citing his musicial goals, "Expressing myself through my compostions - be it romance, angst, misfortune, whatever." He eagerly hopes to one day study how to build and play an 8-string guitar, and is presently listening to everything ("Usually world/folk/jazz based rather than pop or classical. Tomatito, Roland Dyens, Stephan Rak, Nonato Luis are some of my favorite guitarists"). His principal fulfillment? "The joy of a new composition. I look at creativity as a spiritual development," he declares without a doubt.
Steel concludes by detailing current and approaching undertakings enthusiastically, by saying, "Lining up gigs for next year. Composing, of course and learning some of my newer pieces for a new program as well as for a new CD, which will be somewhat more of a challenging listen than "Emanations"."
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Vol. 17, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2012
