Randy Steele is more than an award winning singer/songwriter and he is more than a great banjo player from Tennessee. He has a viewpoint on the world that is without filters. His lines are poignant, they have meaning and feel. ‘Home is Where the Hardest Part is’ he pines in ‘Mobile Soon’, the Independent Music Association winner for Best Bluegrass Song. ‘Melissa had a baby when she wRandyas Seventeen, but the State took him away because his blood wasn’t clean’ begins the ‘Age of Ben’ which caught the attention of American Songwriter Magazine and placed Steele as a Semi-Finalist in Song of the Year Category in 2024. ‘The Extra Mile is a Gravel Road’ from Steele’s latest release, continues this with this trend and is turning heads. The songs have a point, they have meaning and it’s evident immediately in Steele’s performances. With a viewpoint based on decades of work as a Professional Firefighter in an impoverished community and a musical style crafted from years of Bluegrass, Jamband, and Singer/Songwriter shows, Randy and the High Cold Wind have been turning heads and ears since their inception as a support band for Randy’s songwriter touring. His first solo album ‘Songs from the Suck’ was released in early 2017 followed by ‘Moccasin Bender’ released in the summer of 2018 and ‘High Cold Wind’ in 2023. All of these releases were met with critical acclaim and spotlights from dozens of music critics, including Relix Magazine, No Depression, Americana Highways, and The Bluegrass Situation. Steele has also been a finalist in the New Song LEAF Songwriting Competition in North Carolina and the Kerrville Folk Festival ‘New Folk’ competition in Texas. Steele is releasing multiple singles throughout 2025 with 2 albums due out by the end of the year, the first a studio/songwriting album and the 2nd a live album featuring Randy Steele and High Cold Wind.
