Overview
Steve Travis promotes himself as a “country and sea shanty singer”. He has recently relocated to Tenerifef. Despite his claims to be retired, he is promoting a new album, out now. “Shanties and Songs of the Sea”.
He indicates on Facebook that his website is www.stevetravis.co.uk, but as of 5 Sept 2025 the site does not propagate.
Steve Travis is an English retired singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist and author. He was born and raised in Colchester, Essex. His biggest selling albums are in the easy listening country style. More recently Travis has been known for sea shanties including “Billy O’Shea” that debuted in April 2021 on BBC Radio Essex with fellow musician and “Wellerman” creator Nathan Evans. — Wikipedia
[MMDI Editor’s note: “‘Wellerman’ creator”? This is a bold and outrageous claim, a further perpetuation of Evans’ long string of ignoring credits to actual maritime musician’s writing and recordings.]