Steve Plessinger
~ story and photos by Ryan Stacy
“ I Plessinger of his latest effort, Time Wasted,
couldn’ t have made this album when I was twenty-five,” says singer-songwriter Steve
due out later this year.“ These are songs from the heart.” For Steve, the nine tracks represent a point on his musical journey many artists never reach: a place where personal experience, dedication to form and craft, and the confidence to draw wisely upon each of them distill into something as mature and refined as a prized bourbon.
The sincerity and vulnerability on display on Time Wasted have their roots in Steve’ s lifelong respect for music’ s power.“ I remember going to church as a kid in Columbus, Indiana, being captivated by the harmonies of choir, the playing of the piano and the organ” he says.“ That’ s a connection to the divine.” A few years later, he found the same magnetic qualities in the music of Simon & Garfunkel.“ How does someone create this otherworldly thing, just using an instrument and their voice?” he remembers thinking.
16 Our Brown County March / April 2021