Steve Bell is a veteran prairie singer-songwriter whose rootsy troubadoric style has won the hearts of fans world-over. With a solo career spanning nearly 30 years, Steve continues to share a message of love, hope and faith through songs, stories, and writings. Raised by a Baptist minister and a mother who was a gifted pianist, Steve learned to play guitar from inmates in a medium security penitentiary where his father was a chaplain. Since founding indie record label Signpost Music with friend and producer, Dave Zeglinski, Bell has released 20 albums and performed over 2000 solo and orchestral concerts across North America and internationally, including Massey Hall with the acclaimed Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 1997 Steve was awarded the first JUNO for the category of Best Gospel Album. He received a second JUNO in 2000, and in the ensuing years has been awarded multiple Prairie Music, Western Canada Music and Covenant Awards. For his rare longevity, vocational commitment, and advocacy work for the less fortunate, Steve was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.