Born Steven Gene Wold in Oakland, Calif., the musician known as Seasick Steve first picked up a guitar at age 8, left home at 13 and has been hopping from place to place ever since. Though he ...

His other instruments include a guitar made out of a broom handle and two Morris Minor hubcaps, and another that has only three strings; by my reckoning, the fewer the strings, the better, as his more ...

Seasick Steve’s sixth album, is prime-time, rough and ready hobo music that puts a spring in your step and a smile on your face. To be honest, this doesn’t really mark it out as much different from ...