A 68-year-old performance poet from Kingskerswell has recorded an EP with his band, proving it’s never too late to pursue your dream.

Steve Oram, lead vocalist of The Ohs, recorded the four-track EP at Sound Gallery Studios in Exeter with his band, The Ohs - Jay Brown on guitar, Alan Haden on bass and Julie Jones on percussion.

‘I have always been a massive record collector’ Steve said.

‘I thought wouldn't it be wonderful to have a physical vinyl.

‘Our songs, music and spoken word is a mixture of many different influences - the John Peel favourite Half Man, Half Biscuit, Ian Dury, John Otway, Pam Ayres and others.

‘We are a very quirky outfit, difficult to pigeon-hole’, Steve added.

The songs are short and fast, akin to The Ramones.

‘The tracks have been mixed and mastered, and I am hoping it will be finished in June’, Steve said.

Spending his working life in banking, including a stint at HSBC in Newton Abbot, it wasn’t until later in life that Steve’s creative side shone through; until he was 59, Steve never wrote poetry or lyrics, nor could he play an instrument - in fact, he never even thought about performing on stage.

But everything changed after he began doing poetry open-mic nights, which, over the years, grew into The Ohs, who made their debut in September 2023 at The Jolly Farmer.

‘I never dreamed I’d have a band, I never dreamed I’d have a CD or a vinyl EP’, Steve said

‘I am the perfect example - you are never too old!’, he added.

Explaining the band’s name, Steve said he used to call himself Steve O when doing performance poetry, but then he learned about the Jackass daredevil who goes by the same name.

‘I started calling myself Steve Oh and the band’s name just grew from that,’ Steve said.