Owen Steel was raised between a farmhouse in rural Prince Edward Island and a rambling, Seaside Inn in small town New Brunswick. The latter would grow to became a stop over for touring musicians during his upbringing. From legend in the making, Petunia, to Pop star Grimes, Steel’s family home exposed him firsthand to an incredible mix of artists, all who instilled within him an interest in song.

Since 2008 he has written and released various folk / garage sounds under his own name as well as with The Belle Comedians, Mike Trask, Dana Sipos, and Motherhood. He has toured from Newfoundland to the Yukon, Texas to Sweden and points in between, appearing at folk festivals, freak festivals, basement bars, soft seaters, pizza joints and more; By thumb, boat, band van and train, Steel has made his way under the radar and into the ears of a small but mighty group of listeners.

In the winter of 2020, Owen was invited to be the Dawson City Music Festival songwriter in residence - an opportunity which is offered to a singular Canadian artist once a year! With the pandemic altering the world shortly thereafter Steel shifted gears to try his hand at running a small antique shop in New Brunswick, where he is currently based.

Now, as a new father and with his antique shop behind him, Owen is slowly re entering into the song sphere. His third full length album, COMBE, was released independently on June 7, 2024.