DESCRIPTION:
This 45 minute super 8 film 'FACE IN THE STEEL' is an odd poetic jaunt through the making of the first two Steve Coffey & The Lokels albums: East of East Coulee & 32 Below Sessions. Each recorded in 2002 & 2004 at the Atlas Coalmine museum tearoom in the dead of winter in East Coulee, Alberta, Canada. The film was captured by long time resident and artist Marcel Deschenes and other key bits by A. Thomas in a mostly Super8 format for that 'home movie' quality. There are many varied takes from The Ship & Anchor stage in Calgary (with Spider Bishop & Washboard Hank) to crazy footage of Steve's two brothers hamming it up in 'gangster farmer' costume in the middle of a farmer's field. There is also animation of a bear drawn by Steve Coffey and put together by Jay Bigam (aka- The Kitchen Boys) from around 1995. The audio & musical performances range from Live on stage to old analogue to Live studio CD digital quality recording.

The PLAYERS: Dave Bauer, Russ Baker, Matt Herne, Lance Loree, Stu Mitchell, Steve Relf, Steve Coffey.

The film 'FACE IN THE STEEL' is weaved together using an old reel to reel audio 'letter' that was sent by a Honky Tonkin' American songwriter by the name of Tommy Jones to Steve Coffey's dad Bill Coffey. In the 50's and 60's Tommy fronted a band by the name of The KZ Rhythm Wranglers of which the late Bill Coffey was their steel guitar player extraordinaire. They saw a certain degree of barroom success mostly overseas and particularly in Germany. The audio letter you'll hear in the film is Tommy reaching out to his musical partner Bill a few years after their return to North America (Bill to Canada & Tommy State side). Tommy eloquently expresses his need to get 'up to Canada' to get the music going as he offers a few raw songs for Bill's ears including a emotional rendition of Jack Clement's 'I KNow One'. It was probably sent to Bill around 65, 66. There are many photos through out the film of their band and of Steve's mother Lorraine (Jo) who also played an important part as the one who created the stage costumes and contributed a song gem or two along the way. Tommy Jones made it to Winnipeg not long after the letter was received by Bill but shortly after he vanished and his whereabouts were a mystery from then on. Bill Coffey continued to play music until his death in 1997 and Lorraine as of 2016 is alive and well in Alberta. The song 'Face in The Steel' at the end of the film was written by Lorraine Coffey & recorded in a basement somewhere in Germany by Bill (on lap steel) & Tommy (on guitar and vocals). The song also appears on 'East of East Coulee'

APPEARANCES:
Washboard Hank
Spider Bishop
Steph Menduk
Janet Rosine
Bill Coffey (JR)
Jim Coffey
Marcel Deschenes
Roland Bouten
Derek Waite

SONGS: (in order)
My Hitchin Ass- words & music- Steve Coffey
I Know One- words & music- Jack Clement
Valley of Wildflower- - Steve Coffey
Watching Daddy Dance- words & Music- Lance Loree
Stanley's Hope- words & music- Steve Coffey
Vinyl Soul- words & music- Steve Coffey
Blue Tears- words & music- Steve Coffey
Found His Spirit- words & music- Steve Coffey
Face in The Steel- words & music- Lorraine Thomson (SOCAN)

All material (Sonic & Visual) within 'FACE IN THE STEEL' is copyright 2012
stevercoffeymusic (SOCAN)
except: Face in The Steel- Courtesy- Lorraine Thomson (SOCAN)
I Know One- Courtesy- Universal Music Publishing Group (copyright- Jack Clement)
Watching Daddy Dance- Courtesy- Lance Loree (SOCAN)
Made in Canada
Produced by Steve Coffey