Memories

The Hook and Ladder Memorial gathering

Shared by: Meera Brantseg

Last night at the Hook and Ladder, the room was filled with a powerful, bittersweet warmth as old friends, family, and fellow musicians gathered to celebrate the life of our friend Steve Almaas. Among shared memories and…

My New York will always have Steve in it

Shared by: Kathy Archbold

IIn 1982, a mannequin company I did freelance work for in London asked if I’d go to New York for a few weeks to sort out an order that was running behind, and I happily agreed. Toward the end of my stay, after working …

Three Minneapolitans Walk Into a Recording Studio in a Blizzard 😄

Shared by: Lianne Smith

Steve was producing Karen Haglof's record (which one now ??) and I got a call from Steve and he said "Lianne, what are you up to?" (Uh , nothing since a blizzard was in the process of brewing.) "Lianne, I'm in the st…

Words spoken at Steve's cabin on the occasion of his 70th birthday

Shared by: Mark Sidgwick

Thanks for coming everybody. We haven’t had a burial or any service for our dear departed friend Steve, so I’m hoping this couple of hours will serve as such since we’re not yet ready to participate in a full memorial; t…

Poem for Steve

Shared by: Mark Sidgwick · 2026

SONG FOR STEVE BEFORE AND AFTER HIS PASSING Don’t go, you’ll leave us all behind Bobbing in your wake Hoping for a lifeline But drowning for your sake Please wait a little longer We’ll see you to the end …