[citation needed] Steve Forde was born in the regional farming centre of Cowra, New South Wales in 1977.
[citation needed] At 18 years old, Ford joined his first band and tasted the life of a touring country musician.
[citation needed] When he left for the United States in 1998 he joined a country band in Texas and toured through Colorado, South Dakota and into Canada.
When the gigs were lean he would work in bars, building fences or riding bareback broncos in Lubbock, Texas.
[citation needed] In 2000, Steve started his band The Flange whose debut album Livin' Right was released in May 2002.