Stephen Dorocke is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 pedal steel guitar

Pedal steel guitar

The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...

 player. He has performed with The Handsome Family

The Handsome Family

The Handsome Family is an alternative country band, formed in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks and Rennie Sparks and drummer Mike Werner, although the band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes...

, Freakwater

Freakwater

-Career:In 1989, Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin founded the band, and they have been supported by several musicians since then, including members of Califone . Bassist David Wayne Gay, formerly of Stump The Host, is another long-time member of the band...

 and Stan Ridgway

Stan Ridgway

Stanard 'Stan' Ridgway is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo...

. Stephen also contributed stellar standard electric guitar work as a member of Seattle-based studio legends, Throttle Body (aka. Throttle Body Motorcycle Club) on two EP releases, "For the Few" and "Marley's Chain". He is also a founding member of the band "Pilgrim Beware" featuring Jennifer Paul and Brian A. Doyle.

Previously, Dorocke was a craftsman at Star Concertina in Cicero, Illinois

Cicero, Illinois

Cicero is an incorporated town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 83,891 at the 2010 census. Cicero is named for the town of Cicero, New York, which in turn was named for Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and orator....

, the last full-time manufacturer of Chemnitzer concertina

Chemnitzer concertina

A Chemnitzer concertina is a musical instrument of the hand-held bellows-driven free-reed category, sometimes called squeezeboxes. The Chemnitzer concertina is most closely related to the Bandoneón , more distantly to the other concertinas, and accordions.- Physical description :It is roughly...

s in the US, which ceased manufacturing operations in 2000.