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ALAN WEST

BIOGRAPHY

Alan West’s deep passion for country music has been with him from the age of six and, over the last three decades, he has gone on to establish himself as one of UK’s finest country singer/songwriters and performers.

In 1978, Alan started playing the pubs, clubs and festivals around the south west of the UK, working alongside some of the country’s finest musicians, including Sarah Jory. In 1985, he met Steve Elliott and ‘West & Elliott’ was born. 

By 1990, they had received numerous awards and accolades throughout Britain and Europe and were recognised by the British Country Music Association (BCMA) and its members as the ‘UK’s finest duo’. They retained this award the following year and in addition, their debut album ‘The All Day Session’ was voted BCMA ‘Album of the Year’.

Their popularity flourished, as did their reputation for delivering fresh new songs with unrivalled passion and conviction, which led to frequent tours with songwriting legends such as Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Sonny Curtis and Hugh Moffatt.

During the late 1990’s, West & Elliot broadened their musical horizons and became involved with many varied projects taking in folk, bluegrass, blues and country music.

Since the duo went their separate ways last year to embark on their respective solo journeys, Alan has gone on to record a new album in Nashville.

Produced by Pat McInerney and engineered by the legendary Bill VornDick at Mountainside Studios in Nashville, ‘Songs from a Neophyte’ is a wonderful collection of songs of love, life, longing and desire.

The album, to be released early 2008, includes some brand new original material as well as some less well known songs crafted by some of Alan’s favourite songsmiths.

Alan West’s name has always been synonymous with quality and originality and this latest inevitable step onto the world stage will prove once and for all that he is one of the finest exponents of Americana Music that Europe has ever produced.

To coincide with this, Alan will be touring the UK and Europe with his new band, including members of ‘The Sarah Jory Band’. The show will feature music from the new album as well as a fantastic, unique interpretation some of the best country music ever written.

The unquestionable dynamism and musical ability of the band, coupled with the intimacy, honesty and passion of Alan’s vocal performance, promises an unforgettable and unique performance every time.