Corinne West

Corinne West is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in California, who started singing and writing songs at five years of age. She dropped out of high school and joined a group of artists touring the United States in a bus and began her music busking career.^[1] Returning to California, she formed her first band in her early twenties and released her debut CD, Bound For the Living in 2004.^[1] West is known for her singing and original songwriting which is based in Americana music. Her songwriting has been met with much critical acclaim and also secured her a position as a finalist in the 2005 New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival.^[2] She maintains an almost constant and extensive touring schedule throughout the world, and in the past she was performing with a changing cast of backing musicians. In July, 2006 she was featured in an interview on the BBC2 radio program, Bob Harris Country. The BBC radio airplay resulted in a tour of England and Ireland in early 2007.^[1]

West's 2007 album, Second Sight features a number of notable guests, including: Dobro player, Jerry Douglas, mandolinist, Mike Marshall, and Darol Anger on fiddle.^[3]

Corinne released The Promise in 2009 which she co-produced with Doug Cox. The Promise was recorded in Canada.^[4]

In 2010 she released Magnetic Skyline - a 6-song, 26-minute EP - with Kelly Joe Phelps.^[5]

Discography

• Bound for the Living (Make Records, 2004)
• Second Sight (Make Records, 2007)
• The Promise (Make Records, 2009)
• Magnetic Skyline (EP with Kelly Joe Phelps) (Make Records, 2010)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Wood, Arthur. Corinne West: Always Moving On. Folkwax E-zine. Retrieved September 16, 2010. (Free with registration.)
2. ^ Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist History brought to you by Happenstance and Doug Coppock. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
3. ^ HomeGrown Music. Corinne West: Second Sight. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
4. ^ Fish Records. Corinne West - The Promise. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
5. ^ lastfm. Corinne West & Kelly Joe Phelps. Retrieved September 16, 2010.

External links

• Corinne West, official homepage
• [1] Bound For The Living Credits on Discogs
• Corinne West page on MySpace

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