Corinne West
Encyclopedia
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. Returning to California, she formed her first band in her early twenties and released her debut CD, Bound For the Living in 2004. 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
.
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.
West's 2007 album, Second Sight features a number of notable guests, including: Dobro
player, Jerry Douglas
, mandolin
ist, Mike Marshall, and Darol Anger
on fiddle
.
Corinne released The Promise in 2009 which she co-produced with Doug Cox. The Promise was recorded in Canada
.
In 2010 she released Magnetic Skyline - a 6-song, 26-minute EP - with Kelly Joe Phelps
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, 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. Returning to California, she formed her first band in her early twenties and released her debut CD, Bound For the Living in 2004. West is known for her singing and original songwriting which is based in Americana music
Americana (music)
Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...
. 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
Kerrville Folk Festival
The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. The event has run on a yearly basis since 1972. In November 2008, the Kerrville Folk Festival and Kerrville Wine & Music Festival were acquired...
.
She maintains an almost constant and extensive touring schedule throughout the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
, 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
Bob Harris (radio)
Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
. The BBC radio airplay resulted in a tour of England and Ireland in early 2007.
West's 2007 album, Second Sight features a number of notable guests, including: Dobro
Dobro
Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
player, Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas (musician)
Jerry Douglas is an American record producer and resonator guitar player. Called "Dobro's matchless contemporary master," by The New York Times, and lauded as "my favorite musician" by John Fogerty, Douglas is one of the world’s most renowned Dobro players.-Career:In addition to his twelve solo...
, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
ist, Mike Marshall, and Darol Anger
Darol Anger
-Career:Darol Anger entered popular music at the age of 21 as a founding member of The David Grisman Quintet. Anger played fiddle to David Grisman's mandolin in The David Grisman Quintet's 1977 debut. He co-founded the Turtle Island String Quartet with David Balakrishnan in 1985 and performed,...
on fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
.
Corinne released The Promise in 2009 which she co-produced with Doug Cox. The Promise was recorded in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
In 2010 she released Magnetic Skyline - a 6-song, 26-minute EP - with Kelly Joe Phelps
Kelly Joe Phelps
Kelly Joe Phelps is an American musician and songwriter. His music has been characterized as a mixture of delta blues and jazz.-Career:...
.
Discography
- Bound for the Living (Make Records, 2004)
- Second Sight (Make Records, 2007)
- The Promise (Make Records, 2009)
- Magnetic Skyline (EP with Kelly Joe PhelpsKelly Joe PhelpsKelly Joe Phelps is an American musician and songwriter. His music has been characterized as a mixture of delta blues and jazz.-Career:...
) (Make Records, 2010)
External links
- Corinne West, official homepage
- http://www.discogs.com/Corinne-West-Bound-For-The-Living/release/2261670 Bound For The Living Credits on DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Corinne West page on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....