"Music is a language of the soul", says West, "and a musician is an interpreter of sorts. If we are doing our work well, we spend as much time listening, as we do translating what we discover."

Fourth generation Californian Corinne West has been described as "the Siren of the Sierras" by a columnist from the San Francisco area Times-Herald, and for good reason. Over the past 9 years of writing, recording and touring, she has used her powerful and eloquent voice, coupled with her beautifully crafted songs to fashion a unique identity within the global acoustic roots music scene. Noted by Relix Magazine for her "voice of gold", her singing is at once like honey, smoke and sunrise. Early on, she caught the attention of Bob Harris of BBC radio who stated "I love Corinne's music and truly believe in her a an artist. She has spirit, integrity and talent. I am a massive fan." Hers is the voice of an artist that you want to hear closely. There's undeniable sincerity in it. It's not a voice that's going to lie to you or try to sell you something. Corinne has something special to share, cultivated from the heart and vision of a passionate spirit, resulting in music you can return to again and again.

Corinne's sound is informed by the nomadic and varied roads she has traveled. At 15 she left home with guitar in hand to travel across America in a converted school bus; she sang in hard rock bands in Los Angeles when she was 20, studied theatre in her mid-twenties, restored antique bi-plane wings, worked as a stone mason in the rural mountains of California, hand-cut and seasoned her own tipi poles, and opened a fine art business in fused-glass and metal with a blacksmith in the High Sierra mountains, to name a few. Ten years ago she decided that music was the only art form she couldn't walk away from, and so she turned completely to it.

The Liverpool Echo categorized Corinne's sound as "elegant new sexy acoustic jazz-rock-folk", while others have called it "west-coast acoustic soul, elegant, laced with grace". Listen closely and there are traces of Appalachia and Ireland, the Opry and the Apollo. Amidst the echoes of rural towns, and paths less followed, her writing reveals her passion to paint with lyric a landscape of the soul. By any name, her music is absolutely compelling both in the strength of her writing and the expressive power of her voice. The fore-mentioned, coupled with her magnetic stage presence create a captivating sound and performance garnering rave reviews the world over.

Corinne has released 4 albums, the latest with Kelly Joe Phelps, with whom she collaborated and toured with during 2010 and 2011. 2009 saw the release of her co-produced record, "The Promise", which she recorded in a cabin on a rural lake in British Columbia. In 2007 Corinne delivered "Second Sight", a bluegrass-fashioned record, working with Mike Marshall as producer, featuring Jerry Douglas, and a cast of the Americana greats. 2004 marked her entry into the recording world, with her self-produced debut, "Bound For The Living", featuring guest artists from the Waybacks, and Nina Gerber. She has a thick touring history including many of the most prestigious festivals and clubs in the US and abroad. In 2011 alone, she performed in 12 countries.

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