ALANNA and ALICIA EGAN BAND.
Alanna and Alicia Egan are twin sisters whose original, acoustic songs blend the genres of jazz, blues and folk. Their performances feature sweet sibling harmonies and their poetic, insightful lyrics command a close listen.
As identical twins, they share a uniquely intuitive, creative partnership. They have a natural musical rapport, harmonizing effortlessly with one another, and they are each other’s chief editors and collaborators.
Amy Bennett (piano and strings) and Liam O’Connell (guitar and bass) provide subtle, imaginative instrumentation.
The band performs in Melbourne eg. Northcote Social Club,Wesley Anne, Clifton Hill Hotel, Ruby’s Lounge, the Artery, Empress Hotel, the Old Bar, Edinburgh Castle Hotel, The East Brunswick Club and at Australian festivals, including Port Fairy, Maldon, The Basin, Melodica and Darebin, and at folk clubs such as the Selby Folk Club and the Bendigo Folk Club.
Support work has included Canadian duo Madviolet, The Waifs, Jeff Lang, Clare Bowditch and country group Jetty Road. They have also shared concerts with talented local acts such as Alex Burns, Rosie Burgess, Lloyd Speigel, Jordie Lane, Tinpan Orange, Tim McMillan, Owls in the Swamp, Hazel Brown, Young Werther, Freya Hanly, Sam Bourke and The Hazelman Brothers.
Their independent debut album, ‘Funny She’s So Much Like Me’, with eleven original tracks was launched to a standing room only audience at the Wesley Anne in Northcote September 2006 and they are currently working on their second album to be released later this year.
Alanna and Alicia have had considerable recognition for their songwriting, winning awards at several festivals including Maldon, Darebin, The Basin and Best New Talent (Alicia) at Port Fairy in 1998. Alanna has had a song in the top ten acoustic section of The Australian Songwriting awards and Alicia is the winner of The Basin Music Festival Songwriting Award for 2009.
They have been interviewed and played live to air on several radio stations such as ABC 774(Derek Guille), 3RRR, 3CR, Fresh FM 89.5, JOY 94.9 and their album has been/is being played on radio stations including 3RRR, 3CR, 94.9 FM, Fresh FM, 92.3 FM, Spirit FM, 97.1 3MDR, Globalthunda Vic and ABC Central Vic where it was the Album of the Week last year.
‘Alanna and Alicia Egan’s songs are timeless and delivered from the heart, a rare trait for singer/songwriters in this day and age. ’
(Marcello Lo Ricco, LSS Productions)
‘These girls are the complete package – not only are they excellent songwriters, they are also excellent singers.’ (Jan Preston, musician, MC ,Maldon Folk Festival)
For Bookings:
Ph: Alicia 0410 253 866 or
Ph: Alanna 03 0410 253 718 or
Ph: Maudee 03 5443 3492
Email: alicia@alannaandaliciaegan.com
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