Paul Reaney

PAUL REANEY WAS BORN ON THE WIRRAL.HIS MUSICAL ROOTS ARE IN ROCK AND ROLL AND COUNTRY ROCK, ALLTHOUGH HIS CAREER HAS SPANNEND EVERYTHING FROM COMEDY SHOW BANDS, THROUGH POWER TRIO BLUES TO SOLO ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES.PAUL HAS ALSO WORKED AS A SESSION MUSICIAN, HIS STUDIO AND LIVE CREDITS INCLUDE MANY FAMOUS NAMES FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.DURING THE LATE 80S PAUL RECORDED AND TOURED EUROPE AS LEAD GUITARIST WITH THE,” BEN REECE BAND“, THEN WITH THE MUCH RESPECTED,” DANSETTE ALLIGATORS“.THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS SEEN PAUL WORKING WITH THE NORTH WALES ROCK AND ROLL OUTFIT,” MONKEY HOUSE “AS WELL AS PLAYING SLIDE GUITAR AND MANDOLIN WITH THE LEGENDERY LIVERPOOL COUNTRY ROCKERS ,“HAMBONE“. HE HAS ALSO STARTED OUT ON THE SINGER/SONGWRITER ROUTE.AS WELL AS ACOUSTIC AND ELECRIC GUITARS, PAUL ALSO PLAYS DOBRO, BANJO AND MANDOLIN.HE IS A TALENTED SONGWRITER, AND ONE OF HIS SONGS WON THE AMERICANA SECTION OF THE 2007 WEST COAST (USA)SONGWRITERS COMPETITION AND WAS A FINALIST IN TWO OTHER CONTESTS.PAULS FIRST SOLO CD,”A TOWN LIKE THIS” IS DUE FOR RELEASE IN LATE 2007 AND IS MAINLY A COLLECTION OF REFLECTIVE ACOUSTIC SONGS WITH A COUPLE OF LIGHT HEARTED TUNES THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE.PAULS SOLO ACOUSTIC AND FOLK PERFORMANCES ARE PROVING VERY POPULAR AS THEY CAN LEAP FROM HEART RENDING STORY SONGS TO MOMENTS OF COMPLETE DAFTNESS WITH A SIDE ORDER OF CHEEKY SCOUSE WIT.