Acoustic Plus
Acoustic Plus was formed in the summer 2007. The girls Alison Cleland and Alyson Killen had been friends for about 4 years and would get together whenever possible and jam. They wrote a couple of songs and made certain covers their own. It was only after winning 'Battle Of the Bands 2007' in aid of 'Oxfam' that pushed the girls into forming a group. They won a day's session at a recording studio in Kilmarnock and this is where the girls made there first demo 'Step by Step'. After making this demo the gigs started lining up and since the girls have played in many different venues in Ayrshire. The girls main style of music is acoustic and have recently took a huge interest in folk music after attending sessions in Wellington square and attending various folk gigs.
Alyson Killen
Alyson (17)comes from a musical family as her dad is a well known drummer and percussionist. She's played guitar from a small age and is also skilled in playing percussion and recently piano. She also plays many brass instruments. Her singing interest increased after joining a local theatre company and since then she's been well known for panto and various musicals throughout Scotland. Alyson also took up tap dance lessons in 2007 and her tap dancing has cam on incredibly :).She is attending Auchinleck academy at the moment but is hoping to leave after this her 5th year and study theatre in either London or Glasgow.
Alison Cleland
Alison(17) has been singing from a very young age and her singing techniques have increased throughout the years. She started to play piano at the age of 9 and since then her skills have developed dramatically. At the age of 16 she achieved her grade 8 in piano and her grade 5 in clarinet. Although her family is not very musical she was encouraged by her parents to persue her interest with music and has learned guitar also. She's well known through Ayrshire for her musical talents and like Alyson has performed in many different musicals throught Scotland. She left school in 5th year and is studying musical theatre at Motherwell college for 2 years. She hopes after next year to continue her studies in London.
