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Mike Allan

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About Me

It took Mike Allan 10 years to release his debut album, The Let Go Road - a compilation of roughs, demos and recordings which grew up with him, from the age of 11, through school & college, emerging on his 21st birthday at his album launch party in 2005. Once described by The Bean Scene as "Stevie Nicks doing Ryan Adams", Mike's distinctive voice draws the listener in and every song is sung with conviction.Recorded, Engineered & Mastered by Dawn of the Replicants' Dave Little, "The Let Go Road" delivers strong hooks and textured harmonies, richened by beautiful vocal support from Rachel Duff & Lizi Trafford, with Jamie Smith on Piano giving magic to If I Loved You.Mike's new album was released on 12th October. Produced by Andrew Taylor of Dropkick, "For What You Did" is richened with catchy guitar hooks and bright, sunny harmonies. A retro alt-country affair. You can buy it for £6.00 (including P&P) from Mike's website. It is also available from all good download sites including iTunes.Mike has most recently played with the legendary Frank Usher & Queen of the Edinburgh acoustic scene, Lynsey Hutchinson.New Single, "The Ghost Of My Old Man" will be released soon to coincide with the new film from JIP/Silenti Films entitled "The Slaughterhouse". (www.welcometotheslaughterhouse.com)
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Member Since: 1/11/2006
Band Website: mikeallan.co.uk
Band Members: Mike Allan: Acoustic Guitar, Vocals ~ Andrew Taylor: Guitars, Banjo, Drums, Bass, Vocals ~ Rachel Duff: Vocals ~ Lizi Trafford: Guest Vocals ~ Jamie Smith: Piano
Influences: Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks, Laura Cantrell, Ryan Adams & Whiskeytown, Bob Dylan, Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer, Lucinda Williams, The Goo Goo Dolls, Matraca Berg, Neko Case, Tift Merritt, Bruce Springsteen, Cowboy Junkies, Caitlin Cary, Tracy Chapman, 'Definetly Maybe', Dolly Parton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, Kathleen Edwards, The Dandy Warhols, Gram Parsons & The Flying Burrito Brothers
Sounds Like: Stevie Nicks doing Ryan Adams
Type of Label: None

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New Year, New Band

Check out my new band, Inzophonic: www.bebo.com/inzophonic MySpace page coming soon...    ...
Posted by Mike Allan on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:45:00 PST

Maverick 4 Star Review

My new album has been reviewed in the latest edition of Maverick magazine. They're calling it "understated brilliance" which is quite nice :) Apart from the glowing and very unexpected review, it als...
Posted by Mike Allan on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:05:00 PST

Southern Reporter Article

New year heralds musical breakthrough for Mike   WITH a new CD just launched and a Scotland-wide tour in the offing, 2007 could well be the breakthrough year for Innerleithen singer-songwriter M...
Posted by Mike Allan on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:21:00 PST

'For What You Did' reviewed on Americana UK

Mike Allan "For What You Did" (Independent 2006) Wonderfully loose and enjoyable slice of recognizably Scottish AmericanaFor this record Allan is joined by Andrew Taylor from Dropkick who adds everyth...
Posted by Mike Allan on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:01:00 PST

Get the new album on iTunes

For What You Did The new album, produced by Andrew Taylor of Dropkick, is now available to download from Napster, Rhapsody & iTunes. Here's the link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.wo...
Posted by Mike Allan on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:35:00 PST

The Slaughterhouse

The Slaughterhouse A JIP/Silenti Film The Ghost Of My Old Man is the theme song from a new film called The Slaughterhouse. We filmed it in and around a remote guest house near Aviemore. The song and t...
Posted by Mike Allan on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:51:00 PST