A. Lee Edwards :: Americana-Alt. Country Pioneer LIVE at Canopy + the Roots

Alan’s "strength has always been avoiding country rock’s clichés while remaining true to its tenets + slipping in a punk-inspired defiance."

A. Lee Edwards, the songwriter behind the bands Lou Ford (1996 - 2009) and the Loudermilks (2009 - present) has been called a pioneer of the Alt-Country / Americana genre. Alan isn’t just versed and influenced by these byproducts, but the old school country and rock origination points of the music, and you can hear this in his sound that is intelligent, lively, and multi-dimensional. It is music that is direct, and which can occasionally make you uncomfortable, but later (sometimes within the same song) console you like that old friend you rarely get to see.