About Alison

Alison Balfour is a professional singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist whose passion for music started at a young age. Her smooth alto voice is her greatest gift, but she is also skilled with woodwinds. She took clarinet lessons for ten years and won several awards for her efforts.

During high school, Alison began writing poems that evolved into pop and rock songs. She also performed in musicals, sang lead and background vocals for two rock cover bands, and even recorded a radio advertising jingle for the Boston market.

Alison then put herself through college, earning a degree in music with honors. She began to study the oboe and discovered her love for theory and solfege, which led her to develop relative pitch. She can also whistle using circular breathing techniques!

Her original compositions are often inspired by love, dreams, and sad goodbyes. As a tribute to her late father, she wrote "Old Pictures," an ode to his unconditional love. She entered the song in the Annual Billboard Songwriter's Contest, which gives songwriters the chance to have their work heard by record industry executives. Out of thousands of entries nationwide, "Old Pictures" earned an Honorable Mention Certificate, acknowledging songs that moved up into the top 10% of each category and were considered for semi-finalist positions.

Reviewers and fans have described her voice as passionate, honest, and powerful. They enjoy her well-crafted pop tunes, catchy hooks, and creative two and three-part harmonies.

Stay tuned for her latest release, "He Walked Away," featuring percussion by Leon Mobley, a Remo artist and member of Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals.