Sincerity have a style all of their own, although firmly rooted in the folk / folk-rock tradition. It has been described by one music critic as "contemporary folk with touches of country and progressive rock".
Although they will play in solo format and as a duo (guitars & cello), additional musicians play according to the songlist and venue. Sincerity will play concerts of all sizes and venues, as well as for special occasions. They will travel any distance in the world to fulfil their musical mission. (see bio).
Their first CD, "A Trace of Sky", came out in January 2007 and is now available for sale from www.sinceritymusic.com .
Please click on "All 12 Songs" above to sample songs from the CD.
The lyrics to our songs are at www.sinceritymusic.com . You can contact us there too.
Please also view our activist website www.forsomeoneschild.com .
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Sincerity's first CD, "A Trace of Sky", has come out in January 2007 and is now available for sale from www.sinceritymusic.com .
Sincerity - Music from the Heart
Based in France, the band "Sincerity" is the musical performance outlet for the poem-songs of English writer, activist and singer-songwriter Alan Morrison, who also plays acoustic and electric guitars. (See his song lyrics at www.sinceritymusic.com/lyrics.htm ).
Sincerity have a style all of their own, although firmly rooted in the folk / folk-rock tradition. It has been described by one music critic as "contemporary folk with touches of country and progressive rock".
Although they will play in solo format and as a duo guitars & cello), additional musicians play according to the songlist and venue. Sincerity will play concerts of all sizes and venues, as well as for special occasions. They will travel any distance in the world to fulfil their musical mission. _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Sincerity was originally formed as a duo (Alan on guitars with the cellist Catherine Morrison) in 2003 to create a blend of fine-lined melody and urgent thought-provoking lyrics. Their first public performance was a Benefit Concert for Amnesty International in Perpignan, France, in June of that year. Since then, these emotionally-charged live perfromances have been heard across the South of France, and they are now hoping to play in the UK and across the rest of Europe.
"This is music from the heart - poetry set to harmony - love songs for the soul", explains Alan. "We want to reach people with music by encouraging them to delve deeply into a well of emotional experience and, as a result, to be enriched and even changed".
In line with that desire, one of the missions of Sincerity is to promote "songs of conscience" as a valid art form. (They used to be called "protest songs" - although the word "protest" doesn't really do justice to the genre, as "protest" can be seen as being merely negative). All songs which are written from the heart are love songs in one form or another. "Songs of conscience" (which may sometimes be actual "songs of protest") are simply love songs of an altruistic kind, written out of passion to further a noble cause. They serve as rallying points to bring people together for the purposes of change. In this way, music can be revolutionary - even subversive - as well as being inspiring and beautiful.
Although such "songs of conscience" form only a part of Sincerity's output, all their songs - written and arranged by Alan - aim to make people think, to inspire them to live, feel and to love and to stimulate social and personal change.
Their CD, "A Trace of Sky", came out in January 2007 and is now available for sale from www.sinceritymusic.com . Please sample some of the songs from the CD here.
Finally, and most importantly, for the childrens' sake please also view Alan's activist website at www.forsomeoneschild.com , where you will hear the award-winning song "Anthem for Someone's Child".