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The music of Manchester based pianist and singer-songwriter Ollie West has shifted dramatically since his formative years playing at open mic nights aged 14. Ask Ollie where his music sits genre-wise and he’ll probably say “piano-driven folk-rock”, but really this is only scratching the surface. Kick started by trying to replicate Billy Joel’s seminal hit “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” as a 14 year old re-discovering his love of the piano, Ollie’s passion for writing has seen his music explore jazz, folk, pop, rock, prog and even classical music to create a truly unique sound that is unequivocally “Ollie West” by nature. Joined by long time band members Ashley Garrod, Pete Leaver and James Cooke, this year the band welcome tenor horn and key-tar player Nat Martin, violinist Aninka Nesporova and percussionist, backing vocalist and everything in-between-ist Raye Harvey to the fold to form the all new ‘Ollie West & The Wildflowers’. 
 Whilst every band might tell you their new music is “their best yet”, no one means it more than Ollie West & The Wildflowers. Ten years of preparation have led to their upcoming releases, recorded at the Big Red Studios in Macclesfield with a new producer, new approach and a brand new sound. These guys are ready to take the UK music scene by storm; are you ready to welcome them?