AN ELEPHANT IN THR ROOM
New Release date 27 februry 2026
It's finally here! My new album pulls together many of my approaches to songwriting with ten new tracks. Perhaps subjects not always talked about as much as they should be - like the title track! Just click on the button opposite to listen!
...And on with the show...
Album nominated for issa 2025 awards
Here's the opening track, Little Girl, from my new album. It was one of the first songs I wrote using the lyrics of Drew Thomas (a bandmate and good friend) and reflected the 80's synth style. Drew passed away three years ago, so this album is a tribute to our songwriting together - his lyrics and my music. Just click on the cover for a listen!
LET'S FILL OUR HEARTS WITH LOVE
Here's my Christmas single. It started off in May as a piano tune, gained lyrics in August as a potential Christmas song, was recorded in October with the help of a load of volunteers in my home town of Ludgershall, UK and has now been adopted for helping to raise funds for the restoration of our church bells! Bit of a journey but enjoying every minute. A huge ‘thank you’ to all involved'! https://alangarmonsway.bandcamp.com/track/lets-fill-our-hearts-with-love-christmas-2024-2
BIG NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER!
Very pleased to announce that my ‘Stories in Time’ album achieved Silver Award for Best International Album of the Year at the ISSA (International Singer-Songwriters Association) Awards in Atlanta this months. It's really fabulous recognition from established artists all over the World and I'm thrilled to bits! Songs from the album have been played on quite a few radio stations and there's still a buzz around about the event and the awards.
In addition, one of the songs 'Wild Fires Tell Us Why' achieved a Top Ten placement in the Best Alternative Song category at the World Songwriting Awards.
The album took about four months to record, mix and produce, and along the way I also used some older recordings, remixing and adding more instruments. Now the album is released I'm working on some unreleased songs which will form the basis of a new album.
Big news for march 2024
My new album 'stories in time' is released
After a few months of studio sessions etc, I'm pleased to release my new 11-track album, Stories in Time.
Feedback from fellow songwriters seem to appreciate my lyrical stories, so I've focused on this for the album. As each stories conjures up different atmospheres, it means that the music is pretty diverse as well.k the album cover to head over to the tracks!
Just click the album cover to head over to the tracks.
DECEMBER 2023
To round off the year, I've released a Christmas ep with three tracks. two are new and I recorded them over the past few weeks to give you a relaxing Christmas! The third track is one from the archives. Many years ago I co-founded a folk band called Badgers Sett and we spent over 15 years travelling around the South of the UK at festivals, folk clubs and pub venues doing our thing. I say folk, but I used to lump around a Roland electric piano and D50 synthesizer as part of the offering! Anyway, when we did recordings they were reel to reel tape, and social media didn't exist. As a nod to those times, I've added a very early unaccompanied song Gaudete (traditional) which I think was recorded in 1986. Two of the four members of the band are sadly no longer with us, but I'm sure they would have been thrilled at this recording being converted to the digital age. Just click on the cover picture to take you to Spotify.
New Singles in 2023
This year I've been working hard on developing my recording and production skills, so I've only released a couple of tracks in these firs 5 months up to early June. It's been worth it though and you can hear for yourself if you click the covers below. Share and Share Alike was created working with Franky Gibbon, Brian & Irene Hume and Jimmy Smith up in the North East of the UK, to many thanks to them. It won a Top Ten placement with World Songwriting awards recently. Love in the City is all my own work, writing, playing, singing, recording, mixing and producing, with Jacqueline Jax offering cover art and Henry Smithson mastering. It's a great collaboration, been a long road but I'm very happy with the results and things should speed up now that I'm more familiar with some new techniques!
Thanks to Jacqueline Jax for great cover artwork
