Education
In his early years, he attended Glen Forrest Primary School where his uncle introduced him to the guitar.
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Alan Banks
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Career
Alan Banks was brought up in Mahogany Creek, Western Australia just outside Perth. At Swan View Senior High School, Alan became a student of Eddie Roberts. While completing his undergraduate work at Western Australia Conservatory, he performed on stages throughout the continent.
In 1999, he was a featured guest in the Young Australia Series, part of the Darwin International Guitar Festival, with John Williams labeling his performance "fantastic".
In September 2000, Banks was awarded a grant by the Australia Council for the Arts enabling him to move to the United Kingdom to pursue his career. He studied under Carlos Bonell at London’s prestigious Royal College of Music where he was the only guitarist accepted for post-graduate studies that year.
Alan is skilled in a myriad of styles, from the Classical, Spanish/Flamenco, Latin, Jazz and Bluegrass. Banks performs throughout the world, including France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Italy and Portugal.
His London debut was at Street Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square.
He is a sought after soloist, both nationally and internationally, performing with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Croyden Symphony Orchestra, and Ulster Symphony Orchestra amongst others Banks is active on the festival circuit and has performed at Musicora Festival (Paris), the Sonorities Contemporary Music Festival (Northern Ireland), The Darwin International Guitar Festival (Australia), and The Derry Guitar Festival (Ireland). Richard Charlton - Turlough"s Ghosts
Franks Lyons - Mnemonics
Michel van der Aa - Auburn
Simon Rovis-Hermann classical
Richard Howell classical
Martin Doctorate-28 steel-string (heard on Last Drinks in Derry).
