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Alex Archer (musician)

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Years active
  
1999–present

Name
  
Alex Archer


Born
  
27 May 1970 (age 53) (
1970-05-27
)

Origin
  
Seattle, Washington, United States

Genres
  
rock, alt country, soundtrack

Instruments
  
Violin, Piano, Guitar, Clarinet, Organ,

Associated acts
  
The Kill Devil Hills, Felicity Groom, Abbe May, [1], [2],

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, songwriter

Alex Archer (born 27 May 1970) is an American-born Australian musician. Archer is best known for his violin work in the Fremantle based Alt country/rock band The Kill Devil Hills.

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Early life

Archer was born in Seattle, Washington, US.

Career

As well as performing and recording three albums with Kill Devil Hills, Archer has performed and recorded with various Australian artists but most notably Abbe May and also with Felicity Groom.

In 2010 Archer was named best instrumentalist at the WAMi Awards. In 2012 he performed at the Rock-It Festival.

The Kill Devil Hills (2003–present)

  • Heathen Songs – Torn and Frayed/Reverberation (2004)
  • The Drought – Torn and Frayed/Shock (TORNCD16) (7 October 2006)
  • Man, You Should Explode – Torn and Frayed/Shock (TORNCD24) (25 September 2009)

    • Abbe May

  • Abbe May and the Rockin Pneumonia 2009, EP.

    • References

    Alex Archer (musician) Wikipedia
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