"Like a cross between Joni Mitchell and Heart's Anne Wilson with her stylish blend of power and ease." (Steve Newton, Vancouver Free Press)
Alison Hogan is a veteran west coast singer/songwriter who started out in Vancouver clubs and coffeehouses in the 1970s. Over the course of her career she has opened for Phil Ochs, Peter Yarrow, Jose Feliciano, and Stephane Grappelli.
As part of the gypsy-jazz quartet The Kitsilano Kat Kickers, she played the first years of the Vancouver Folk Festival before going on to record her original material, releasing two indie cassette albums and a synth-pop single in English and Japanese for MCA/Universal. Her songs have charted with covers by indie country artists Lynne Taylor Donovan, Nikki Cousins, Anna Beaumont, and BC bluegrassers Tumbleweed.
Her discography also makes a foray into the jazz realm with a CD of Billie Holiday covers, First Takes, with her sextet Hogan Sings Holiday.
Alison released her folk/roots album Songs From The Third Act in 2018, showcasing the varied genres of her writing (country, blues, and acoustic roots).
Described by one reviewer as “a stunning, sad, funny, sexy and lovely collection of songs” evoking such legendary songwriters as Guy Clark, Garnet Rogers and Townes Van Zandt, the album has been well received on Canadian campus stations and folk/roots radio in the USA.
Alison was invited to participate in a three-week Singer Songwriter residency at the Banff Centre where she recorded new material under the mentorship of Kevin Welch, Kim Richey, Tamara Lindeman and David Francey.
She performs live solo, or as a duo with bassist Brent Gubbels.
