It's hard to believe two years have passed since Alden's first cross-country tour!  2008 brings her back to the studio working on her sophomore release with a few new musician friends!  If you liked Snapshot, you're sure to love the next album! 

"It's been challenging to write since I returned to San Francisco," says 26 year old acoustic musician Alden Schell.  "My first album just poured out of me.  It was all about the pain associated with a prolonged break-up and experience of living in the big city.  These new songs -- they're about sustaining relationships and enjoying my eclectic friends.  I feel like they offer a little more perspective on the world." 

San Francisco based acoustic musician Alden Schell was born and raised in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. Singing back-up for friends wasn't fulfilling enough, so in January of 2004, Alden bought her first guitar at a local pawn shop and taught herself how to play.  After school, Alden and her best friend flipped a coin and, 3 months later, ended up in sunny California. In late 2005, Alden's West Coast debut came at the world famous Hard Rock Café.  With the West Coast as her home base, she packed her bags and took her Martin guitar on a 5300 mile trip around the country, charming and befriending her audiences. Alden spent her college years in Athens at the University of Georgia -- hometown of some of her favorite performing groups: the Indigo Girls, R.E.M., the Drive-By Truckers and Widespread Panic. 

Her music is often been described as a young Shawn Colvin chilling with Jewel, blended with a Melissa Ferrick edge...yet undeniably "Alden." Heading back into the studio, Alden is excited to be working on new recordings, playing in San Francisco, and planning a small scale fall 2008 tour.

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photo by Jennifer McKay