"… has a relaxed, gentle-voiced singing style…"
Sarah McQuaid - Evening Herald

"Roesy is able to flit effortlessly between Paul Simon warmth, Hank Williams well-deep timbre and a stout-voiced bellow all his own"
Alan Corr - RTE Guide

"… The health of the nation would be greatly improved if The Spirit Store was available on prescription from pharmacies everywhere. File under 'alternative medicine.'
Jackie Hayden - Hotpress

Roesy (aka Alan Roe), who hails from Birr, Co Offaly, has had music coursing through his veins since his early years. Everyone has to start somewhere, and Roesy got his by singing along to his father's Elvis records… From there, he moved on to writing lyrics and these soon turned into songs when he taught himself to play guitar. Like many teenagers, music became a passion for Roesy, but for him, it's a passion that has grown and developed over the years.

Running alongside his music is an amazing talent for painting, and this has had a major influence on Roesy's music. His songs sound as though they are being painted before your very eyes. Close them, and you will be transported to a different world full of beauty, light and optimism. Roesy also puts his artistry to great use on his album artwork - all visuals are lovingly designed and specially created for each album.
Although firmly rooted to Birr, Roesy has wanderlust and his interesting travels have also had a lasting impact on his music. You can hear the influence of Roesy's wanderings in Bolivia in songs such as Smothered in Light, and time spent in Nepal can be felt in What Would I Know.

Roesy has another show-stopping treasure in his repertoire - he is blessed with "… an extraordinary voice" (Alan Corr, RTE Guide June 2003).

His first album, Sketch the Day, Paint the Night, was released in February 2002, and his second album, a live recording called The Spirit Store was released in May 2003.
Only Love is Real, was released via RMG in June 2004. Following were Colour Me Colourful and The Backbone, The Flesh The Fruit EP