A big crush. Lilly West, country artist, settled in Pougues-les-Eaux in August. His schedule is very busy between concerts, solo or with his musicians, throughout France and Europe and country dance courses. Encounter.
The town was enriched by a new resident, a country artist, who chose the town as her home base.
Aurélia Saniez, Lilly West by her stage name, travels all the roads of France and Europe, accompanied by her guitar and banjo, to offer country music concerts.
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She and her husband, Kenny, were looking to move from Auvergne to a more central location to make their travel easier, and there are a lot of them. It was by chance that they stopped at the Pougues-les-Eaux motorhome area. They discovered the spa town and fell in love with it, especially since they are passionate about the N7. They explored and found a house that suited them and moved in last August.
The artist has several strings to his bow. She offers solo concerts or with her musicians and with a very varied repertoire. Lilly also runs country dance workshops.
Country dance courses in small groups
It also organizes turnkey country dance stays, where participants, accommodated with full board, enjoy a week’s vacation with country dance workshops in small groups (no more than 70 participants for this). remains user-friendly). These Country Dance Tour stays are organized twice a year, around the All Saints’ Day and spring holidays.
Already five albums to his credit
She also has a YouTube channel (Lilly West) where all the choreographies learned during the stays are recorded on video. Dancers can benefit from clear explanations and revise or learn at their own pace.
Lilly West already has five albums to her credit, the last of which was recorded in Nashville in December 2023.
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The schedule of the artist – who celebrated his 20th career, including 14 years of training – does not allow much respite. All weekends in 2025 are full, except three weeks in August. She is always on the road with Kenny who works as a sound and sound equipment technician. For information, it travels more than 60,000 km per year.
