West of Eden is a band from Gothenburg, Sweden, that plays folk rock inspired by Celtic music.
The band was formed in 1995 and has released five albums to date, West of Eden (1997), Rollercoaster (2001), A stupid thing to do (2003), Four (2006), and The West of Eden Travelogue (2009).
The main songwriters in the group are Jenny and Martin Schaub. Jenny Schaub is the lead singer and accordionist. Martin Schaub also sings and plays the acoustic guitar and other stringed instruments as well as keyboards. Lars Broman plays the fiddle, David Ekh the electric guitar, Kenneth Holmström the bass guitar and Ola Karlevo the drums.
West of Eden have toured abroad in Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands.