'one of our finest singer/songwriters' Bob Harris. Acoustic, Americana. Vocal coach, guitar/ ukulele tutor. Music columnist Evening News/Songwriting Magazine. DJ at Future Radio
I am really excited to announce that I will be performing at the brilliant Red Rooster Festival which is happening at Euston Hall, Suffolk from 30th May to 1st June 2019! In partnership with the fantastic AMA-UK and inspired by the EUKeychange pledge which aims for #genderbalance in music, I’m honoured to be part of a female-led acoustic stage, curated by wonderful New York singer/songwriter Sunny Ozell. Get your tickets here: bit.ly/RedRooster19h
Excited to share the brand new EP teaser video for “Edge of Love” released worldwide on 10th May. 5 self-written songs from the ❤️ it is now available to pre-order at my Bandcamp store.
There have been some amazing reviews coming in for the EP – 9.5 out of 10 at Outline Magazine:
“Compulsive listening” Forever British Country. Full review
“This latest release brings us the full maturity of her beautiful music..really wouldn’t be out of place on the BBC Radio 2 playlist. I hope they are “listening!” Full review below:
“Lyrical Lisa” 🎵 Lovely to be featured in the May issue of glossy monthly EDP Norfolk Magazine – in shops now. Full page interview about the new EP, launch gig, songwriting, Norwich’s music scene and more.
Also lovely to be interviewed in the April issue of the style bible Norwich Resident Magazine.
Wow, my PledgeMusic goal has been reached! I’m so grateful for the support – it really does mean such a lot. I had initially been nervous to embark on my very first PledgeMusic crowdfunding project but the continued support and enthusiasm has surpassed all expectations.I have also just received the mastered tracks from the brilliant Crunch Recording Studio and can’t wait to share the songs with you soon!In the meantime, if you visit my SoundCloud page you can hear a live acoustic cover of Jason Isbell’s lovely song “Maybe It’s Time” from “A Star is Born”. So cool that it has already had over 2,000 listens! Also at my Soundcloud are rare tracks, other covers of favourite songs, my Christmas EP and free downloads:
I had a lovely night performing a short acoustic set at one of my favourite venues, Norwich Arts Centre opening for Morganway. Here’s a little video clip from the night.
A post shared by Lisa Redford (@lisaredfordmusic) on Dec 1, 2018 at 6:33am PST
I also had a wonderful night playing the Green Note – great sound and a lovely packed listening audience. Huge thanks to Black Cat Music Promotions Limited for having me. Here’s a little clip of original song “Dragonfly”
A post shared by Lisa Redford (@lisaredfordmusic) on Dec 5, 2018 at 3:17am PST
“Another powerful finely honed vocalist was a feature of the support in the form of Lisa Redford whose consistently polished material surely merits wider attention…her song structures, guitar pattern and vocal style recalled Patty Griffin.” Wow! compared to Patty Griffin! huge thanks to Americana UK for this lovely review of my live acoustic set at The Green Note in London.
Now that the festive season is in full swing it’s been lovely to receive airplay for one of my original Christmas songs “When Christmas Comes Around.” Huge thanks to BBC Radio Norfolk for playing it as part of Conrad’s Christmas Carols on the breakfast show. You can hear an interview and the song via the BBC Sounds app approximately 24 minutes in and also here on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06r43h8 Thanks also to Future Radio for play listing the song.
Had a great time playing two successive lovely Americana nights. I performed at Grapevine for Music at The Guildhall, who host regular showcases of great folk and country artists, and then on the following night supported I support the excellent duo, The Worry Dolls at OPEN, fresh from their recent AMA UK Award nomination. Also playing were the fabulous Morganway doing a special stripped down set.
“An easy and engaging manner between songs and wonderfully evocative, melancholic, wistful stories within them.” Thanks so much Richard Shashamané for this great review in his excellent Norwich music blog here. Superb photos too as always.
Full video of Lucinda Williams cover “Still I Long For Your Kiss” performed at OPEN. Love singing this great song:
Thanks to Connor Bannon for this cool photo from The Guildhall show:
Following on from my recent Future Radio People’s Playlist show, where I played and talked about my favourite songs, I’m really looking forward to being the Tuesday Guest on BBC Radio Norfolk next Tuesday, 21st November between 6-7pm. I’ll be chatting to Matthew Gudgin about my career journey and all-time favourite music. Just going to be hard to whittle down my choices to only 6 favourite songs! The show link is here
Two new live videos from my recent show supporting Tom McRae. “Live Your Life” from this year’s beautiful charity compilation “Postcards for Peace”:
