{"id":11582,"date":"2021-04-16T21:55:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T21:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?page_id=11582"},"modified":"2021-04-30T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:03:02","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?page_id=11582","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cowboy-shirt-8275789.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cowboy-shirt-8275789-882x1024.jpg\" alt=\"cowboy-shirt-8275789\" class=\"wp-image-11643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cowboy-shirt-8275789-882x1024.jpg 882w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cowboy-shirt-8275789-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cowboy-shirt-8275789-768x891.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cowboy-shirt-8275789.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cOne of our finest singer\/songwriters\u201d <strong>Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cbrilliant! Lisa has a great voice\u201d <strong>Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cShe brings an honest songwriting style and beautiful vocal styling to every one of her songs..In a sea of smart female singer-songwriters, Lisa Redford is an admiral\u201d<br \/><strong>Maverick Magazine ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThere is a warmth and welcoming vibe to Redford\u2019s music that really is difficult to resist\u201d <strong>Americana UK\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Elegant and tender folk, country and Americana\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk\/music-reviews\/another-place-and-time-by-lisa-redford-ep\/30859\"><strong>Songwriting Magazine\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cHer grasp of texture, mode and fearlessness in giving it all, I suspect, comes with the realisation that she actually possesses a voice able to do her musical vision justice\u201d<br \/><strong>R2 Magazine ****<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201ca breath of fresh air.\u00a0Hers is a pure and quite lovely voice which delivers some sweet Americana-tinged songs from the heart\u201d<br \/><strong>Manchester Evening News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201c<\/b>Lisa Redford is fast becoming one of the UK\u2019s Americana darlings, garnering constant praise from important tastemakers such as BBC Radio 2\u2019s Bob Harris\u201d<br \/><b>For the\u00a0Country\u00a0Record\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cClassy and\u00a0classy and assured. Lisa is one to watch for sure.\u2019<br \/><strong>Proper Music Distribution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-799\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-22-300x248.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-22-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-22-1024x848.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"mtp-lisa-redford-22\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Redford has been heralded by legendary BBC Radio 2 Bob Harris as \u201cone of our finest singer\/songwriters\u201d, and earned worldwide acclaim for her heartfelt Americana tinged music with memorable melodies and stunning vocals. \u00a0She has also performed with, and opened for many respected international artists within the worlds of country, folk and Americana and performed at prestigious festivals such as C2C Country to Country at London\u2019s O2 two years running, Red Rooster, Sound &amp; Vision, Greenbelt, Weyfest, Folk East, Latitude and Ipswich Music Day. She has also recorded live sessions for Bob Harris on Radio 2, various BBC sessions and Amazing Radio.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa has released three acclaimed albums\u00a0<em>\u2018<\/em>Slipstream\u2019, \u2018Lost Again\u2019 and \u2018Clouds with Silver\u2019 as well as EP\u2019s \u2018Reminders\u2019, \u2018Another Place and Time\u2019 and \u201cEdge of Love\u201d that have garnered outstanding print reviews and received airplay across the world including Bob Harris\u2019s BBC Radio 2 shows and Acoustic Cafe, radio\u2019s best international showcase for new acoustic music. Her original song \u2018Dragonfly\u2019 was played on a Bob Harris \u2018Best of British\u2019 show\u2019 which featured the finest songwriters in the UK. The song was also used in an independent film in LA.<\/p>\n<p>A live performance of \u2018Dragonfly\u2019, supporting Eliza Carthy:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford - 'Dragonfly' Supporting Eliza Carthy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OSq7A7mDi0I?feature=oembed\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At A Night in Nashville with Sarah Darling, Jenn Bostic and Michael Logen:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford 'Carolina Rain' Live at Norwich Arts Centre ~ A Night In Nashville\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u8ZX9FG6e8A?feature=oembed\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1605\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BobLisa1958-300x255.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BobLisa1958-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BobLisa1958-1024x869.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BobLisa1958-353x300.jpg 353w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/BobLisa1958.jpg 1877w\" alt=\"Bob&amp;Lisa1958\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lisa has also been invited to record two live sessions for Whispering Bob TV\u2019s \u2018Under the Apple Tree\u2019<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford - 'Music &amp; The Mountains' | UNDER THE APPLE TREE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6AVhuiU2F0U?feature=oembed\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford - 'I Just Can't Forget' | UNDER THE APPLE TREE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59LIObHESxE?feature=oembed\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/brownstock-festival-by-tracy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1396\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/brownstock-festival-by-tracy-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/brownstock-festival-by-tracy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/brownstock-festival-by-tracy.jpg 1000w\" alt=\"brownstock festival by tracy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Having also been based in New York City where she had a publishing deal, Lisa has also been a semi-finalist two years running at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) \u201cthe songwriting competition to take note of.\u201d <strong>The New York Times.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lisa also writes for Songwriting Magazine where she has reviewed major music events and festivals, interviewed artists such as Courtney Marie Andrews and Ethan Johns, and offered technique and songwriting advice to thousands of readers. She is also a columnist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allthingsnorfolk.com\/component\/k2\/item\/995-one-in-the-crowd-new-charity-song-for-safe-rescue-for-dogs.html\">All Things Norfolk<\/a> sharing her various creative and musical activities as well as writing about the local arts and music scene in Norfolk. Since December 2018 she has been hosting a show \u2013 the Afternoon Session \u2013 on Future Radio in Norwich. In 2020 she wrote a fundraising single for the community radio station. &#8216;This Fine City&#8217; earned wide media coverage and worldwide airplay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLive, her voice really has immense power yet great control too and reminds me of the same heart worn tender vibrato of a young Emmylou Harris. Lisa\u2019s voice is purer with a warm timbre, but has that same raw emotion in her voice that makes you feel she has lived through all the heartbreak she sings and writes about.\u201d\u00a0<strong>Americana UK\u00a0Live Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-806\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-33-300x218.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-33-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/mtp-lisa-redford-33-1024x744.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"mtp-lisa-redford-33\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-5464874020106375736gmail-m_2084761362783686920gmail-m_-5717542647159939541gmail-m_790001697946265862gmail-m_-2533318620125923312gmail-m_-7180908152830248798gmail-m_-3198257578808147084gmail-p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1841\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew-300x202.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew-446x300.jpg 446w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/lisabobapplenew.jpg 1769w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOne of our finest singer\/songwriters\u201d Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 \u201cbrilliant! 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