{"id":9755,"date":"2020-12-24T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9755"},"modified":"2021-05-09T16:03:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T16:03:28","slug":"merry-christmas-new-videos-songwriting-magazine-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9755","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas! New Videos, Songwriting Magazine Article"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas. Thanks so much to all of you who have supported my music and teaching during what has been such a challenging year for so many of us. In the words of this lovely Greg Lake song which I have covered acoustically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018I wish you a hopeful Christmas.<br>I wish you a brave New Year.<br>All anguish, pain and sadness.<br>Leave your heart and let your road be clear.\u2019<br>Keep safe and here\u2019s hoping for a brighter 2021.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford, I Believe in Father Christmas\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3yYizP429Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford 'This Fine City' Fundraising Single ~ Live Acoustic Version\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Cp8gVKaDZc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>\u2018This Fine City\u2019 Live Acoustic Version<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks so much to everyone who has supported fundraising single for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FutureRadio\/?fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCcaPtcJo9fjanocgA3BQ0mEuVCfdftA9kwG6X-bdmFJ7sj8Y8LH-LCgBcOA-sDf8cuHnFFNQbEMpxXfyoO6O8S_5PV_KwFbdi2EUVwTWwmllDJPuV3kf-7W8zAMiyvoxdUIhuoqvgO5kT2FAvoSoweyP-0wLbuEN7OlMbOfmd4D53wrHTRNOBiRKq0M1tKjGXLRBnTtq2nhug5qkoXQoQlq2zYtP7AoDBOuxMl0GBTgch6SfMMDwfq2lA7IEinrupNf6178owQGBt8Svc8ZzCgrcVp-BPRfh_fpmnF64anZt7USstplp4TM63SaH-l_fM6YknJpXyZALKwbp2o&amp;__tn__=K-R\">Future Radio<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/thisfinecity?__eep__=6&amp;source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCcaPtcJo9fjanocgA3BQ0mEuVCfdftA9kwG6X-bdmFJ7sj8Y8LH-LCgBcOA-sDf8cuHnFFNQbEMpxXfyoO6O8S_5PV_KwFbdi2EUVwTWwmllDJPuV3kf-7W8zAMiyvoxdUIhuoqvgO5kT2FAvoSoweyP-0wLbuEN7OlMbOfmd4D53wrHTRNOBiRKq0M1tKjGXLRBnTtq2nhug5qkoXQoQlq2zYtP7AoDBOuxMl0GBTgch6SfMMDwfq2lA7IEinrupNf6178owQGBt8Svc8ZzCgrcVp-BPRfh_fpmnF64anZt7USstplp4TM63SaH-l_fM6YknJpXyZALKwbp2o&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R\">#ThisFineCity<\/a>&nbsp;a song of hope and community during this difficult time.<br>I wrote the song on my acoustic guitar so thought I would share with you a live acoustic version of the song not long after I had finished it ~ thank you so much for watching and singing along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know we\u2019ve been low, living the unknown<br>I believe within these city walls<br>We\u2019ll rise above \u2013 it all&nbsp;&#x2764;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huge thanks to all the radio shows that have played the song and interviewed me about it including Foz at BBC Radio Suffolk, The Acoustic Cafe Radio Show, Readit Radio Show,&nbsp;Acoustic Routes, Blues and Roots radio (online from Canada), Radio Nowhere (online from USA), Online radio Box.Reach On Air, CHBN, Forest Folk, Radio Stradbroke and many more mentioned in the previous post. I also chatted to Rob Butler for Norwich City show The Scrimmage on BBC Radio Norfolk and introduced the single on the BBC Upload show with Sophie Little: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p08zgktw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also did a nice interview for Vanilla magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanilla-magazine.co.uk\/lisa-redford-this-fine-city\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/songwriting-magazine-winter-2020-cover-3320749.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/songwriting-magazine-winter-2020-cover-3320749.jpeg\" alt=\"songwriting-magazine-winter-2020-cover-3320749\" class=\"wp-image-10221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/songwriting-magazine-winter-2020-cover-3320749.jpeg 362w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/songwriting-magazine-winter-2020-cover-3320749-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Songwriting Magazine Winter 2020 issue.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As many of you know I love to write about music and songwriting and am excited to see my article <em>On Location <\/em>featuring in the new Winter issue of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pocketmags.com\/songwriting-magazine#5bbbc88e42ddb\">Songwriting Magazine<\/a><br>Inspired by the recent fundraising single for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FutureRadio\/?fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCBhJiCxwd-ovBpWr8_WvmXEJRo7Cfkkmiw3sHz2NOWZegKe7PB0lZ5bQ-B_UwXwXU1Mi5_tx0W7_iaRwJ3tv7jhJFOMFZ_CK49DnpWXxJg1kTpNFvlsINub7TSfCyl7YqfvXSUYuZpKxGMy4YeyWQhOfiKalkgIdI_YqfcgIaR53kvWs012cGu0FwjE158w6GX0afhV3SSQrTBlJpGCIg7Ah5A81B2d3EM6ziXlW7-0uF-ipsmYjaaTqz5kvGpHOojyDGTvAbW3egH9eFH9we0YDSdhvnKLR2Ubx188tsAMHYOc9fuxRjqp7PgiKIp01ieflz6NXXcGnrnv2M-&amp;__tn__=K-R\">Future Radio<\/a>&nbsp;which was written about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/norwich?__eep__=6&amp;source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCBhJiCxwd-ovBpWr8_WvmXEJRo7Cfkkmiw3sHz2NOWZegKe7PB0lZ5bQ-B_UwXwXU1Mi5_tx0W7_iaRwJ3tv7jhJFOMFZ_CK49DnpWXxJg1kTpNFvlsINub7TSfCyl7YqfvXSUYuZpKxGMy4YeyWQhOfiKalkgIdI_YqfcgIaR53kvWs012cGu0FwjE158w6GX0afhV3SSQrTBlJpGCIg7Ah5A81B2d3EM6ziXlW7-0uF-ipsmYjaaTqz5kvGpHOojyDGTvAbW3egH9eFH9we0YDSdhvnKLR2Ubx188tsAMHYOc9fuxRjqp7PgiKIp01ieflz6NXXcGnrnv2M-&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R\">#Norwich<\/a>&nbsp;I have looked into how location has provided inspiration for various acclaimed songwriters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Winter 2020 issue #23 features Gary Barlow, Wayne Coyne, Br\u00f3na McVittie, KT Tunstall, Tom Walker, Elles Bailey, Blair Dunlop, Passenger, Mike Batt and more. Purchase through Pocketmags <a href=\"https:\/\/pocketmags.com\/songwriting-magazine\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little Christmas treat for you all! Just filmed some live acoustic session songs for my YouTube channel including original festive song \u2018When Christmas Comes Around\u2019 which was recently played on BBC Suffolk Introducing and BBC Radio Norfolk. I also played two older songs as special requests \u2013 \u2018Turn Away\u2019 and \u2018When You Come Home\u2019 \u2013 it\u2019s been really nice to revisit some of my older material. Thank you so much for watching and all the support this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford 'When Christmas Comes Around' Live Acoustic Session\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zWk69rqK7CA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Lisa Redford \u2018When Christmas Comes Around\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford &#039;When You Come Home&#039; Live Acoustic Session\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTkkOaeJpD8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford &#039;Turn Away&#039; Live Acoustic Session\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/10dP68z_Sbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas. Thanks so much to all of you who have supported my music and teaching during what has been such a challenging year for so many of us. In the words of this lovely &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9755\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[930,932,676,654,21,321,3,605,542,937],"tags":[954,480,955,957,956,858,958,959,960,766,961,585,584,962,963],"class_list":["post-9755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americana","category-charity","category-christmas","category-country-music-2","category-lisa-redford","category-magazine","category-music","category-music-advice","category-music-blog-2","category-session","tag-bbc-upload","tag-christmas-music","tag-creative","tag-football","tag-kt-tunstall","tag-lisa-redford","tag-media","tag-ncfc","tag-norwich-city","tag-passenger","tag-rob-butler","tag-songwriting","tag-songwriting-magazine","tag-the-scrimmage","tag-this-fine-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9755"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11988,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9755\/revisions\/11988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}