{"id":9761,"date":"2020-10-18T01:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T01:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9761"},"modified":"2021-05-09T16:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T16:01:35","slug":"this-fine-city-lisa-redford-and-friends-fundraising-single-for-future-radio-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9761","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis Fine City\u201d Lisa Redford and Friends \u2013 Fundraising Single for Future Radio Out Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"this-fine-city-record-cover-lisa-redford-and-friends-v1-0-3834135\" class=\"wp-image-10231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/This-Fine-City-Record-Cover-Lisa-Redford-and-Friends-v1.0-3834135.png 1483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This Fine City artwork by Gwenda Killick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So excited that&nbsp;fundraising&nbsp;single&nbsp;\u201cThis Fine City\u201d&nbsp;was released on Friday ~ a heartfelt, anthemic celebration of #Norwich&nbsp;that I have written especially for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FutureRadio\/?fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARB2awbfMsKkSm32CsbPzJ_QYhyC9CbK8uJkWGgPMLk6pMMeP7nXZdf6Bi33li9MyzHD4Dq7VRhMcLOGUplFKb9Y_3TfvZc3QrKpWx3U9VEpn_WuQJ5nd0p2KrJZQ8yc77Ei11OzPWuqDdyy54oOJU5lwi0s57OVwbNCZLmrE4P0HjaMrC8JW585JI1_XRJm_cUqe_ApB8kLkOSO3Ih9lr3oSNfBbDIGSnQ4QaIP9TX9JpLnvoAmekiMEPX3eA82suAJVXEx_wVaz4C7vySf-tio0Ut4svhwIM_0cHaD2VNKzoyeEMz0JtfIjcGeRhZbZrm9DhO9HrCNvfj6UY-8&amp;__tn__=K-R\">Future Radio<\/a>&nbsp;featuring a whole host of talented friends and musicians: Ecky Limon&nbsp;from the Blue Joanna (name checked in the song!),&nbsp;Scott Mathieson, Andrew Todd (amazing production!), Owen Sennitt,&nbsp;Yve Mary B,&nbsp;Callum Morgan&nbsp;from Morganway,&nbsp;Chad Mason,&nbsp;Hannah White, Russell McNamara and Teresa Gibbon.<br>Thanks so much to all the talented friends and artists \u2013 including many Future volunteers \u2013 who were a part of this very special project. Huge thanks of course to all the hard working team at Future Radio.<br>Please listen, donate and share the <strong>Bandcamp<\/strong> link below \u2013 all funds raised from the single will help Future to relocate to a new home \u2013 let\u2019s help them find a new studio!<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/futureradio.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/futureradio.bandcamp.com\/releases<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-13.16.46-7306223.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2020-10-21-at-13-16-46-7306223\" class=\"wp-image-9763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-13.16.46-7306223.png 661w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-13.16.46-7306223-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-21-at-13.16.46-7306223-346x300.png 346w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><figcaption>Article in the EDP newspaper. View <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edp24.co.uk\/news\/singer-lisa-redford-performs-charity-single-to-help-radio-station-find-new-home-1-6878089?fbclid=IwAR0e3l3ea1koDruCDekroZonK8W9yUJ8hi0fZdT-c7_3wk6Mh5ZdQEcAfzc\">online<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Fine City by Lisa Redford &amp; Friends\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-6ouQOgtOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>\u201cThis Fine City\u201d official music video<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Already been receiving lots of great press for the single. Was lovely to be <a href=\"https:\/\/folkfeatures.co.uk\/lisas-on-song-for-the-future-of-radio\/\">Story of the Day at Folk Features<\/a> \u2013 Uplifting stories for Norfolk and Suffolk, brought to you by Emma Outten:<\/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\/folk-features-9993545.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/folk-features-9993545.png\" alt=\"folk-features-9993545\" class=\"wp-image-10236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/folk-features-9993545.png 775w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/folk-features-9993545-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/folk-features-9993545-768x626.png 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/folk-features-9993545-368x300.png 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Article at Folk Features<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-18.07.45-3247430.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-18.07.45-3247430.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2020-11-08-at-18-07-45-3247430\" class=\"wp-image-9764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-18.07.45-3247430.png 481w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-18.07.45-3247430-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-18.07.45-3247430-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-08-at-18.07.45-3247430-301x300.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve also written a column for my friends at All Things Norfolk about the making of \u201cThis Fine City\u201d read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allthingsnorfolk.com\/component\/k2\/item\/968-future-radio-fundraising-single-this-fine-city-by-lisa-redford-and-friends.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So lovely that the song has already touched people and really resonated. Here\u2019s a beautiful review from Richard Shashamane for his Norwich: Music City, <a href=\"https:\/\/norwichblog.com\/2020\/10\/15\/this-fine-city-lisa-redford-friends\/\">UK Blog:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Immediately upon my first listening to this rousing celebration of Norwich and hope for the future I felt renewed optimism as well as being quite moved by the heartfelt love of the city so sincerely expressed in song. Joyous and triumphant in its hope.<\/em><\/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\/Lisa-Redford-photo-7963660.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lisa-Redford-photo-7963660-889x1024.jpg\" alt=\"lisa-redford-photo-7963660\" class=\"wp-image-10237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lisa-Redford-photo-7963660-889x1024.jpg 889w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lisa-Redford-photo-7963660-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lisa-Redford-photo-7963660-768x885.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Lisa-Redford-photo-7963660.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This Fine City video still<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There has also been some lovely BBC airplay for \u2018This Fine City\u2019 over the weekend! Thanks to BBC Music Introducing in Norfolk and BBC Music Introducing in Suffolk plus the single was played on Stephen Foster\u2019s BBC Radio Norfolk and BBC Radio Suffolk show on the week from 6pm. Listen via BBC Sounds. I have been recording a few interviews including one with <a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessionalradio.com.au\/\">Good Health Radio<\/a> in Australia. This will available on Monday October 19. I have also been doing some interviews for local television including That\u2019s TV East \u2013 video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThatsTVEast\">here<\/a> Also this Tuesday October 20 Ecky Limon and I talked about the single on ITN News Anglia and played a snippet of the song outside the Blue Joanna.<\/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\/Anglia-TV-2617980.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Anglia-TV-2617980.jpg\" alt=\"anglia-tv-2617980\" class=\"wp-image-10238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Anglia-TV-2617980.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Anglia-TV-2617980-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Anglia-TV-2617980-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Anglia-TV-2617980-500x293.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Interview on ITV News Anglia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/With-Ecky-1213356.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/With-Ecky-1213356.jpg\" alt=\"with-ecky-1213356\" class=\"wp-image-10239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/With-Ecky-1213356.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/With-Ecky-1213356-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/With-Ecky-1213356-500x225.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Playing \u201cThis Fine City\u201d outside The Blue Joanna, Norwich with Ecky Limon on guitar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lisa Redford Interview on ITV Anglia News about Fundraising Single 'This Fine City'\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-sWRRzbyoE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Been doing lots of radio interviews to promote the single and it was lovely to chat to David Eastaugh for arts and culture show Platform, all about the inspiration for the song. You can hear the interview at: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/futureradio.co.uk\/futureplayer\/mixcloudplayer\/3632?fbclid=IwAR0_KlgfA3YEwz_9K9nKEwxAY2xKlJFWvgRIczySHFdIfmdnCVIOGJs0P2k\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/futureradio.co.uk\/futureplayer\/mixcloudplayer\/3632<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Evening-news-ad-copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2614\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Huge thanks to Jamie at Grapevine Live Magazine \u2013 remember performing for the Grapevine Live stage at Ipswich Music Day \u2013 for a lovely interview all about the single <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grapevinelive.co.uk\/lisa-redford-this-fine-city\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you know, I love to have my songs remixed and it\u2019s been wonderful to work again with Neil Timbers who has done a brilliant electronic remix of \u2018The Edge of Love\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Edge Of Love - Lisa Redford (Neil Timbers Remix)\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xcvr9y3ibH4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the audio here on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/neil-timbers\/the-edge-of-love-lisa-redford-neil-timbers-remix\">SoundCloud<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So excited that&nbsp;fundraising&nbsp;single&nbsp;\u201cThis Fine City\u201d&nbsp;was released on Friday ~ a heartfelt, anthemic celebration of #Norwich&nbsp;that I have written especially for&nbsp;Future Radio&nbsp;featuring a whole host of talented friends and musicians: Ecky Limon&nbsp;from the Blue Joanna (name checked in the song!),&nbsp;Scott Mathieson, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9761\">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":[531,932,6,935,7,21,321,3,542,40,4,75,937,5],"tags":[754,325,421,422,1198,238,1197,559,481,964,799,616,965,967,966,359,397,403,442,177],"class_list":["post-9761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-charity","category-female-artist","category-fundraising","category-interviews","category-lisa-redford","category-magazine","category-music","category-music-blog-2","category-new-video","category-radio-sessions","category-recording","category-session","category-singersongwriter","tag-all-things-norfolk","tag-bbc-introducing","tag-bbc-radio-norfolk","tag-bbc-radio-suffolk","tag-community-radio","tag-country","tag-folk-features","tag-foz","tag-future-radio","tag-good-health-radio","tag-greg-james","tag-indie","tag-itv","tag-itv-news","tag-local-radio","tag-new-music","tag-new-music-video","tag-norfolk","tag-norwich-music","tag-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9761"}],"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=9761"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11987,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9761\/revisions\/11987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}