{"id":9887,"date":"2019-09-04T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9887"},"modified":"2021-04-24T17:14:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T17:14:35","slug":"neal-casal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9887","title":{"rendered":"Neal Casal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beautiful tributes coming in for Neal Casal. Been feeling heartbroken at the loss of someone who was a huge musical inspiration to me. World class musician, singer\/songwriter, photographer and such a warm, kind soul.<br>He provided huge encouragement when I was starting my career. I loved his music so much I would perform and cover his beautiful songs. He said it meant a lot to him that I covered his amazing track \u2018Fell on Hard Times\u2019 and put it on one of my albums.<br>A true artist \u2013 I can\u2019t believe he\u2019s gone.&nbsp;<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/news\/2019\/08\/30\/jay-blakesberg-shares-memories-of-neal-casal\/?fbclid=IwAR3PONMsGSvtR8XQZHNNxd3DiLw_hVZGBcldKrBfYHC9mTGCn3uYdsaAN_g#comment-16044\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/jambands.com\/\u2026\/jay-blakesberg-shares-memories-of-\u2026\/\u2026<\/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\/Nc-words-1024x281-3777188.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nc-words-1024x281-3777188.jpg\" alt=\"nc-words-1024x281-3777188\" class=\"wp-image-9889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nc-words-1024x281-3777188.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nc-words-1024x281-3777188-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nc-words-1024x281-3777188-768x211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Nc-words-1024x281-3777188-500x137.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A message I\u2019ll treasure from Neal who wrote these lovely words to me about my album \u2018Clouds with Silver.\u2019 It meant the world to me.<\/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\/IMG_5579-4854680.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5579-4854680.jpg\" alt=\"img_5579-4854680\" class=\"wp-image-9888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5579-4854680.jpg 640w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5579-4854680-294x300.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sweet memories of seeing Neal and his amazing band&nbsp; performing in Europe. Good times.<\/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\/IMG_5578-7433427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-7433427.jpg\" alt=\"img_5578-7433427\" class=\"wp-image-9890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-7433427.jpg 604w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-7433427-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-7433427-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Such an honour to be photographed by Neal in London.<\/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\/IMG_5582-e1567584672443-768x1024-9746109.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5582-e1567584672443-768x1024-9746109.jpg\" alt=\"img_5582-e1567584672443-768x1024-9746109\" class=\"wp-image-9891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5582-e1567584672443-768x1024-9746109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5582-e1567584672443-768x1024-9746109-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Just some of Neal\u2019s amazing releases.<\/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\/IMG_5584-e1567594812341-768x1024-8352835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5584-e1567594812341-768x1024-8352835.jpg\" alt=\"img_5584-e1567594812341-768x1024-8352835\" class=\"wp-image-9892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5584-e1567594812341-768x1024-8352835.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5584-e1567594812341-768x1024-8352835-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cool feature in French magazine Crossroads<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neal Casal - Fell on Hard Times cover by Lisa Redford\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/757b5WPzh5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><figcaption>Live one-off performance I did of his wonderful and emotional song \u201cFell on Hard Times\u201d at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/norwichartscentre\/?__tn__=K-R&amp;eid=ARB153jRE_UOr4cYmSgDmBipIhLTe5e_qXajj8tR-ZXa7I6YgOWv3o6cwa7ednC9zYc9uzb_Dtup-eo2&amp;fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBSpItjAAgD7QbQFgDC3hSR6atf4FENAWl3pd7ilu0ei67LF08_3B4beXKFDoKlopLO1Bsw77SyDLZdM9Ie3SM8u8bmg8H2rVo6a6ov6ixXgVMKqnwYceULfkNSPNNr-VMHLeohuqCfn5XWSUsKYBvc5qibilWmye2UeflaGgWMK73t7rOLXNv1lQKlAm-22BO0PLQvFuB-B9DK9fSgsDJCudz5f_0pVui0LBkmKiz6SdE4Wvo78YNOeh5QQy8JZIe3_nleyou_EfaayuLCRLWGY_4AFkTKWEejWIDX5le7TbypH5YL0ls6JKFFTQ-GlF0UfZS-1A5Hop--zAhvFbvV_FqVeUf2\">Norwich Arts Centre<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 such great and powerful lyrics \u2013 during a UK headline tour.<\/figcaption><\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beautiful tributes coming in for Neal Casal. Been feeling heartbroken at the loss of someone who was a huge musical inspiration to me. World class musician, singer\/songwriter, photographer and such a warm, kind soul.He provided huge encouragement when I was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/?p=9887\">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":[930,654,3,5],"tags":[11,829,622,474,1273,776,1000,268,143,1001,38,30,1272],"class_list":["post-9887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-americana","category-country-music-2","category-music","category-singersongwriter","tag-americana","tag-artist","tag-country-music","tag-cover-song","tag-fell-on-hard-times","tag-memorabilia","tag-memorablia","tag-musician","tag-neal-casal","tag-photographer","tag-roots","tag-singer-songwriter","tag-tribute"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9887"}],"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=9887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11787,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9887\/revisions\/11787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisaredford.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}