Lisa Richards
Music for anyone whose ever taken a bollocking in the garden of good and evil and staggered along, determined to find your way out
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About
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What People Say
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Name
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Lisa Richards
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Genre(s)
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Blues, Folk, Jazz, Roots
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Content
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Originals Only
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Taking Bookings
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Australia Wide
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About Us
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“Hearing Lisa Richards sing is like remembering everything you love all at once. The sky is wider, the stars are brighter, and the air is filled with so much oxygen that you feel giddy.”
With a voice described as both ferocious and sweet, and a percussive guitar style, Lisa Richards writes songs of longing, loss, love and hope. Songs steeped in musical expressiveness and lyrical succinctness, borrowing from the traditions of folk, blues and jazz with her feet firmly planted in her own musical corner of the world. Driven by a desire to be seen, to understand the world and the human condition and to share what she sees with others. Lisa says, "The world is a cornucopia of stories, all waiting to be told. The personal, the universal, the visible and the invisible. That's what humans have always done, collected and told stories". As the 8th child of a concert pianist and a psychiatrist, Lisa has a life story that could grace the silver screen. Her childhood in Townsville North QLD was "wild and unsupervised" with sexual abuse and drug use laying the foundation for a tumultuous early life. At 20, Lisa got in her car and left her hometown. She has busked acapella in Kings Cross, Sydney, hung out with Debbie Harry at SXSW in Austin, Texas, and played CBGB’s in NYC. She continued to move further and further afield before returning home to Australia many years later. Lisa's songs have appeared on compilations, sharing the track list with heavyweights including Adele, Nina Simone and Corinne Bailey Rae. She’s performed solo with her trusty Martin guitar, telling her stories and sharing her songs at The Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Merlefest, SXSW and CMJ. Her 4th album, "Mad Mad Love”, was produced and co-written with Tim Bright (who co-wrote the Scrubs TV theme song) and downloaded over 80,000 times. Her 6th release, “A Light from the Other Side”, saw the song "Water" added to National rotation on ABC Radio. The new album “I got a Story”, was recorded in Woodstock NY at the close of 2019 and released in November 2020. She's been featured in Rhythms magazine, been reviewed in The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald and on ABC Sydney, and ABC Regionally. In 2020/2021 she learnt to record and produce her own work and just completed a new EP of 5 songs. The first single 'Houdini' will release on Monday 5th July 2021 |
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What We Bring
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"As a performer, I've been told many times I am a complete surprise package. A seemingly endless supply of quality songs, a meandering of genres that refuses to be pidgeonholed and yet makes complete sense, groove, rhythm, grunt, and "That Voice". The feeling of connection at a Lisa Richards Concert is palpable. I am actively building my following, recording and releasing and promoting new music as well as sharing the knowledge of how I got to be here, where I stand. Whether solo or with my band, I will be a firecracker addition to your lineup."
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Members
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SOLO
Lisa Richards (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals) LISA RICHARDS & THE LONESOME Lisa Richards (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals) Tedd Nugent (Drums) Gregor Murray (Electric Guitar) Ed Radclyffe (Double Bass) |
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Country
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Australia
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State / Region
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Australian Capital Territory
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Home town
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Canberra
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"One our our favorite performing artists is Lisa Richards. Although she was mostly unknown to our audience, they were taken in and held by her."
Bob Schetter and Marilyn Owen, venue hosts/bookers, Camarillo Cafe, California "I've seen Lisa Richards play and it's a wonderful experience. Lisa has a way with the audience where the night is about more than the music."
Marisa Martin EOR Media |
"What an awesome night. Lisa Richards is a power pack and full-on surprise package."
President/Booking Manager – Michael Fine "Hearing Lisa Richards sing is like remembering everything you love all at once."
Suzie Hicks Grantham |
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Workshop Session(s)
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- Songwriting Workshop : 2 hour songwriting workshop "Telling Stories"
- Vocal Workshop : Improvising or harmony singing or singing fundamentals |