 Lisanne hails from England and being born on the 4th of July thought that she would inevitably end up in the U.S.A. After studying acting in Los Angeles California, and working here and there, she came to a cross road in her life, when a voice on her left shoulder said "do the music"! Knowing that this was something to pay attention to, she started to focus on her music through trusting, as she did not know how to write music. A wonderful friend Jim Branca said to her "your limitations are your blessings" so with that in mind, what little she did know about music, things started to take shape.
Lisanne uses her voice as an instrument and loves unusual sounds and rhythms. Global music and foreign languages are a great inspiration, so Lisanne has started to make up words in her own language, so that not understanding a word allows the listener to interpret the feeling for themselves. Peter Gabriel has been a huge influence, performing with a theatrical flare bringing her acting talents to the performance, adding comedy and visuals.
“Lisanne has managed to create sounds that seem to radiate from the core of her being, and the airiness and playfulness of a Celtic genre with the pulsation and rhythms of what is quintessentially African" Quote from Jonathan Scott of the Milagros Cafe in Colorado.
Jack Crowl of Taos said of Lisanne's work "Many of her creations are not songs but syntheses of tones and rhythms of varied and distinctive qualities, sparked by a fusion of voice and instrument. The voice and the instrument, then, become one, and are indistinguishable. Vocally, Lisanne’s control is characterized by perfect pitch, crystal-like clarity and near-olympic range".
It has been and still is the most sacred journey. Experimenting with her own instrument, her voice, brings much joy and through that joy the remembering of ones true self. The beauty and power within that in truth connects us all.
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 TRANCE PORTED TMCD0075
Songs:
1. Celtic, From There to Now
2. Death by Beauty
3. Gaia
4. Quietly
5. Jungle Serenade
6. Lounging in the Mystery
7. Ianya
8. Dreaming About My Baby
9. I am the Mistress of My Vessel
10. The Beginning
All songs written and sung by Lisanne
Skip Waring - Horns
Katy Salvidge - Fiddle, Irish Whistle
True Archdale - Flutes
Ken Roberts - Percussion, Drums
Dave Victorino - Saxophone
Sara O'Brien - Cello
Martin Yarborough - Vocals, Pipes
Lisanne - Vocals, Guitar
Vernon Bush - cover photo
Darek Banasik - back photo (above - top)
Steve Goodie - Producer, Engineer, Bass, Percussion, "vocals", sitar, guitar.
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 LISANNE TMCD0076
Selections:
1. For an Instant (The Magic)
2. How Do You Do It?
3. Does Anyone Remember Auntie Mar
4. Cellulite Woman
5. Don't Want to Fall in Love (Want to be in Love)
6.Linking the Flow
7. Battered
8. Manshee
Lisanne - Lead & Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Wind and Whales
Guy Marshal - Lead Guitar, Sitar, Added Percussion, Backing Vocals
Jim McGrath - Percussion, Backing Vocals
Bruce Burger - Lead Guitar
Dave Victorino - Saxophone
John Mayhem - Clarinet
George Emerson - Piano
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