Liz Longley

Music:

Member Since: 6/3/2005
Band Website: lizlongley.com
Band Members: Ani DiFranco has praised Liz’s music as “Gorgeous”, adding “I love it!” Internet listeners agree. Liz was voted the No. 1 all-time female vocalist in Garageband.com’s acoustic category in May of 2006.

Liz’s first recordings caught the attention of WC Handy award winner, Jim Tullio. Separated by a generation in age, the two songwriters teamed-up to write the internet smash, “Naked Trees”. The song became the No. 1 all-time song (amid 3,400 songs) in Garageband.com’s acoustic S/S category in ’06.
Her solo songwriting is garnering praise as well. This spring, Berklee College of Music honored her with their Songwriting Division Achievement Award. What’s more, ‘Whatever Goes Up’, a metaphorical song about life’s highs and lows, was ranked the No. 2 song in Berklee College of Music’s 2008 songwriting competition and was just awarded the Grand Prize in Innovation Entertainments' Lo-Budget Songwriting Competition. And her honest vocal approach has not gone unnoticed at the well-known music school---—Liz is among a handful of vocalists selected to perform at the Berklee Performance Center for their "Singer's Night" this spring.
Liz is often accompanied by guitar talent Sarah Zimmermann. The two team-up for engaging vocal harmonies and a rapport with audiences that is filling coffeehouses and venues throughout the region. Liz has performed at the Philly Folkfest, Club Passim’s in Boston, Tupelo Hall in New Hampshire, Philly’s World Café, Chaplin’s and the Steel City Coffeehouse. She has shared the stage with Rik Emmett, Andy Pratt, Lucy Kaplansky, John Flynn, Jeffrey Gaines, and will be opening for Livingston Taylor & Kenny Rankin this summer. Cited as one of the ‘Top Ten Moments’ in ’05 for her performance on NBC’s 10! TV show, Liz is a captivating performer who bonds an audience to her music.
Below is a video for 'Naked Trees', a song Liz co-wrote with Jim Tullio. ENJOY!
Video by: Ryan Hammaker