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Lisa Winn

...a voice with heart wrenching power and purity..

About Me

for the 'official' bio, go to lisawinn.com i figure this is 'myspace.' so here's 'mystory' in my own words:i'm a singer and a songwriter. i enjoy both immensely, though as of late i haven't done much writing. maybe the creative well has run dry. i'm hoping not, but after the couple of years it's been since anything decent came out of me, i'm starting to think that's the case. i love singing with other people. i'm pretty good at harmonies, so people hire me to sing on their records and at live shows. to me, there's something special about sharing a persons music with them. sharing their voice, so to speak. over these past few years i've started to enjoy this more than playing my own solo shows. a few people on myspace that i've had the pleasure of singing with: jacob moon
shannon lyon
rob lamothe
adrienne peirce
melissa mcclelland
janine stoll
erin smith
marnie mains
ali bartlett
julie fader
michelle titian
mike daley
jakalope
les cooper
mike trebilcock
lindy
mr something something
fred magie
scott orr
drifter
lori yates
emma-lee
johnny hollow
albert bouchardsome people not on myspace that i've had the pleasure of singing with:jamie oakes
ray materick
gordon lightfoot (i sang harmonies on one song on 'a painter passing through')some people, not listed above, who are some of my music favourites. i would love to have the pleasure of singing with any (or all!) of these folks: holly mcnarland
deb talan
meg hutchinson
kd lang
jann arden
patty griffin
jane siberry
sarah slean
martin sexton
bruce cockburn
feistone of my favourite things is being a part of the ladybird sideshow . i get my harmony fix with them, and they're the sweetest, funniest, most talented group of ladies you'll ever meet. they're all hot too.i've done some touring in my day. i love it. i've been to holland and germany a few times. went to japan with jakalope. toured across canada a bunch. that's always a good time. the ladybird sideshow did a show in cuba, and a couple shows in maui. trippy huh? one day i'd like to tour in australia. (any aussie myspacers wanna help me out with that?)i like to take pictures. i'm no pro but i enjoy photography. you can see some of the photos i've taken at my personal myspace page if you read the blog there, you'll see why i have another page. mostly because i'm a dork. i'm a vegetarian (pretty close to vegan). i don't use or wear anything derived from, or tested on animals. in my home, you'll find jake and abby the dogs, three cats, various rodent-like animals, some fish, the occasional foster animals, and my 'husband' andrew

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/17/2005
Band Website: lisawinn.com
Band Members:
nataliedee.com
Influences: influence...inspiration...
in no particular order, and not a complete list....too much, too many.
music:
kd lang
bruce cockburn
martin sexton
melissa mcclelland
erin smith
janine stoll
julie fader
michelle titian
jane siberry
kate bush
sinead o'connor
jacob moon
jamie oakes
deb talan
ember swift
lyndell montgomery
les cooper
rob lamothe
patty griffin
oh susanna
jeremy fisher
lindy
darlene
bjork
joni mitchell
sade
meg hutchinson
meryn cadell
simon and garfunkel
soundgarden
the red hot chili peppers
pearl jam
the housemartins
the smiths
tori amos
neil young
jann arden
nin
the sundays
the cure
holly mcnarland
tracy chapman
eva cassidy
led zeppelin
the sugarcubes
rose polenzani
eurythmics
peter gabriel
pink floyd
black sabbath

books:
everything by:
margaret atwood
john irving
farley mowat
kurt vonnegut
e. annie proulx
sylvia plath
barbara kingsolver
timothy findley
jane goodall
grey owl
great books:
the stone diaries
by carol shields
the lovely bones
by alice sebold

me talk pretty one day
by david sedaris

fall on your knees
by anne marie macdonald

the book of ruth
by jane hamilton

on a cold road: tales of adventure in canadian rock
by dave bidini

hanta yo
by ruth beebe hill

bury my heart at wounded knee
by dee brown

ishmael
by daniel quinn
books are fun!
join www.bookcrossing.com

visual art:
emily carr
julie fader
erin smith
janine stoll
ali bartlett
darren booth
mavreen david
misha
andrew aldridge
jarrod hogeterp

i'm inspired by the earth and all the beauty within it. we should be taking much better care of it.

i'm inspired by the amazing creatures we share this earth with. we should be showing them much more respect.
Sounds Like: Lisa's cds are available at cdbaby:LISA WINN: Mother Earth

Alternative folk with a bit of rock and a lot of soul.

LISA WINN: Out From Under

Alternative folk delivered with raw emotion and a breathtaking, unwavering grace. Hints of Joni as well as contemporary folk of today.

LADYBIRD SIDESHOW: Live at the Orange Lounge

A fully acoustic collaboration of earth-shaking female voices and vast variety of original songwriting and musical styles - expect to hear beautiful harmonies, heart-wrenching lullabies, driving rock tunes, cabaret oddities, country-tinged warbles, rippi


Type of Label: None

My Blog

good-bye sweet joey

joey1991-2007joe...thank you for your squeaky meow...your constant purr...your sweet, gentle nature. you will be desperately missed....
Posted by Lisa Winn on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:52:00 PST

kijiji volume 4

i've tried five or six times to post this properly. i'm not sure what's going on, but every time i preview it, there are all these silly ...> things everywhere!!!! they're not there in the orig...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:34:00 PST

new job, tripod chinchilla and kijiji volume three

i'm employed again. figures...the weather gets nice and i have to work. oh well. i was getting a little rangy and a lot broke so it's a welcome change. and, my schedule allows ample days off...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:22:00 PST

emma-lee rocks my socks...and kijiji volume two

a couple nights ago, janine stoll and i did some sweet backing vocals for sweet singer-songwriter emma-lee. she's sweet...and super talented for such a young thing. t'was a sweet fun night, and ...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:11:00 PST

kijiji

there's a website called kijiji that, (according to them) "...is now the largest classified site in canada." it's neat because you can post ads or search for listings in different ...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

you tube and pigeons

being unemployed allows you the luxury of perusing the web all day in your pj's and slippers, while drinking rum and coke and actually witnessing your ass growing by the minute. i'm honestly job ...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:51:00 PST

vacuum cleaners, art and animals loved

i bought a new vacuum cleaner. it's the shit, man. it sucks like crazy. i gotta say...nothing makes a woman happier than a cleaning appliance that actually works. the second- hand 'dirt devil' i had w...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:13:00 PST

winter wonder

a visitor to my window bird feeder...   i took these yesterday, and he's back again today. cute little bugger. music happenings... ali bartlett and i wrote a song a couple days ago. she's...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:42:00 PST

no subject (subject is a funny word when you look at it)

so today i went back to edit the second blog i ever posted because the picture links weren't working. i figure, edit means edit...right? wrong. it re-posted itself as a brand new blog. so...if you're...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:51:00 PST

myspaceisafunnyplace

this myspace place is funny in many ways. i've received (as i'm sure all myspacers have) requests and messages from bands who are determined to gain as many friends as possible, trying to get people t...
Posted by Lisa Winn on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 04:22:00 PST