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About Me

Lola's new CD Barefoot is now available at www.lolaspriggs.com, or at your favourite on-line music store including iTunes, Napster, Amazon, among many more.Lola Spriggs is one of Canada's great all-original female artists. Lola's electric performance of catchy up-beat earthy rock numbers and powerful love ballads, draws you into her world with her hypnotic sensuality and high-energy vocals. A performance that will truly move you.A native Montrealer, Lola started her singing career performing musical improv in a trendy night club in Ottawa Canada. Taking the town by storm, she soon flooded the local stations with radio jingles and Government musical promotions that were also used on the international airwaves.Lola's award-winning vocals have rocked audiences with electrifying, passion-packed and playful performances in clubs and congress centers throughout Canada. In fact, Lola has opened for some of Canada's most notable acts over the years, including Rock and Hyde, Parachute Club, and Pursuit of Happiness.Lola is no stranger to regular radio rotation with singles such as The Hammer, Woman of the World, Out of my Hands, The Look, and Here to Stay. In 2004 Lola release â€œExpressedâ€ which hit 23 on the independent album charts. Lola donated 100% of the sales proceeds to a local charity.Lola followed in 2005 with her full legnth CD â€œLifescrapesâ€ which continues to do tremendously well, receiving significant airplay on internet, independent and mainstream radio stations the world over.Lola's 2008 release "Barefoot" is now avilable. On Barefoot, Lola doesnâ€™t just bare her soles. She opens up her heart and soul, in powerful and poetic fashion, resulting in a truly compelling work, one worthy of major attention.To purchase Barefoot, visit Lola at www.lolaspriggs.com. Barefoot can also be found at your favourite on-line music store including iTunes, Napster, Amazon among many more.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/20/2005
Band Website: lolaspriggs.com
Band Members: Scott Walsh, David Matthews, Yvan Tessier, Denis St-Amour
Influences: Lola has many influences, however Janis Joplin and Steve Tyler have inspired Lola the most. Other influences include KT Tunstall, Mick Jagger, Bryan Adams, Sheryl Crow, and Bonnie Raitt just to name a handful.
Sounds Like: Bryan Adams, Bonnie Raitt, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow
Record Label: Independent
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Grey

Sitting here watching the leaves and rain fall. It's pretty grey. It's been cold all week, and getting colder. Pumpkins are out, but the neighbours aren't. Guess it's a mi...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:37:00 PST

Bad Dreams

The bastards who break down your door, put a hunting knife to your throat, and run off with the very few possessions you have that your papa gave to you before he died. The pricks who play broken hear...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:30:00 PST

The Circle of Life

It is now mid summer. Rural North America has moved into my back yard for the weekend - Navan Fair time - so I have had trouble sleeping. The cattle and cocks remind me of my teenage ...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:10:00 PST

Spring Cleaning

Well I survived the basement flood. I haven't quite got everything put back together again. Humpty is still a big broken egg down there. Nothing like a good spring flood to get ...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Mon, 19 May 2008 04:07:00 PST

Mothers in my thoughts

The mom's I thought about today.... The mother of Candy's niece. She still searches everywhere, every moment that her daughter will be found, and has for the last 15 years. We still pray f...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Mon, 12 May 2008 06:50:00 PST

Turkey Season is Over

It's always a sad time when turkey season ends and the snow melts....WHAT...the snow is melting. Man I guess I ate too much turkey and slept for far too long. It's the triptofan (or phan i...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:45:00 PST

Three Cheers for Turkey

So the skiing went pretty well. Took a week to get back to walking like I was taught. Built up a pile of laundry...had two teens with me. My own and a rental...came with the skiis.&n...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:33:00 PST

Blogged and Congested

So I just finished reading Jann Arden's latest blog. She is so poetic. Her writing is amazing. I truly admire her talents. This blog is NOT !! I cannot turn my life into...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:28:00 PST

Barefoot by Lola Spriggs

OK, so timidly I thought I would pre-release two songs from my upcoming CD Barefoot. One of the two, "Barely Broke the Skin" instantly shot to 1 on the rock charts at soundclick.com. ...
Posted by Lola Spriggs on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:42:00 PST