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About Me

A Brief History Of My Life September 12, 1958- Born in Madera, California I always loved music, and would sit in front of the radio listening to the pop station while mom cleaned the house. I was blown away by The Beatles. I got my first piano and started taking lessons when I was 5, and was really an ear player so it was difficult to learn to read notes. But the teacher would play the piece and I'd just play it back from memory until she got wise to me. Oh, well... At age 7 or so, my indoctrination into society was more or less complete, and I forgot about being a musician for about 30 years. Well, maybe not completely. I lived in Kentucky during the rise of Southern rock, until 1976 when I left and ended up in San Francisco. I was given an old and broken Martin mandolin, got it fixed and took a few lessons. Rod Stewart's music inspired me to that end... In 1981 I went to Germany with a band, and played a bit of keyboards with them for the 3 months we were there. It was called The Toby Mountain Band. (I think we had a good time.) 1982, my son was born, the 49ers won the superbowl, 1984, my daughter was born, the 49ers won the superbowl and I didn't play music at all until 10 years later, when one day I woke up and remembered that I'm a musician, and music is my LIFE! I started playing my brother's guitar and writing songs, and played at an open mic or two. In 1995 I ended up in La Honda, CA and have been here ever since. I have been blessed with getting to know many talented musicians and artists here, and have played in several bands in the area. In early 2002, I started hosting an open mic at the local pub, Apple Jack's, and was sooned joined by Jack Mullins, who had recently moved to California from New York. I couldn't have continued the open mic without him. I have since recorded and released my first CD of original songs, produced by Jack Mullins, entitled "Into The Fire", and play with my own band as much as I can. There are so many artists and types of music that have influenced me, including the folk music of the 60's, southern rock in the 70's, but my favorites over the years have been Cat Stevens, Todd Rundgren, and Neil Young.BANDS I'VE PLAYED IN (or with):Jack Mullins, The Toby Mountain Band, Dan Wills, Kenny Harris, T.J. Moore Blues Band, Billy and the Boys, David Elias and the Great Unknown, Lane and the Badass Chickenbones, T and Co., Gregg's Eggs, Garrick Davis and his Fabulous Funky Band

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Member Since: 12/22/2005
Band Website: lisakellymusic.com
Band Members: Lisa Kelly: vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin Jack Mullins: Electric guitar Oli Stoiber: drums and percussion Larry Weissenborn: Bass Andrea Craver: guitar , vocals
Influences: The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, Todd Rundgren, Mark Kozelek, Joan Osborne, Jewel, Chrissie Hynde, Warren Zevon, Emmylou Harris
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Record Label: indy
Type of Label: None

My Blog

gratitude

I just want to thank all of you who supported our music last year. We had a great year for performances, and sold a few CDs too. I can't wait to see what this year holds for us. Some...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:59:00 PST

New Song!!

OK, here it is! I posted the new song, "So High". Give it a listen when you get a chance! It's about PTSD. Let me know what you think. Players: Lisa Kelly-vocals, acoustic gui...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:45:00 PST

Redding World Tour!

We were invited by an old friend, Nick Ciampi, to headline a songwriter's showcase in Redding Friday. So, I took the day off work and Andrea took the afternoon, and we drove 4 hours to the far n...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:33:00 PST

Dreams DO come true!

I had a dream last night that I was putting on my makeup, and I had just gotten a new blush powder, and I put it on, and it made a big dark red clown circle on my cheek, so I had to wipe it off. ...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:37:00 PST

Women in the Redwoods

Saturday June 30th we played at a magical spot on an outdoor stage built under three beautiful redwood trees. (The three sisters, they told me). Loma Mar is about 15 minutes away from La ...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:16:00 PST

Irelandrea

Today my daughter should have arrived in Dublin. Her first trip all by herself. The plane was supposed to leave last night, and arrive there this morning, and I haven't heard from her yet....
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Wed, 02 May 2007 11:41:00 PST

Music and more music

Hey there, I know it's Monday, and I don't usually like writing anything on Monday, but here I go. The Women in the Redwoods show was great. We were there for most of the sets. It was good...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:30:00 PST

You are mighty!

I found this and thought it was pretty cool. Just relace the name portion before the dot with any name you want and go. We are all mighty! http://lisa.youaremighty.com
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:42:00 PST

TV

Well, I just can't believe it happened, but it did! I met a musician who used to play with the Jefferson Airplane, and one day later, was on a TV show with him! It was Bob Harvey, and a fr...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:49:00 PST

let's all live forever!

So, in the late 1800's, the gloomy prediction was that the streets of all major cities would be filled with horse manure because of increasing populations and increased use of horses and buggies with ...
Posted by Lisa Kelly on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:24:00 PST