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Liz Williams

About Me

I grew up in Toronto, a big city with the feeling of wide open spaces where everything is new, grid lined and concrete. As a kid I familiarized myself with a variety of instruments, the first being guitar, which I have now come back to. I started singing at the age of 12 and songwriting at 13. The big smoke with all it's tangled streets caught my attention about four years ago. I got caught like a kid in candy shop and have been here ever since. I entered the acoustic scene a few years ago and have been playing the London circuit since. Recently gigging has taken me out of London, which is a wonderful accompaniment. I am working on an album too so, look out for it later this year!

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Balcony TV London - November 23rd 2008 - "Wait for September"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/1/2006
Band Website: www.lizwilliamsmusic.com
Band Members: In live performances Liz Williams: Guitar & Vox Chris Ross: Fretless Bass
Influences: Martha Wainwright, Tori Amos, Ane Brun, Kate Bush, Portishead, Ray Lamontagne, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, Fiona Apple, Sia, Bjork, Ani Difranco, Feist, Ella Fitzgerald, Lou Rhodes.. and all the new music I am constantly discovering!
Sounds Like: A girl who wants to tell her stories. There are threads of inspiration taken from all the artists I admire and continue to discover.
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Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Saint FM - winner of their CHART artist in April!

I have never been in a race to win such a thing as a radio competition, and the races I did in school I was wretched at! lol! Yet, there I was, lined up with some other wonderful songwriters all poise...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 03:54:00 GMT

Icarus Radio - I'm their Featured Artist for March

I can hardly believe it but Icarus Radio invited me to be their featured artist for March! That means that near on the hour every day you can tune in and find me singing my little heart out over the e...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:28:00 GMT

Oh the snow, the snow!

Sunday evening, walking to my first gig of the year with Sound Bites at The Abbey Tavern, feeling the first snow fall in years land it's tiny flakes on my face! There is something about the snow that ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:45:00 GMT

Christ Church - Gipsy Hill

Playing at Christ Church in Gipsy Hill was always going to be a great gig, as is every gig I've done with "Freedom Of Expression" but I was also pleasantly surprised! I'd expected that the gig wo...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:32:00 GMT

Lyrics to Twilight Birdsong

Twilight Birdsong:You're about as illuminating as a broken lampIf I'm entering this country my passport's gonna need your stampAnd I wonder how you picture me when you dreamIs it precisely as I am or ...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:26:00 GMT

Lyrics to Courteous Collision

Courteous Collision:This is no average courteous collisionSwapping cartoon images of their livesAnd they'll sip thier coffee too politely Slipping glances past thier papersAll that is not being saidHa...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:21:00 GMT

Lyrics to Take me to the water

Take me to the water:Pay me some maliciousness in your kindBend my stories, tell me pretty multicoloured liesAnd it's the street that caught me cheatingRunning back and forth over the bottom lineSo ta...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:32:00 GMT

Lyrics to Run

Run:I wander the nights are so darkand I wander so silentlyI wonder where you are nowdid you happen to forget meThe signs all vanish evertime I get nearThe same strange ghostly force won't let me stee...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:27:00 GMT