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Lisa

About Me

Started penning tunes a while ago but ones that counted since 2004, gathering courage while jammin wi Iona Marshall as 'Soul Alba'. When Iona went on her travels along her own road, I kept playing and gathered enough stuff to make an album 'Hello' with the essential guidance of Dave McGruer (recording, mixing, bass, graphics and patience) and rhythms of Stuart Clark (every percussion instrument under the sun!).Currently singer, guitarist and co-songwriter in TOWNHOUSE with Stuart Clark and John Farrell (and keeping pretty busy thank you) most of the new project sounds appear on the band page - www.myspace.com/townhousesound. Check it out as there are a couple of fresh recordings for your pleasure x

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Member Since: 15/03/2006
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Influences: Kate Bush, Prince, Dave Grohl, Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, The Lakes Blues Band, JJ Cale, John Martyn, Jeff Buckley, Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Beck, Dylan, Matt Johnson, Sheila Chandra, Radiohead...I like too much music in too many genres to know what has influenced my own music.
Sounds Like: You're best telling me.
Record Label: Missing out :)
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

EPTO tunes featuring Lisa Paton

Just to let folk know my good pal EPTO has posted a couple of new tunes, Clarity (music by EPTO, lyrics/sung by myself), and Crazy Dancer which is a unexpected kinda re-imagining of Happy Hour! I thin...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:46:00 GMT

UK Songwriting Contest SemiFinalist!!

Well, I am a bit chuffed! Turns out I got a semi-finalists place for 'Vampires' in this year's UK songwriting contest! You get a colourful certificate (you have to print it off yourself!) and, more us...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:01:00 GMT

Massive Anti-Nuclear Demo at Aldermaston, Easter Monday 24th March!! Get yourselves there!!

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS AT ALDERMASTON, EASTER MONDAY 24TH MARCH 2008 As part of CND's 50th year of campaigning to bin the bomb, a historic recreation of a 1958 demonstration s...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:16:00 GMT

In honour of the Hibakusha

For a long while, at least since my early teens, I've always felt that this human family is capable of great love as well as great evil. I've never really been religious or adherred to a particul...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:32:00 GMT

A week after WOMAD (aka Womud)

I'm being lazy for a bit before joining ma sis out in the wilds of Edinburgh at Festival time - haven't written a blog for about 6 months. Mainly due to not having the time but as I say, today is a bi...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:20:00 GMT

Thanks to my friends!!

I GOT A JOB!! It's a really good one too, very excited about it - I can't describe the feeling of relief that has got me jumping about whooping and giggling. Odd how these things happen. After s...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:18:00 GMT

Wisdom teeth

As in, I don't have any anymore: the final upper 2 lost their campaign to remain a few days ago although happily there's been no pain just a strange mist that's decended across my ...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:34:00 GMT

Does inactivity breed laziness?

During these days of unemployment and getting up at the time I would normally start my lunch break, I find that motivation is slowly becoming an issue. It's pissing me off that I'm still on the b...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:21:00 GMT

Back in the lab...

I'm not really a blogger as I don't have a pc at home (I still live in the 20th century, yes) but on this rare occasion I thought I'd stick something down. I'm spending a lot of time at other people's...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:49:00 GMT