Depending on the venue, the band has been various configurations of some fine New York and southern/central Connecticut musicians including Peter Delaney (of Wild Notes) on mandolin, Julien Heller on fiddle, Chris Teskey (of Hoe) on guitar, Dick Neal (of Hoe) on banjo, Dan Hocott (of Wild Notes) on bass and, on occasion, the Hoe band has been kind enough to back Lisa Furman.
Influences
The Chieftains, Mississippi John Hurt, The Carter Family, Chris Smither, Gillian Welch, Iris Dement, The Stanley Brothers, Eva Cassidy, Rickie Lee Jones, Aimee Mann, Jill Sobule, Lucy Kaplansky, Del McCoury, Uncle Earl, Abigail Washburn, Patsy Cline, Beth Orton, Damien Rice, and Joseph Arthur
Sounds Like
“Lisa Furman's new release, Lucky Girl is a great melding of Celtic and
Appalachian music with just a hint of bluegrass thrown in. Comprised of
both traditional and original material this disc has some of the most
interesting arrangements I've heard in a long time, many infused with
Lisa's beautiful vocals. Favorites include, ‘Rain and Snow‘, ‘I'll Fly
Away’ and a wonderfully arranged take on the traditional classic,
‘Wayfaring Stranger‘. I'll be playing tracks off this great new release
often!”
“Mark Michaelis
Acoustic Harmony, WGDR - 91.1 FM, Plainfield, Vermont
WGDR Folk Music Director
“Lisa Furman's music is a delectable smorgasbord of Celtic, Americana and bluegrass fare. She sings like an angel, plays great guitar, and spices up the jigs and reels with spirited pennywhistle.
Jim Motavalli, WPKN - 89.5 FM Bridgeport, CT, April 2008
"Lisa Furman seamlessly weaves Irish and American songs and tunes together with her fine singing and expressive whistle playing. Lucky Girl is an impressive debut recording." Chris Teskey, WPKN-FM, February 2007
"...a mix of Celtic and Americana favorites reinvigorated with unexpected instrumentation and Furman's rootsy style." HAT CITY ENTERTAINMENT, May 2006
"...a roots-based disc featuring contemporary instrumental and vocal arrangements of original and traditional Celtic and Americana folk tunes" THE NEWS-TIMES, June 2006
The recently released debut album by Lisa Furman, entitled "Lucky Girl", features contemporary arrangements of traditional and original Celtic and Americana folk tunes.
The album also features performances by Pat Lavery (of Spontaneous Combustion and The Freelance Pallbearers) on guitar, Peter Delaney (of The Wild Notes) on mandolin, Julien Heller (of The Hurdy Gurdy Band) on violin and Kurt Berglund (of Rambunction and Mystic Bowie) on percussion.
The CD is available through Amazon.com, CDbaby.com, Borders.com, iTunes, Napster and other digital and on-line retailers. Visit the website at www.LisaFurman.com for more information.
Hey -hope all is well. Don't forget that Dan Tressler and Dan Carlucci with "String Fingers" host a Bluegrass and Acoustic Exploration Night every first Wed. of the month. It's a great night, bring your beautiful voice and swing on down if you ever have the chance. Cheers! www. myspace. com/stringfingersband
Come join us for the End of an Error Party at the Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport, CT Sat Jan 24! This is an apolitical, poly-partisan, goodhearted celebration of W's retirement, featuring; Wandering Roots trio (Shawn Taylor/ Jim McKeeman/ Billy Bileca) and also Nick Harrison & friends! Doors open at 8. Peace!
Town Mountain here, we are very excited to have the day finally arrive for our CD Release Party of HEROES and HERETICS. We will be having a show to celebrate this occassion on Friday September 26th at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC and we hope that you will come out and join us!
Here are the details for the evenings show:
Friday September 26th The Grey Eagle Town Mountain CD Release Party w. special guests Packway Handle Band Doors at 8PM Packway Handle Band starts at 9PM Tickets - 8.00
Town Mountain will also be appearing live on WNCW radio on Friday the 26th before the show at 1PM, and you can listen online at www. wncw. org!
Hey Lisa Thanks for the add. Feel free to give me a shout about repair work any time. You can also check out my website here at www.dgnrepair.com See you soon. Dan
Thanks so much for being a part of it all on Sunday. The music couldn't have been better, and turned out to be a great night. The folks at the farm were extremely happy! Thanks again.
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