SOLO SONGS and BAND SONGS posted now-
Who's Been Sleepin' (The Palladins)
Number Nine Train (Tarheel Slim)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan)
These are band covers from when I played with Number9Train in NYC.
India Nolen Tuleja-vocals
Dennis Moriarty-harp
Brian Beckwith-guitar
Lisa Swarbrick-guitar
Max Lamboy-bass
Rob Ferraro-drums
But the rest o' the tunes are the sounds of me writing, recording and being a recluse here all on my lonesome. All I do is a couple takes and figure, "yeah, that sucks, but it'll do, I think I'll have a nap now..." Listen to those old rough demos! I really gotta re-arrange, re-record with a full band and record some new solo stuff!
PREVIOUS BANDS IN NYC
**1**--Number9Train-- CLICK HERE for Number9Train website .
A dirgier blues band.
**2** --DANNY NOVA--
CLICK HERE for Danny Nova's website.
We had a blast opening for Dave Mason.
His band has included the talented:
Scott Treibitz- piano
Yukari- flute
Peter Lewy- cello
Mark Greenberg- drums
Kevin Jenkins- bass
That's the call of the wild! It's just demo versions, the first of my stuff to be captured in its raw state... you get the idea. New stuff yet to come, evolution to be revealed. OZ
Lisa and Number 9 Train at the Baggot Inn, NYC- April 2007
photo by Tony Ferrari
photo by Tony Ferrari
LISA SWARBRICK
Every once in awhile a singer/songwriter comes along being dragged kicking and screaming by their muse. Her inspiration is a force that casts
Lisa neurotically back and forth from tech to muso. Her background is not in the spotlight, but behind the scenes. In the past nine years she has worked as a stage hand at the most popular music venues in Toronto with international touring artists, had a few great forays out on the road in the States, worked on and off as a sound engineer/music editor for studios in Toronto, and as a dialogue editor once nominated with her crew for best sound edit on a documentary at the Hot Docs 1998 festival. Five years ago her muse convinced her to move from Toronto to the New York City area where she found the inspiration to hone her expression and exorcise those demons!
While living in NYC, Lisa performed solo acoustic shows, played the blues at smoky late night jams, and played guitar with Ad Hoc Blues Band, Bluesquake, Bank Street Blues Band, Side of the Road, Number9Train, and Jersey rocker/Timmy Award Winner Danny Nova. See band section for websites.
Recently Lisa moved to Nashville, and is trying to make sense out of it all.
photo by Tony Ferrari
STAGE HAND
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"After years of setting up the sound rig and backline for every artist imaginable and seeing them perform, rather than getting cynical, I got inspired." Lisa would go home after working eighteen hour days on a gig for someone else, and play guitar. "It really helps the music fever being able to set up gear and sometimes play the guitar of a player that I admire." You can watch Lisa work on Gov't Mule's www.mule.net 2003 Deepest End concert DVD- a six hour concert in New Orleans with a multitude of huge players paying homage to Mule's late bass player Allen Woody. A great night of incredible music.
FREELANCE WRITER ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lisa has written for Hittin' The Note magazine, (where honest-to-goodness real in depth articles can be read covering the scope of rock'n'roll, blues, roots and the jam band scene). You'll love it if you haven't read a meaty beefy copy yet- go to the store and get one or visit www.hittinthenote.com The last issue for 2005 has a cover story of Susan Tedeschi that Lisa wrote. Her new album is wonderful, but you must see her live.
TOP TEN FAVORITE SONGS (ok Twenty)
So friends were sitting around and I just kept listing them off, so I wrote 'em down to share... in no particular order, of course!
Drift Away- Dobie Gray
Evenin’- T-Bone Walker
Stardust- Hoagy Carmichael (sweetest Nat King Cole version)
Simple Song- Lyle Lovett
Working Class Hero- John Lennon
I Want To Take You Higher- Sly & The Family Stone
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby- Louis Jordan
Indian Head Penny- Guy Clark
Poems, Prayers & Promises- John Denver
Need Your Love So Bad- Little Willie John (sweetest Irma Thomas version)
Big River- Johnny Cash
All Your Love- Otis Rush
All Your Love- Magic Sam
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry- Hank Williams
Ramble On- Led Zeppelin
Little Wing- Jimi Hendrix
Bye Bye Blackbird- Joe Cocker
Blue Moon of Kentucky- Bill Monroe (one of my favorite songs as a kid, by Elvis)
Think Of Me- Little Milton
Amazing Grace
Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE, is here!! The CD is available at CDBaby (www.cdbaby.com/all/willscottmusic) and other online retailers.
Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).
NYC Keith Christopher on bass, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel on guitars, Timothy Bracken on drums = McKay Band in NYC Thursday July, 16th at the Rodeo Bar; if you can come, great! If you can bring ten alcoholics, even better!!
I am asking for your support for Toyota's Rock The Space. All you have to do is add the widget on my MySpace page to your profile. I am number 12 in Country right now!!!
Let me know when you post the widget on your page... I will add your name to my thank you blog after you post. Thank you for your support!!!!!
Wrapped Up In Me is on radio stations across the Nation now. Request it NOW at your local radio station! If you sign up on my mailing list this week you will be entered in the drawing for a copy of my new self-titled CD Susan Hickman. you also get a free download just for singing up. Just fill in the mailing list form on my MySpace page!!! Hope you have a great week!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Hi Lisa, love what I am hearing and great guitar playing. Hope you are getting your band together okay - I would love to audition for the bass position, but Melbourne is a long long ways away. All the best from Oz...AF
A lot of things happened since last time we talked... we are recording our first album and planning our tour... but first i want to invite you to check out my new web where you can find some samples of the songs.
I will upload the new songs to myspace soon and updating the tour dates
Hi Lisa!!! Thanks for including me in your Friends. I love your music so much!! Great Great Guitar sounds!!! I am going to see OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW. Tomorow night at the FOX wish yall could come too
