Once upon a time in a far away land...the wind howled from outside, the cowboys growled at the bartender and in walked this chick with a funny accent, 'Howzit!' she said..."Mind if I play you guys a song or two on your ole honky-tonk piano?!' with a cheeky glint in her eye...A red bohemian dress, fishnet hold-ups and a smoky-chocolate voice was all it took before they were howling 'Yeehaaa, baby!' for more.
Lisa Theunissen has recently been nominated as the ‘Best Pop Rock' act in the Exposure Music Awards (sponsored by TourDates.co.uk), accepted to play at Guilfest 2008 and has self-released an album called HerStory on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.com, HerStore and it's available from Ben's Collectors Records Shop in Guildford, United Kingdom.
HerStory is like eating chocolate in a smoky blues bar at midnight...Just to help you out, HerSurname is pronounced 'Tennyson'! Originally from South Africa, this singer-songwriter has soul to raise the roof, rhythm to shake your soul and smooth melodies to make you go 'aahhh...sweet'. http://www.lisatheunissen.com
Click 'Shows' for the next gig date to catch her and the band playing. In the meantime, here's a live performance of LT when filming for Bucks TV...
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Industry Reviews:
"What struck me immediately was her astonishing voice. It's as rich and sultry as a smoky blues lounge but simultaneously raw and emotional; bare as a room stripped of everything but the grand piano." - Christo Valentyn, Album Review: HerStory, Lisa Theunissen (May 16, 2008) - http://www.mambaonline.com/article.asp?artid=1965
"This excellent singer/songwriter/keyboard artist from South Africa really hit the spot with the rest of us as well, with her country ballads and rock songs and her great voice. She connects very well with her audience..." - Peter Coulston, LAST WEEK IN LONDON - Here Come the Girls (Mar 31, 2008) - http://backstagepass.seatwaveblogs.com/2008/03/last_week_in_london_18.php
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Afternoon! Got your album this morning and I'm fairly impressed with it. I even had it as my 'listening to' in my latest blog! The title of it (the blog) is a bit grim, but it was an off the cuff attention grabber... I hope.
Let's make it the best Christmas ever! See you at Guilfest! Andy
NEW GIG ADDED - Lisa Theunissen is the featured performer at Vic's Acoustic Showcase at the Fox & Pelican, Grayshott THIS TUESDAY 1ST JULY. FREE ENTRY - music starts at 8-30pm.
Thank you!!! I feel really confident about it so it should be great! I'm really excited about it!! I'm getting it video'd so i can show everyone who misses it!
