I Have Been Helped Enormously By Both Paul Corry & Danny Mccormack In My Recordings So A Big Thankyou To Them For Their Input
Influences
My Mum and Dad both like music - I have fond memories of listening to my Dad's tapes in the car and I'm influenced by a lot of what they played to me growing up.
My music teacher Saph Corry Wright - she's bloody amazing. I think if it wasn't for her I wouldn't love music just as much as I do.
Paul Corry is bloody amazing too! He plays sax AMAZINGLYYY and not only that hes mint on the geeetar too and he teaches me everythinggggg =] fab! (Y)! He sorted out the tracks that are on here too with the amazing DANNY MCCORMACK, and I'm proper mega well thankful to all of them! =]
And as for the rest? Well, can I fit all the things I listen to here...? I Like Good Grooves!!!!! Make Me Sway And I'll Love Ya xD
ARETHA FRANKLIN, AMY WINEHOUSE, Aerosmith [I Love Joe Perry!], THE BEATLES, BETH ROWLEY, The Beach Boys, BB KING, The Byrds, Biffy Clyro, Buddy Guy, BILLIE HOLIDAY [god bless the child!] CORRINE BAILEY RAE [Amazing Voice!], The Calling, CHUCK BERRY, The Cranberries, CHARLIE PATTON, DEREK TRUCKS [My Current Idol.], Deep Purple, Damien Rice, DANNY ELFMAN, Deacon Blue, Eric Clapton, The Eagles,Ella Fitzgerald, EVA CASSIDY [I Adore Her Music!!], Elmore James, Funeral For A Friend, Frank Zappa, The Fray, The Goo Goo Dolls, Guns N' Roses, GAVIN DEGRAW, Grace Potter, Imogen Heap, HOWLIN' WOLF, JOHN HAMMOND, Jimmy Eat World, JOHN LEE HOOKER [Dimples!!!], John Williams, JOHNNY SHINES [Wow.], Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley, Jools Holland [Pianooo Man!] , JIMI HENDRIX,[GOD.], JOHN MAYER, Led Zeppelin [Jimmy Page's Guitar Playing... Yum! Robert Plant's Voice... Yum Too!], KT TUNSTALL [She's Amazing], Kelly Clarkson [Brill Voice], Nobuo Uematsu [Amazing Composer], Norah Jones, Nirvana, Nat King Cole [L.O.V.E], NINA SIMONE [What A Voice!], Mark Ronson, MUDDY WATERS, The Michael Roach Band, Michael Buble, Michael Messer [Slide Master], Michelle Featherstone, P!nk [She's Wicked], PINK FLOYD [David Gilmour - Need I Say More?], Paramore, Queen, RHCP, Ray Lamontague [Incredible Voice], SONHOUSE [Totally Wild But Amazing!] Sister Hazel, Susan Tedeschi [WOW], Story Of The Year [Just For "Sidewalks"], Snow Patrol, RORY BLOCK [Amazing], Taking Back Sunday, Thin Lizzy, Tom Waits, The Verve, Velvet Revolver, The Who, Zakk Wylde. THERE'S TOO MANYYYYY!!!
Sounds Like
Erm, Me I Hope..?
Here's Some Nice Comments And Messages People Left Me About My Tunes When I Was First Getting Started On Here:
"You godda find yourself a record label girl Wow ;)" - Chris!
"I like your music, its very well done..)xxxx" - Phil!
"Your a strumming, bumming, singing machine" - Zac The Maracca Playing Legend! =D
"Lucy, your really tallented! :] xxx" - Lissy!
"Lucy writes some shit hot jams she does (: xxxxxxx" - Marcyyy!
"You really play good blues. Nice sound." - Yann - www.myspace.com/twoboneyann
"Great voice Lucy! Watched the slide blues vids, real good!" - Slinky Jinx - www.myspace.com/slinkyjinxbottleneckblues
Hey Lucy, you can sure play and sing the blues, I think your songs are absolutely fantastic. . . . authentic backporch sounds. . Diamond Dac Charnley - www.myspace.com/diamonddaccharnley
"Was listenin to ur songs and my bro could hear it comin out of my headphones and he said "OMG r u listening to KT Tunstall?!" XD so I said no thats my bud Lucy :) xx" - Dan The Man! =] Lubb Him!
"Hello.I absolutely love your music lucy. You're bloody amazing! I could go on forever on how good you are! Errm, well that is really, I wont baffle, just there is one thing, who you taking to Brits next year hahaha
(ME!!!)
xxx" - Kane! I Lubb Him xD
"I just ran into your profile -- i googled blues music -- and I was blown away by the deep emotional blues you play. And to put the icing on the cake .... you stated that you want to create music that has impact on people -- very noble! Well .... consider me your number 1 fan.Give my congratulations to your parents for bringing into this world such a talented, goo-hearted, person." - Jesus Prieto - http://www.myspace.com/usaindiefilms"
"You have a beautiful talent! I hope to hear you someday while in my car!
Keep up the hard work! You'll make it someday! I know it!" Miranda May - www.myspace.com/srinity
“I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. ” W. A. Mozart You have an amazing soulful voice and possess so much music.Looking forward to keeping up with your work." - Dogs of Eternity - www.myspace.com/dogsofeternity
"I seriously love your songs it's been a pleasure to drum for them your cool man! You feeling proud? You should. x" - Sam The Amazing Drummer!
=D
right you...there..s more people here who want to tell you how good you are, but me first...
i think you are a natural. the slow blues is amazing,really controlled and spacious-proper playing-NEVER CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT PHRASING. new song is ace-middle 8 needs work, but it..s very hip -let..s record it next time you come over-- the fingerpicking blues is really getting there,keep using your thumb as you are..awesome, groovy.
well lucy, you are very very very good and i..m not bullshitting you.
right ,my dad just watched those vids, and he is blown away---wants a word--
Hi Lucy, great stuff, you must have been practising and practising - there's no substitute for that. I loved it all, well done believe me. I should know I taught Paul everything he knows!!! I'm lying!..... Alan
right..it..s me again..
you are so properly good lucy-it..s gig time for you i think..you..ll scare the shit out of loads of blokes and the fact that there are..nt many girls your age ,(none with your potential) who play like you , this will get you noticed.
talent
and i am hard on people about music,and the quality of music, but i..m telling you..you have that thing that not many people have.talent,natural ability,ideas and desire for good GROOVES.
so, you already have the ingredients that most people spend years trying to get,we just have to get the right doors opened for ya.
x
-Paul =D My Genius "Musical Tutor" xD
I've got more I could put here, but I won't keep blabbing on =]
The only thing I am going to post here finally are some lovely comments left on Nick Dow's Radio Lancashire Website about me really recently that really made me smile; I felt honoured:
Martin Byrom Hi NickI recently witnessed a performance by a 16 year old Burnley lass called Lucy Zirins playing some fabulous slide guitar outside the tourist information kiosk at the Boundary Mill in Colne. It was a promotional exercise for the Colne festival,where she's due to play at The Crown on the Monday night. She sounded terrific. As a programme that costantly champions Lancashire blues talent is there any chance of getting her to do a live session on your programme beforehand? She has her own website www.myspace.com/lucyzirins
Harpy Martin Byrom has spotted a phenomonal new talent - at last some good news coming out of Burnley. Check LUCY ZIRINS out, she is wicked. She's just been to a week of slide guitar lessons with Michal Messer at EuroBlues 2008 and has a few gigs on the fringe at Colne this weekend
LUCY ZIRINS IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY BOOKINGS
Contact her at lucyzirinsATyahoo.co.uk [Replace AT with the usual @... this is just to stop spammers ;)!]
"A very talented young singer/songwriter who combines the raw energy of blues with sweet soul melodies..." - http://www.theworldonyourdoorstep.org/woyd
Thought this needed an update so here goes...
I'm Lucy Zirins and I'm a singer/songwriter.
I play bits of everything, folk, jazz stuff, soul, but my main thing? Blues. Nothing else like it in the world.
Mainly I've always played acoustic guitar and I sung, but I've developed a passion for slide guitar which I'm playing more and more of now, it's become a bit of an obsession to be honest which is going to continue forever I think haha! I really feel like I've found my thing with it, but infact I've found my thing with every kind of music I play in general, it's in my soul; it's what I was born and plan to do for the rest of my life. I have just recorded my 10 track demo which you can hear samples from 4 tracks of on here, and I'm hoping that when it's packaged I will be able to sell it too, so keep checking up on here for details of that.
I also play electric guitar with a fondness for chicago style blues, and am planning to do something with that soon so keep your ears open!
Ahh,, I just want to play music ya know? It's all I want to do. I'm extremely passionate about it and performing.
I sang for the first time properly when I was in primary school and I got the lead role in my school's Christmas production of "Babooshka". I absolutely adored being on stage and singing to people. I think there's not a day gone by when I haven't sung since! =]
I started playing guitar about four years ago when my Uncle Chris died. The acoustic guitar I own was his - he played accordian and was learning guitar. When they cleared out his stuff, they found it and a load of music books. When asked if I wanted it, I said yes straight away and taught myself to play to keep his memory alive. It was my way of making a good thing out of a bad situation.
I took to it quickly and soon was jamming every day, and I've never looked back. Because of his death I learnt to play and I developed an overwhelming passion for music like I'd never had before. He made music a part of me and for that I owe him a lot. RIP x
"Where Did You Go?" Is a song I wrote and I've dedicated to him. I'd love it if you listened to it. <3
...So, I have been playing slide guitar for around 8 months now, and received the Sam Mitchell scholarship for slide guitar this year at Blues Week 2008. I was fortunate enough to be able to learn, play and talk to with some of the most incredible musicians such as Michael Messer, and this had a massive impact on me, so for that I am truly thankful, expecially to Tim who paid for my scholarship.x
Overall, I'd love to be able to write songs that make an impact on people and my aim is to play with as many different people as I can in my lifetime. I wanna be the best songwriter and player I can be and I'm gonna put everything into achieving it.
I want people to stop and listen to my music and have it affect them like music affects me.
I love it so much
and there aren't enough words to even show that.
So! Go listen to the tunes, and hopefully even if I can't express how much I truly love music, you'll be able to hear it =]
Thanks for reading
Lucy
x
Check these websites out yeahhh?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigoax-blues/sets/72157607461763815/
http://www.theworldonyourdoorstep.org/woyd
http://www.rosegroveunity.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/waitandblues
http://www.myspace.com/nicolaschapman
http://www.myspace.com/themichaelroachband
http://www.myspace.com/michaelmessermusic
http://www.myspace.com/shakeyourcaptiveego
http://www.earlyblues.com/Lucy%20Zirins.htm
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnleypendlerossendale/3674199.Charity_event_set_to_rock_Colne/
hiya lucy thanks for having our add were playing every thursday at the three crowns in oldham centre your welcome to come and have a play whenever you like hope you and your pa are well tony:)
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Morning Lucy! Hope you had a great time at Colne. Good luck for the rest of 09 going into 2010. Hope to see you on down the line! Cheers, Robin, Danny F and Danny R
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Greeting's Lucy & many tthank's for the freindship add hope your weekend is going really well :) XOXO
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