Celtic and Appalachian traditional music, Stan Rogers, Gordon Bok, Pentangle, John Gorka, Joni Mitchell, Peter Mulvey, Sarah McLachlan, Tracy Chapman, Stephen Foster, Sting, U2, Solas, Fleetwood Mac, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Dar Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Kate Rusby, Cathie Ryan, Ani DiFranco, Simon & Garfunkel and Grandpa, who sang from childhood until his very last days upon this earth.
After nearly fifteen years of multi-generational family sing-alongs, Lydia, then a Buffalo, NY-based Embarrassing Teenage Poet, realized that some people do this outside of their grandparents’ livingrooms and wrote her first song. A few months later she picked up her mother’s old acoustic guitar, lifted a bunch of her baby-boomer parents’ LPs, and a great love was born.
Now older, (slightly) wiser, and living and playing in the Boston metropolitan area, Lydia plays her own songs, as well as maintaining her love for the Irish and Appalachian folk music and story-telling traditions she grew up with, and which have infused her original music.
Heh, good old C-Bury. Four years of my life, mostly down the drain. I went to the same workshop a couple years ago (might have been the same one you were there) only to find out that yes, I am indeed an awful guitar player.
Good Morning Ms. Lydia Thornton: Welcome to my Friend-SHIP page and to Tennessee with your enchanting Vocals/Writes and playing. Your Songs along with your laidback vocal style are very relaxing and enjoyable to the ear. Welcome Aboard STAY IN TUNE R.C.
Thanks for accepting my friend request, Lydia! It was great to hear you Sunday night at The Burren. I especially liked that traditional song you did last. What a voice.
Lydia - thanks! Hope you had a great time with the fam and that you are managing to stay cool (when you're not around all that delicious, frosty ice cream)!
Thanks for finding me on MySpace. It's good to see that you're fulfilling your musical promise. Give me a shout whenever you get back this way and we'll set up a show...
