Lisa Redfern is an award-winning singer-songwriter based in Maine.
With 11 solo recordings (9 CDs and 2 early cassettes) to her credit so far, (the most recent being “Chickadee” with all originals) she is a singer who blends her roots in folk, bluegrass, country, gospel, blues, jazz and swing to create something unmistakably her own. Lisa’s recordings have garnered positive critical review and radio play. She has also made several TV appearances. She has added her clear, beautiful voice to dozens of other artists’ projects and song compilations and has opened for many notables, including Pete Seeger, Dave Mallett, The Roches, Cindy Kallet, and Livingston Taylor. You may have heard Lisa as part of the Sweet Chariot Music Festival on Swans Island or as producer & performer of her monthly Songwriters in the Round series at Frontier in Brunswick (which enjoyed 5 years of success). Lisa was recently commissioned to write a ballad (which became “Full Circle Fire”) for Penobscot and WW2 hero, Charles Shay, and was honored to sing it for him at a DDay ceremony in Normandy. She’s creator and host of “Gingersnap”: A Conversation and a Cookie with a Creative Mainer, a video podcast that has run for nearly two years. Awards: Best Song - Northern California Songwriters Association, Finalist in both the Great American Song Contest and the USA Songwriting Competition, and a NAPPA Gold and a Parents’ Choice Silver for her lullaby CD. Her CDs are available at www.lisaredfern.com or through CDBABY.com
“Wow, I haven’t heard a voice like yours in 30 years, you sound like one of the original women of folk.” Livingston Taylor
“I love getting to know Lisa even better through these songs. They are true and real, good company, memorable and brave, with a great sense of humor, just like her.” David Wilcox
“Redfern is one to watch.” Dirty Linen Magazine
To contact: call 415-505-8124 or lisa@lisaredfern.com