Lisbee Stainton

Lisbee Stainton (born 1988, Hampshire) is an English singer-songwriter with a folk acoustic style and known for her use of a distinctive eight-string guitar.

Lisbee Stainton
Birth nameElisabeth Ruth Stainton[1]
Born1988
Hampshire[2]
OriginBasingstoke, United Kingdom
GenresFolk, acoustic
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2006–present
LabelsMarionet Music
Websitelisbeestainton.com/index.html

Biography

Lisbee Stainton was raised in Hamble[2] and Basingstoke.[3] She started singing at age 5, and wrote her own songs from the age of 9. She launched her career by becoming the first unsigned singer-songwriter to play The O2 Arena (London) in 2007.[4]

Her parents, being from Pontrilas in Herefordshire, led her to receiving her first airplay on BBC Hereford & Worcester including a BBC Introducing session at the Courtyard in Hereford.[5] She was discovered by Tom Robinson when he heard her music on MySpace, and he invited her to play on his BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music radio shows in April 2009. Subsequently, her singles "Red" and "Never Quite An Angel" were playlisted on Radio 2 for 5 and 6 weeks respectively, and "Just Like Me" was single of the week on the Radcliffe and Maconie Show.[3][6]

Stainton toured with Joan Armatrading in April 2010. When BBC Radio 2 attended to record the headline act in Bristol they decided to record Stainton's set too, and aired this on the Radio 2 In Concert programme.[3][7] She subsequently toured the United Kingdom in September and October 2010 followed by a European tour with concerts in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Norway.[8]

She has since been a regular guest on Andrew Easton and Andrew Marston's BBC Hereford & Worcester radio shows.

In 2012 Seth Lakeman was so impressed with Lisbee that he subsequently invited her to become part of his band singing and playing the banjo, harmonium, guitar and harmonica.[9]

Discography

Albums
Release Date Album
2006 Firefly
2010 Girl on an Unmade Bed
2011 Go
2014 Word Games

Singles
Year Song Album
2006 "Beautiful Night/Wake Up" Firefly
2008 "Red"
2009 "Just Like Me" Girl on an Unmade Bed
2010 "Never Quite An Angel"
"Is Whispering"
"Harriet"
2011 "Wrench" Go
"It Must Be Love"
2012 "Go" Go

References
  1. England & Wales Birth Index 1916–2005, Ancestry.co.uk
  2. Meridian ITV News, 21 January 2009
  3. Simon Hardeman (14 May 2010). "Testing times for Lisbee Stainton as she lands prime spot on BBC's in Concert". The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. Lisbee Stainton – Harriet Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Entertainment Focus
  5. "BBC News – Lisbee Stainton at the Courtyard in Hereford". Bbc.co.uk. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. Lisbee Stainton Tour on Glasswerk UK
  7. "BBC Radio 2 In Concert". 20 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  8. Lisbee Tour 2010 – official website. Accessed on 15 January 2011.
  9. McCormack, Kirsty (29 October 2013). "Acoustic pop star Lisbee Stainton's plan to repay the man who kick-started her career | Music | Entertainment | Daily Express". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.