Lisa Richards

Lisa Richards is a songwriter who shares her truth soulfully and simply. With an instantly identifiable vocal timbre and an elastic sense of phrasing, Lisa has been called a singer's singer. Her songs are subtle, explosive and original. A melting pot mixture of jazz, folk, blues, pop, rock and country - honest, original, accessible music - her own brand of adventurous folk art.
Lisa moved to New York City from Australia in the early 90’s. Within a short time she was performing at some of the most coveted club gigs in the city - The Bitter End, Cafe Sine, The Mercury Lounge, CBGB’s and Tramps. Her self released debut CD "Not Quite So Low’" received kudos in publications such as Billboard, Relix and Rootstown magazines, as well as in local and regional publications throughout the USA, Europe and Australia, resulting in 70,000 plays on the now defunct MP3.com site. She traveled to Austin, Texas to perform at SXSW. Fate brought her to meet another musician that first night in Austin, Jeff May, and they married six months later.
Since moving to Austin she has released 3 more CD’s of her work and has performed in Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Australia. Her song-writing talent has been acknowledged throughout the industry. Most recently 2 of her songs have been released in Eastern Europe on a compilation CD distributed by Warner Brothers. Lisa's songs appear along side Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, Adele, Nina Simone, Corinne Bailey Rae, Yael Naim and Duffy.

Her most recent CD is called Mad Mad Love.