{"id":7090,"date":"2015-05-19T07:51:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T12:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.audiotheme.com\/?p=7090"},"modified":"2022-11-25T14:17:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T20:17:01","slug":"artist-spotlight-lucy-wise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.audiotheme.com\/blog\/artist-spotlight-lucy-wise\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Spotlight: Lucy Wise"},"content":{"rendered":"

This month we\u2019re shining the spotlight on Lucy Wise, a singer\/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. Her blend of folk, chamber and pop music, combined with storytelling, gives Lucy’s music a unique,captivating, and genuine sound.<\/p>\n

Lucy was kind enough to chat with us about her music, upcoming projects, and what she likes most about AudioTheme and her Nowell<\/a> theme.<\/p>\n

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What’s your story? How did you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My parents are both musicians and my dad is an instrument maker, so I’ve always been surrounded by stringed instruments growing up, and was given a ukulele when I was 4. Mum and dad used to get the family singing songs together after dinner each night when I was little, and eventually we started a family band. We started playing at Australian folk festivals when I was 11, we toured Australia all through my high school years, and when I was 17 we toured the US and Ireland.<\/p>\n

Growing up performing with my family at folk festivals meant I got exposed to all sorts of different music from a really early age, and I started writing my own songs when I was 15. I moved to Melbourne (one of Australia’s music and arts ‘hubs’) in 2009, and started playing in bands, and performing solo gigs at bars around Melbourne, I recorded a debut EP, and my solo work springboarded from there!<\/p>\n

How would you describe the music that you play?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s very influenced by all the folk music I’ve grown up with, as my songs tend to focus a lot on telling stories. I write about people and places in my life, and sometimes fictional characters enter into the stories. With my band I experiment with different ways in which the story can be told through our instruments. My current lineup (Lucy Wise Trio) features voice, ukulele, guitar, violin and double bass.<\/p>\n

What’s your most popular\/fan favorite song? Where can we hear it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t know! But one song I get lots of comments on when I perform (and one I’m proud of is “Little Bag”, which is on my first album, Lucy Wise & the B’Gollies. You can hear it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is there anything new or exciting that we can look forward to from you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve just released a new EP with my trio I’m really excited about, it’s called “A Painting of the Universe” and is inspired by poems written by young Australian writers, aged 8 – 17. You can check it out here.<\/a> I’m also planning on doing some touring in the US and UK in 2016!<\/p>\n

What’s your favorite thing about your AudioTheme website or the AudioTheme plugin?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the clean lines and simple design, I think it allows your photos to create a big impression of what you do. The albums section of the website is fantastic, it’s easy to edit and easy for visitors to use.<\/p>\n

Love Lucy’s website?<\/em> Learn more about our Nowell theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can find Lucy Wise across the web:<\/p>\n