Lisa Cuthbert keyed to celebrate

Irish singer-songwriter and pianist Lisa Cuthbert returns to Second Life today for a live concert at Key West Marina, celebrating the completion of her recent crowdfunding campaign. Fans raised over €2500 to help finance Cuthbert's upcoming album Paramour, which was inspired by the stories of female inmates at Ireland's now-defunct Magdalene Asylum laundries.

Described by Hot Press Magazine as "a darker Tori Amos", Cuthbert has been praised for her powerful, affecting voice and her haunting piano-based original music, which blends a variety of influences ranging from prog to folk. A self-professed Second Life newbie, Cuthbert is nevertheless an accomplished performer, having toured throughout Europe in support of notable RL acts such as Marillion, Wovenhand, and Danny Cavanagh (Anathema).
For more information, check out the Lisa Cuthbert onesheet.

LISA CUTHBERT

LIVE AT KEY WEST MARINA

14 April 2012

12 p.m. SLT (8 p.m. GMT)

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http://bit.ly/wjQvFC

NOTE: Showtime is 12 p.m. SLT / 8 p.m. GMT

Lisa Cuthbert's "Imperfect Contrition" Tour in Second Life

Lisa Cuthbert: Imperfect Contrition Tour

On Friday March 16, Irish singer-songwriter and pianist Lisa Cuthbert kicks off the St. Patrick’s Day weekend with the launch of her Imperfect Contrition Tour in Second Life: 

Friday, 16 March 2012

11 a.m. SLT

The Ionic Spell Collective

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Saturday, 17 March 2012

10 a.m. SLT

Key West Marina

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Sunday, 18 March 2012

11 a.m. SLT

The Source

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(More dates TBA)

Rhapsody in green: Lisa Cuthbert, ready to celebrate her Irish heritage

An internationally recognized celebration of Irish culture, St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally marked as a temporary respite from the abstinence associated with Lent. Cuthbert’s upcoming studio album Paramour takes for its inspiration a dark stain on the history of the Catholic church in Ireland - the now defunct Magdalene Asylum Laundries. About the Laundries she writes:

“Magdalene Asylums were institutions where Catholic women were enslaved and forced to work beyond human endurance because they were considered unfit to live in Irish society. A woman was branded ‘fallen’ if: she became pregnant, was a rape victim, illegitimate (born out of wedlock), orphaned, mentally handicapped, or even just too pretty. The girls were stripped of their identities, forbidden to speak, and if they broke any of the rules or tried to escape they were severely beaten by the nuns, put in solitary confinement, or even sent to mental hospitals.”

As a former convent school student, Cuthbert has strong feelings about the Laundries as well as  Catholicism in Ireland:

“Over a period of 150 years, an estimated 30,000 women were imprisoned in the Magdalene Asylums, and the last one shut in 1996. That part is really shocking for me because by 1996, I had already been baptised in the Catholic church and was attending a Catholic convent school in Dublin. It's horrific to think that I've been raised and educated with the same values and morals imposed by an organisation that destroyed so many lives.”

ABOUT LISA CUTHBERT:

“a simply amazing singer and a huge songwriting talent”

~ Andy Read, DPRP.net

Dublin born Lisa Cuthbert is a singer, instrumentalist and composer best known for her work with Duncan Patterson (ex Anathema) and Antimatter. Her solo work is as a dark, dramatic mix of emotional piano-based sounds with a Celtic twist; Hot Press Magazine has called her, "a darker Tori Amos".

Although Cuthbert's main instrument is the piano, her haunting, ethereal voice - often compared to those of Sarah McLachlan and Loreena McKennitt - and layered harmonies distinguish her work. This music aspires towards a deeper affect: it explores memories, moods and textures in a way that draws in listeners and invites them to form their own impressions. Her debut album Obstacles has received excellent reviews worldwide, but Lisa's strength undoubtedly lies in her captivating live performances, which have been praised by fans as "mesmerizing" and "magical".  

For more information about the Paramour album fundraiser, please visit:

http://www.sponsume.com/project/lisa-cuthbert-paramour-2012-album-fundraiser

LINKS:

http://onesheet.com/lisacuthbert

http://breakingtunes.com/lisacuthbert

http://www.youtube.com/user/lisacuthbert

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lisa-Cuthbert/146181802097047

http://soundcloud.com/lisacuthbert

http://twitter.com/lisa_cuthbert

http://reverbnation.com/lisacuthbert

For press material, interview requests, and booking enquiries please contact b00jum Resident via notecard or email: factoryworkermusic [at] gmail [dot] com.

Storm Coming On: Lisa Cuthbert in Second Life

With an affecting voice reminiscent of Sarah McLachlan and songs full of dramatic, emotional melodies, Dublin born singer-songwriter and pianist Lisa Cuthbert makes her inworld debut this weekend for a pair of shows at Idle Rogue and The Source:

LISA CUTHBERT

Saturday, 25 February 2012

1 a.m. SLT

Idle Rogue

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Sunday, 26 February 2012 

1 p.m. SLT

The Source

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Described by Hot Press Magazine as, “a darker Tori Amos”, Cuthbert stirs up a dark, dramatic mix of piano-based sounds with underlying prog, jazz, and folk influences, and her deftly layered harmonies draw the listener into dizzying swirls of mood and reverie. Her debut album Obstacles has received excellent reviews worldwide but Lisa's strength undoubtedly lies in her captivating live performances, which have been praised by fans as "mesmerizing" and "magical".  

Arguably best known for her work with Anathema-related projects Antimatter and Ion, Lisa’s solo shows have enchanted audiences throughout Europe and the United Kingdom. A consummate performer, she tours frequently and has previously supported UK prog gods Marillion, Dutch chart topper Anneke van Giersbergen, David Eugene Edwards’ acclaimed alt-Americana band Wovenhand, and Kris Force’s dark neoclassical project Amber Asylum.

For more information please contact: factoryworkermusic [at] gmail [dot] com, or visit: http://onesheet.com/lisacuthbert or http://lisacuthbert.webs.com

Press:

“The haunting 'Cherry Blossom', the bouncy 'My Material Girl' and the dramatic 'Storm Coming On' is the best quarter of an hour of music I've heard all year.” - DPRP.net

“Lisa’s lyrics and arrangements display an intelligence far beyond her years” - Everyone Deserves Music

“The greatest strength of the album is Lisa’s wonderful varied vocal range. She holds your attention through the delicate track ‘Second Leaving’ but can really belt out the lyrics during songs like ‘My Material Girl’.” - 2UIBestow

“Cuthbert obviously owes something to Dolores O’Riordan and company, but her music definitely stands on its own as both novel and emotionally engaging.” - Cluas

“Ihre Musik ist melodramatisch und einfach wunderschön!” - Tom Kolbe, King.FM Berlin