Lisa Lambe
Lisa Lambe is an Irish singer, actor and songwriter
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Acting career
Lisa graduated with a distinction degree in acting from Trinity College Dublin.[1] She was nominated for a Best Actress Award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards for her performance in the lead role of Philomena O Shea in Rough Magic's musical Improbable Frequency.[2] She has been described by the Irish Times as "the finest singer and actor of her generation."
Some of Lisa's theatrical play roles have included: Anna Karenina[3] and Johanna in Sweeney Todd at the Gate Theatre;[4] Oonagh in Jimmy's Hall[5] and Lil - written especially for her- in The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien,[6] and Patsy in The Unmanageable Sisters at the Abbey Theatre;[7] Sorcha in Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger, Breaking Dad, Between Foxrock and a Hard Place at the Gaiety Theatre[8] and Nora in A Doll's House at the Helix Theatre.[9]
She played Elizabeth in The Bloody Irish, written for PBS in 2015.[10]
Music career
Lisa released her second solo album 'Juniper' in 2020. It was written in Connemara and recorded in Donegal Ireland with producer Karl Odlum,[11] and has been described as "a love letter to nature." [12][13]
Lisa is a featured soloist and performs regularly with Ireland's RTE Concert Orchestra.[14]
Lisa was a member of Celtic Woman during which time she appeared on the albums: Believe, Home For Christmas, and Emerald: Musical Gems.[12]
Her first album Hiding Away was recorded in Nashville and released in 2015. The single "Heaven" from this album featured some of the members of ALONE Ireland, a charity with which Lambe is affiliated.[15][16]
She is a regular recording artist for many film projects including the soundtrack of Float Like a Butterfly[17] and An Klondike.[18]
Filmography
- Float Like a Butterfly Samson Films [17]
- RTE Thanks for the Memories: Brendan Grace [19]
- Bachelors Walk (TV series)
- The Bloody Irish! Songs of the 1916 Rising on PBS [20]
Discography
Solo
- Hiding Away 2015
- Juniper released April 3, 2020 [21]
- Believe
- Home for Christmas
- Emerald: Musical Gems
References
- Lambe, Lisa. "Official website". Lisa Lambe About.
- "Lisa Lambe | The Headline Agency". Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- "Anna Karenina". Gate Theatre Dublin. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- "Sweeney Todd". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- Rooney, Jini. "BWW Review: The Abbey Theatre is JIMMY'S HALL". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- Rooney, Jini. "BWW Review: THE COUNTRY GIRLS at The Abbey Theatre". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- "The Unmanageable Sisters". Abbey Theatre. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- "Breaking Dad". Landmark Productions. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- "Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | A Doll's House". itmarchive.ie. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ""Bloody Irish" 1916 musical on PBS stays away from standard reiteration of Irish history". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- https://www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the-last-word-with-matt-cooper/culture-club-lisa-lambe
- "Lisa Lambe". Blue Élan. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- Quigley, Maeve (2020-04-13). "Singer Lisa Lambe's new album Juniper is a love letter to Ireland". EVOKE.ie. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- "Lisa Lambe:A Winter's Night".
- "Lisa Lambe - Hiding Away [Album]". February 4, 2015.
- "Out of Hiding:Lisa Lambe Finally Expressing Herself". Independent.ie.
- "Float Like a Butterfly" – via www.imdb.com.
- "An Klondike OST, by Steve Lynch". Steve Lynch.
- "Brendan Grace Thanks For The Memories". September 23, 2019 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Bloody Irish on PBS". October 1, 2015.
- "Lisa Lambe". Blue Elan.
External links
- Official website
- Lisa Lambe at AllMusic
- Lisa Lambe at IMDb
- Lisa Lambe discography at MusicBrainz