LISA CANNY
BIOGRAPHY
"Best of Sofar Sounds" & "One to Watch" 2022 (Spin Radio), Alternative-folk artist Lisa Canny is a 7-time All-Ireland champion harp and banjo player, and award-winning songwriter/producer.
Writing credits inlcude MuniLong, Ella Henderson and Kneecap and Lisa has new music coming out this year with Toddla T and Kool Kojak. In the last 2 years alone she has sold out 3 headline European tours, London venues Jazz Cafe & Hoxton Hall and completed her first US tour, including playing to festival crowds of 10k+ at Milwaukee Folk Fest. She is currently on a residency gig with MINI in Rotterdam.
Listen to some live demos here...
HIGHLIGHTS
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Sold over 9,000 tickets across 64 headline shows so far last year in UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and the US (without yet releasing any official body of work)
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European tour 2024 - 29 dates
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11.5 million online views across Instagram, Facebook and Youtube
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70k followers across Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and Youtube
Canny has other side-projects thriving in different areas of the industry...
1. ABSOLUTE LILT
Absolute lilt is a lilting duo comprising of Lisa Canny and Niamh Hinchy.
Launched just 12 months ago here are some of the highlights to date:
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490k followers on TikTok/Instagram/YouTube
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53 million views on Tiktok/Instagram
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2x Absolute Lilt tracks on upcoming Michael Fassbender movie (2025 release)
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Appearance on 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown (not yet aired, expected November 2024)
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Major popularity among the neurodivergent community online - often shared with captions "brain floss", "audhd sounds", "neuro music" etc. (Also hundreds of requests for a binaural mix loop)
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Thousands of comments asking for a Spotify album/playlist
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Currently mixing debut album (2x tracks below)
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Working on a follow up Dance Lilt album with Toddla T
2. MOM + The Rebels
MOM + The Rebels was born in London in 2018 when "church met trad". The duo, comprising of Lisa Canny and Dejay Edmund, mix Irish folk with gospel to create a sound like no other. Independently produced, mixed and released to date they've already over 1 million streams on Spotify, as well as the following highlights:
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2023 Glastonbury emerging artist longlisted
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Radio 1 support, especially Mollie King, Future Pop.
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2fm, RTE Radio and Today FM playlisted
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Editorial support from Spotify (New Music Friday) and Ireland Viral Spotify playlisted
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Sold out all headline shows to date (4 shows, 600 tickets)
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1200 strong mailing list.
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AMA showcased 2023
