Coming up on September 20th in Phippsburg (see attached flyer) is a house concert where the multi-talented Lisa Redfern and I will share our songs and stories. (See our bios below). All info for making reservations is on the attached flyer. Would love to see you there!
BIOS: Lisa Redfern has created 12 solo recordings and has opened for Dave Mallett, Livingston Taylor, The Roches, Cindy Kallet, and shared the stage with Pete Seeger. Her recent release “The Best Part” is on several top 10 folk radio lists. Raised in a musical family, she and her father, Bob, enjoyed years of performing a repertoire of early country and folk duets before his early death when she was in college. She continued his legacy by spending the last 40 years singing for people of all ages. For 5 years she produced and hosted a Songwriters in the Round series at Frontier in Brunswick. In 2016 Lisa was commissioned to write a ballad for Penobscot Indian elder and WW2 hero, Charles Norman Shay, and was honored to sing it for him at a ceremony on DDAY in Normandy, France. Her song "My Eileen" was licensed by a band in California and “Live Through the Questions” was licensed for use in a play called “Timeline”. Most of Lisa’s CDs are available and her music can be heard on most online platforms, including Hymnstream.com Lisa created a video podcast series: “Gingersnap: A Conversation and a Cookie with a Creative Mainer” with 105 episodes that can be seen on YouTube. Her awards include Best Song at the West Coast Songwriters Contest, Finalist for both the Great American Song Contest and the USA Songwriting Competition, as well as a NAPPA Gold and a Parents’ Choice Silver. Livingston Taylor said to her, “Wow, I haven’t heard a voice like yours in 30 years, you sound like one of the original women of folk.” David Wilcox said of “Chickadee”, “I love getting to know Lisa even better through these songs. They are true and real, good company, memorable and brave, with a great sense of humor, just like her.” Jeremy Lindsay of Birds of Chicago (Allison Russell’s husband) said, “Don't mistake her honeyed tones for syrup-coating. She may be sweet, but she sees through stone. And she’s got honest to goodness mustard seeds of melancholy, loss and hard-gained wisdom in that trill, too, which makes any honey-voice worth it's uh, sugar.” Dirty Linen Magazine wrote, “Redfern is one to watch!” www.lisaredfern.com
CHRIS MOORE grew up in Maine. As a youth he studied piano with Naydene Bowder and violin with Ronald Lantz. He graduated from Waynflete School and went on to receive his degree in acting from Skidmore College. After college, Chris moved to New York City, where he worked as a performance artist, musician, puppeteer, and on the staff of the Arts at St. Ann’s in Brooklyn. While in New York, he studied with mandolin master Andy Statman. In 1989, Chris founded the band Rust Farm with guitarist John McGann and released two albums. Chris has composed, performed, and recorded music for dance, film, television, spoken word, theater, and visual art projects. He has performed as a classical soloist and was awarded a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship for songwriting. His songs have been recorded by and performed by many artists, including Carol Noonan, Mark Erelli, Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Joe K. Walsh, and others. Chris has taught lessons, classes, and workshops in mandolin, songwriting, English Country Dance and traditional Shaker music. He lived in Nashville, TN from 2003-2013, where he founded the band Kindling Stone, featuring original compositions along with 19th century tunes from the Shaker and Sacred Harp traditions. Chris returned to Maine in 2013 to work as the Director of Music Education for 317 Main Community Music Center in Yarmouth. His latest solo recording, “Changing Union” (2025) was produced by folk icon Tim O’Brien.