Interview with singer-songwriter Liz Stringer

AHC: You've been making music for over a decade now, what has that journey been like for you?

Liz: It's been up and down. Huge highs and crushing lows, to be honest! It's an intensely interesting  life and I love doing what I do but it can also be full of uncertainty and blows to the confidence, which requires a consistent recalibration of my faith in what I'm doing. Ultimately it's all about the music, the creativity. I've gotten to meet and play with some  incredible people and see (and get to know) some amazing places. It's been a trip. Literally and figuratively!! 

AHC: Which comes to you first, the music or the lyrics?
 
Liz: In 99% of the cases the music comes first and then the lyrics fall slowly into place. 

 
AHC: Who are some of your musical inspirations?

Liz: I love old folk music, mostly from Ireland and Britain, because I heard it a lot growing up. Those old songs about people and their day to day struggles and triumphs are what have made the deepest impression on me as a songwriter. 
 
AHC: What is life on the road like, when you're on tour? 

Liz: No two days are the same, even though there can be a strange monotony about touring. Get up, drink coffee (highlight - god DAMN I love coffee.. particularly on tour, for some reason...), eat, drive to next place, sound check, play gig, sleep, repeat. I've had the best times of my life on tour. It can feel like a comfy bubble, particularly if you're on the road with people you really get on with. You become a family, a unit, and create your own little universe within the confines of the touring party. It's weird. But awesome. I've also had some hard times, when I'm tired, things don't go well, I'm stressed about money etc. Those troubles can seem amplified if you're a long way from home sometimes. I've learned to try and roll with it. It doesn't always work... 
 
AHC: You work with a lot of genres, folk, blues, rock, is there a particular style you favor most?

Liz: I'd probably come back to folk every time. It's a broad umbrella, but it's where most of my favorite music sits, I would say. 
 
AHC: Do you have any upcoming shows you'd like to tell people about?

Liz: I'm on tour nationally throughout August and September to promote my new album, 'All The Bridges'. All the dates and ticket links are at www.lizstringer.com/shows


Visit Liz's  website at www.lizstringer.com

​And visit Liz's Bandcamp page to purchase Albums and other merch at lizstringer.bandcamp.com

A few of Liz's upcoming tour dates include:

Aug 09
Cameron Bandshell,
Beacon Hill Park Victoria, BC

Aug 11
Duncan Garage Showroom
Duncan, BC

Aug 12
The Hive Emporium
Gabriola Island, BC

Aug 31 Club Mullum
Mullumbimby, NSW

Sep 01
Junk Bar
Ashgrove, QLD