LISA McHUGH - A Life That's Good
LISA McHUGH. Lisa grew up in
Glasgow, but moved over to Donegal to pursue her musical career, and it has
certainly paid off for her. She has quickly become one of the busiest and most
popular entertainers on the Irish Country scene. And she has spread her wings
lately, by branching out into TV presentation, with her own series on Irish TV.
No wonder it’s taken 2 ½ years to
get time to release her third major album, “A Life That’s Good” (Sharpe Music).
The album features a bright mix of
Country, old & new, a little bit of pop, and even a couple of Irish tunes.
There are three of Lisa’s recent singles
here, “Hey I’m A Woman”, “Applejack” and the current radio hit “Hillbilly
Girl”. There’s covers of Trisha Yearwood’s “She’s In Love With The Boy” ,
Shania’s “Any Man Of Mine” and even Roy Acuff’s classic “Night Train To
Memphis”, (athough, very much based on Dolly Parton’s version) which is one of
the stand out tracks.
The title track comes from the
Nashville TV series soundtrack, written by Ashley Monroe & Sarah Siskind,
and there’s also songs from Kasey Musgraves, John Legend, and even Taylor Swift
!
Lisa co-wrote “Hey, I’m a Woman”
and also wrote “Left To Love”, a beautiful ballad that stands out on a largely
uptempo album. I hope it proves to be a winner, and encourages Lisa to further
her writing.
The two Irish numbers are the
rousing “Ireland” written by New Jersey born Americana artist Greg Trooper, and
the ever popular “Home To Donegal”, which she does an exceedingly warm version
of.
It’s been a while coming, but well
worth the wait. Another winner from Lisa McHugh!
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