Lisa Wright - 500 Miles
LCM Song Of The Day: ‘500 Miles’ - Lisa Wright
We love a great cover here at LCM HQ and our next LCM featured track is a wonderfully heartfelt and stripped version of the famous #1 hit ‘500 Miles’, orginally written and performed by The Proclaimers. Lisa is one of our favourite UK Country singer-songwriters and we think this version is very special. Enjoy!
At first glance; Lisa Wright is a 5ft, blonde, Essex girl who seemingly charms her way into the audiences’ affection by cracking jokes and telling stories but then she begins to play... and the room goes silent.
Described as ‘Cam meets Patty Griffin meets John Mayer’, it's clear from your first listen that, to Lisa, lyrics mean everything. Inside Nashville called Lisa's songwriting: "intelligent, elegant and beyond her years".
With great support from BBC Introducing, Lisa was announced as one of their emerging ‘Sound of 2017s’ and subsequently was handpicked by BBC 6 to represent the BBC at Latitude Festival. 2017 saw Lisa reach over 60,000 Spotify downloads; playlists on radio including; Chris Country & Amazing Radio, and supporting artists such as; Cam, Eric Paslay Ward Thomas and Phil Vassar on their UK tours.
But, it doesn't stop there...
After she impressed the transatlantic audience with her songwriting, Lisa was championed by the Nashville Songwriters Association who announced her as their ‘One to Watch’.
With all this in mind it's understandable why Lisa has often been described as “the UKs best kept secret”, but not for long.