Hailing from Co. Mayo on the West Coast of Ireland, Lisa Canny grew up immersed in the traditional Irish music scene. 7-time All-Ireland champion on harp and banjo, Lisa has toured the U.S., Canada, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, UK and Ireland extensively as lead singer and music with groups Celtic Crossroads and The Young Irelanders, playing to live crowds of over 50k and appearing on PBS specials to millions. Lisa holds a BA in Irish Music and Dance and a MA in Ethnomusicology.

“Discovered” by Miles Copeland (The Police, CIA Records) at a gig in LA Lisa was swiftly flown over to ASCAPs Annual Songwriters Retreat and introduced to Jodi Marr, who signed her to her first publishing deal with AbFab Artists.

As she began to write her own material Lisa found that she was inspired as much by pop and hip-hop music as she was the Irish traditional and folk music she was brought up on. Combining these elements, Lisa’s original music is truly unique. Her performances are high-energy, hard-hitting and highly entertaining.

“A Masterpiece” Timeout Magazine

“The most exciting act to come out of Ireland in years” Barry Devlin

“Crossing so many genres it’s hard to define” Ryan Tubridy

“Canny doesn’t do twee and traditional. Instead she rocks the stage like a classically trained Janis Joplin” No More Workhorse

Her debut single “Lifeline” was released June 2015 and went in at number 9 in the Irish charts. Her debut EP “Freedom” was released May 2018 and reached number 5 in the Irish charts. She is the “Future Music” Songwriter of the Year 2016 and was nominated for the same by UMA in 2018. BBC America named her within the “Top Ten Irish acts you don’t want to miss” and she made the “Best of 2020” list by Sofar Sounds London.

She has performed on the Late Late Show and has shared stages with the likes of Gavin James, Glen Hansard, Sinead O’Connor, The Coronas, Aslan, Horslips, Beverly Craven and Lisa Hannigan to name but a few.

Lisa is currently working on her debut album release in London after a sell-out 2019 tour of Germany, Ireland and United Kingdom.