Liz Green (musician)

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Liz Green
Genres Blues, folk
LabelsHumble Soul, PIAS Recordings
Website lizgreenmusic.co.uk

Liz Green is an English, Manchester-based, singer-songwriter. [1] In 2007, Green won the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent competition. [2] In 2011 she released her debut album, O, Devotion!. [3] [4] [5] In 2012 she recorded a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Sisters of Mercy" for a covers compilation; it was later offered as a download from her website. Her second album Haul Away! was released in 2014. Later that year, she played a radio session on Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music evening show, featuring a cover of David Bowie's "Five Years". [6] Other than a self-distributed 2017 EP, Crow Cries, Green has released no music since.

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Discography

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Singles

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