Lisa Lambe
{{Short description|Irish singer, actress, songwriter & folklorist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2016}}
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| name = Lisa Lambe
| image = Lisa Lambe - Juniper.jpg
| caption = Lambe in promotional still for Juniper (2020)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|08|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ireland
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| alma_mater = Trinity College, Dublin
| occupation = {{Flatlist |
- Singer
- actress
- songwriter
- folklorist
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- Folk
- Irish trad
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Lisa Lambe is an Irish singer, actress, songwriter and folklorist.{{Cite web |title=Interview with Lisa Lambe |url=https://issuu.com/gowildmagazine/docs/go_wild_staycation_-_summer_edition_2020/s/11273131 |access-date=2022-09-20 |via=issuu.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Lisa Lambe – Boyle Arts Festival 2022 |url=https://www.boylearts.com/event/lisa-lambe/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=www.boylearts.com |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001151222/https://www.boylearts.com/event/lisa-lambe/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Lisa Lambe in Concert |url=https://irishculturalcentre.co.uk/event/lisa-lambe-in-concert/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Irish Cultural Centre |language=en-US}} She was born in Dublin, the youngest in a family of ten children.{{cite web|url = https://blueelan.com/products/lisa-lambe?srsltid=AfmBOorAtu3Cbsmq5GmZ5jJbm8aWCMU33r4kr1dNrGSTgZdvEE4Jc8qf | website = blueelan.com| title = Blue Élan Records - Products - Lisa Lambe - Biography | accessdate = 24 August 2024}}
Acting career
Lambe graduated with a degree in acting from Trinity College Dublin.{{cite web|url=https://www.lisalambe.ie/about/|title=Official website|last1=Lambe|first1=Lisa|website=Lisa Lambe About}} She was nominated for a Best Actress Award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards for her performance in the lead role of Philomena O Shea in Rough Magic's musical Improbable Frequency.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
Lambe's theatrical play roles have included Anna Karenina{{Cite web|url=https://www.gatetheatre.ie/production/annakarenina/|title=Anna Karenina|website=Gate Theatre Dublin|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-27}} and Johanna in Sweeney Todd at the Gate Theatre;{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/amp/450288/|title=Sweeney Todd|website=RTÉ.ie|access-date=2020-04-27}}{{dead|date=December 2024}} Oonagh in Jimmy's Hall,{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/ireland/article/BWW-Review-The-Abbey-Theatre-is-JIMMYS-HALL-20180801 |title=BWW Review: The Abbey Theatre is JIMMY'S HALL | last=Rooney|first=Jini|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-25}} Lil - written especially for her- in The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien,{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/ireland/article/BWW-Review-THE-COUNTRY-GIRLS-at-The-Abbey-Theatre-20190310 |title=BWW Review: THE COUNTRY GIRLS at The Abbey Theatre |last=Rooney|first=Jini|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-27}} and Patsy in The Unmanageable Sisters at the Abbey Theatre;{{Cite web|title=The Unmanageable Sisters|url=https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/whats-on/the-unmanageable-sisters/|access-date=2020-06-21|website=Abbey Theatre|language=en}} Sorcha in Ross O'Carroll-Kelly's The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger, Breaking Dad, Between Foxrock and a Hard Place at the Gaiety Theatre{{Cite web|url=https://www.landmarkproductions.ie/production/breaking-dad/|title=Breaking Dad|website=Landmark Productions|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25}} and Nora in A Doll's House at the Helix Theatre.{{Cite web|url=http://itmarchive.ie/web/Reviews/Current/A-Doll-s-House.aspx.html|title=Irish Theatre Magazine {{!}} Reviews {{!}} Current {{!}} A Doll's House|website=itmarchive.ie|access-date=2020-04-25}} She played the role of 'Fairy' in Hex at the National Theatre in London in late 2022 to early 2023.{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2022-12-07 |title=Hex review – musical Sleeping Beauty casts a darkly dazzling spell |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/dec/07/hex-review-musical-sleeping-beauty-olivier-national-theatre-rufus-norris |access-date=2023-06-17 |issn=0261-3077}}
She played Elizabeth O'Farrell in The Bloody Irish, written for PBS in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/Bloody-Irish-1916-musical-PBS-Irish-history.html|title="Bloody Irish" 1916 musical on PBS stays away from standard reiteration of Irish history|website=IrishCentral.com|date=15 October 2015 |access-date=2020-04-25}}
Music career
Lambe is a featured soloist and performs regularly with Ireland's RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
She was a member of Celtic Woman from 2010 to 2014 during which time she appeared on the albums: Believe, Home For Christmas, and Emerald: Musical Gems. She also appeared on several compilation albums that were released after her exit.
Her first solo album, Hiding Away, was recorded in Nashville and released in 2015. The single "Heaven" from this album featured some of the members of ALONE Ireland, a charity with which Lambe is affiliated.{{Cite web|url=https://musician.ie/lisa-lambe-hiding-away-album/|title=Lisa Lambe - Hiding Away [Album]|website=musician.ie|date=February 4, 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=26 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826175129/https://musician.ie/lisa-lambe-hiding-away-album/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Out of Hiding:Lisa Lambe Finally Expressing Herself |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/out-of-hiding-lisa-lambe-is-finally-expressing-herself-31001154.html |website=Independent.ie}} She released her second solo album, Juniper, in 2020. It was written in Connemara and recorded in Donegal Ireland with producer Karl Odlum,{{Cite web|url=https://www.todayfm.com/podcasts/the-last-word-with-matt-cooper/culture-club-lisa-lambe|title=Culture Club - Lisa Lambe|first=Sarah|last=Stacey|website=TodayFM}} and was described by evoke.ie as "a love letter to Ireland".{{Cite web|url=https://www.blueelan.com/artists/lisa-lambe/|title=Blue Élan Records - Artists - Lisa Lambe|website=Blue Élan|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517213539/https://www.blueelan.com/artists/lisa-lambe/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://evoke.ie/2020/04/13/showbiz/singer-lisa-lambes-new-album-juniper-is-a-love-letter-to-ireland|title=Singer Lisa Lambe's album Juniper|last=Quigley|first=Maeve|date=2020-04-13|website=EVOKE.ie|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-26}} Lambe released her third solo album, Wild Red, in November, 2021. Her new album was BBC Radio's album of the week{{Cite web|url=https://www.theheadlineagency.com/lisa-lambe-2/|title=Lisa Lambe {{!}} The Headline Agency|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-25}} and placed in Goldmine USA Magazine{{'}}s Top 100 songs of 2021. Lisa Lambe Live was released in 2023.
She has recorded works for several film projects, including the soundtracks of Float Like a Butterfly and An Klondike.{{Cite web|url=https://stevelynch.bandcamp.com/album/an-klondike-ost|title=An Klondike OST, by Steve Lynch|website=Steve Lynch}}
"Nightvisiting", Lambe's folklore, ballad songs and stories show, began touring in 2023.{{fact|date=December 2024}}
On 1 October 2024, it was announced that Lambe returned to the Celtic Woman group for the Symphony and White Christmas tours, taking the place of Emma Warren.{{Cite web |title=Lisa Lambe joins Celtic Woman for Symphony 2024 |url=https://www.celticwoman.com/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |website=celticwoman.com |publisher=Celtic Woman}}
Selected filmography
- Float Like a Butterfly - Samson Films {{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7636672/|title=Float Like a Butterfly|via=www.imdb.com}}
- RTÉ Thanks for the Memories: Brendan Grace{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/1077640-brendan-grace-thanks-for-the-memories/|title=Brendan Grace Thanks For The Memories|format=TV series|date=September 23, 2019|publisher=RTÉ}}
- Bachelors Walk {{fact|date=December 2024}}
- The Bloody Irish! Songs of the 1916 Rising - PBS{{Cite web|url=https://irishamerica.com/2015/10/bloody-irish-on-pbs/|title=Bloody Irish on PBS|date=October 1, 2015 | website = irishamerica.com }}
Discography
= With Celtic Woman =
- Believe 2012
- Home For Christmas 2012
- Emerald: Musical Gems 2014
- Decade: The Songs, The Show, The Traditions, The Classics 2015 (compilation album)
- Solo 2015 (compilation album)
- Christmas 2015 (compilation album)
- The Best of Christmas 2017 (compilation album)
- Celebration: 15 Years of Music and Magic 2020 (compilation album)
= Solo =
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Irish women singers
Category:Irish women singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Irish singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Irish actresses
Category:Actresses from County Dublin