Lisa Moscatiello
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Lisa Moscatiello is an American singer who is part of the Washington, DC area music scene. She is listed in Music Hound's Folk: Essential Album Guide, and is most often categorized as a folk vocalist. Moscatiello is, however, known for her versatility and range, and has appeared on stage singing the music of Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham
in a production by the avant-garde theatre group Mabou Mines
, and is featured on recordings by the Washington, DC-area electronica band, Arthur Loves Plastic
.
A native of Arlington, Virginia, she attended Yale University
from 1984 to 1988. She was actively involved in Yale's a cappella
music community as a member of the group Redhot & Blue
. She was a member of the British-style folk-rock band The New St. George from 1989 to 1994. She joined the New York-based Celtic-fusion band Whirligig in 1996, and performed with them through 2002, with appearances at the Philadelphia Folk Festival
, the Newport Folk Festival
, and Britain's Cropredy Festival
.
In 2005, she formed her own jazz-folk hybrid band called The Space Dots, and recorded an album of "acid cabaret" songs with them called Trouble from the Start
. Other recent projects of note include Jennifer Cutting's Ocean (2003) album featuring Maddy Prior
and Gabriel Yacoub
and Well Kept Secrets
(2003) with fiddler Rosie Shipley.
She is an Italian American
.
Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham was a Scottish folk musician. He was a founding member of Silly Wizard, as well as a member of Relativity, The Raindogs, and Nightnoise. Throughout his career, Cunningham was also a fiddler, composer and producer. His younger brother, Phil Cunningham, is a multi-instrumentalist...
in a production by the avant-garde theatre group Mabou Mines
Mabou Mines
Mabou Mines is an avant-garde theatre company founded in 1970 and based in New York City.-History:Mabou Mines is a collaborative, avant-garde theater company based in New York City...
, and is featured on recordings by the Washington, DC-area electronica band, Arthur Loves Plastic
Arthur Loves Plastic
Arthur Loves Plastic or ALP is the performing name of Washington, D.C. based electronic music recording artist Bev Stanton.- Biography :...
.
A native of Arlington, Virginia, she attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
from 1984 to 1988. She was actively involved in Yale's a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
music community as a member of the group Redhot & Blue
Redhot & Blue
Redhot & Blue, usually called Redhot, is Yale University's oldest coeducational a cappella group. Founded in 1977, the group has released twelve albums and toured around the United States and the world. The group’s repertoire is based in the jazz genre, but has expanded to include an array of...
. She was a member of the British-style folk-rock band The New St. George from 1989 to 1994. She joined the New York-based Celtic-fusion band Whirligig in 1996, and performed with them through 2002, with appearances at the Philadelphia Folk Festival
Philadelphia Folk Festival
The Philadelphia Folk Festival is an annual folk music festival near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Begun in 1962, the four-day festival is sponsored by the non-profit Philadelphia Folksong Society. The event hosts contemporary and traditional artists in genres...
, the Newport Folk Festival
Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established Newport Jazz Festival...
, and Britain's Cropredy Festival
Cropredy Festival
Fairport's Cropredy Convention is an annual festival of folk and rock music held on the edge of the village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire, England. It has taken place in August since 1976....
.
In 2005, she formed her own jazz-folk hybrid band called The Space Dots, and recorded an album of "acid cabaret" songs with them called Trouble from the Start
Trouble From the Start
-Audio previews/downloads from Trouble from the Start:* * * * -Radio interview:*WAMU Metro Connection - Lisa Moscatiello: Trouble from the Start...
. Other recent projects of note include Jennifer Cutting's Ocean (2003) album featuring Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span.-Early life:...
and Gabriel Yacoub
Gabriel Yacoub
Gabriel Yacoub was born in Paris, of a Lebanese father and a French mother. He was a guitarist and singer with the Alan Stivell group that toured France in 1971. Before he founded Malicorne, Gabriel and Marie Yacoub recorded Pierre de Grenoble . Indeed this was originally intended to be the name of...
and Well Kept Secrets
Well Kept Secrets
Well Kept Secrets is a studio album from Lisa Moscatiello and Rosie Shipley which was released in 2003.-Release notes:"Well Kept Secrets has an intimate, direct sound, inviting listeners to savor the blend of Rosie's deep, pure fiddle tone and Lisa's rich, sensuous alto voice...
(2003) with fiddler Rosie Shipley.
She is an Italian American
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
.
Discography
- Innocent When You Dream (1997)
- Second AvenueSecond Avenue (album)- 2002 Machine Heart Music reissue :- Audio previews/downloads from Second Avenue reissue :* * * * and and * * * and * and * * * * * * and...
(2000) - What Happens After LoveWhat Happens After Love-Audio previews/downloads from What Happens After Love:***...
(with Fred Lieder) (2002) - Well Kept SecretsWell Kept SecretsWell Kept Secrets is a studio album from Lisa Moscatiello and Rosie Shipley which was released in 2003.-Release notes:"Well Kept Secrets has an intimate, direct sound, inviting listeners to savor the blend of Rosie's deep, pure fiddle tone and Lisa's rich, sensuous alto voice...
(with Rosie Shipley) (2003) - Trouble from the StartTrouble From the Start-Audio previews/downloads from Trouble from the Start:* * * * -Radio interview:*WAMU Metro Connection - Lisa Moscatiello: Trouble from the Start...
(2005)