Lonesome Liz Music

Lonesome Liz Art Contest Winners

2013-04-17T20:52:00.001-07:00

FIRST PLACE: I'm going to write these two their very own songs on the theme of their choosing AND if I'm in their area, (and I shall likely be as they're in Nashville and NYC, they are on the guest list and I'm buyin' 'em a shot of whsikey too. Seein' as how there's not currently a show booked in aforementioned areas, however, I'm going to make videos of their songs AND send 'em a shot of whiskey in their very own mojo bottles. Logan wants a real mojo bottle so I don't suggest you drink THAT whiskey Logan. Instructions will come with it.

Anjeanette Illustration

Draft

Logan Riley

ECOND PLACE: Again, if I'm in their area they're comin' to the show and drinkin' a shot of whiskey on me. And if not I'm sendin' 'em one in a Mojo Bottle. These two are going to get a video of the original or cover song of their choice.

Orville Dunworth

Lana Gentry

(Now, these two created these before the contest but I'm damned if they don't deserve 2nd place anyway. Oh, wait, I already AM damned. Damn.

THIRD PLACE: Three shots of whiskey in bottles painted by me goes to:

Martta Rose Kelly

Tony Martinez

Honorable Mention:

Charles O'Donnovan

Lonesome Liz Art Contest Winners - Tony Martinez

2013-04-17T20:31:00.001-07:00

LL Fan Tony Martinez sent so many cool entries they get their own blog. Thanks so much Tony! (Who also tied for 3rd place with one of these but still gets his own blog too).

Hangin' Songs - Frankie Silver

2013-04-04T15:42:00.001-07:00

Frankie Silver killed her husband with an axe one winter's night. Seems he was in all likelihood extremely abusive and she did it in self defense but it got pretty gruesome. She either hacked him to pieces or had her mom and brother help her do that - no one's sure which. They then hid him in various parts in various places, from the fireplace to beneath the floor. What I found most intriguing about the story is the history says they called a conjure man in to find the body. In fact, he found it and was the cause of her hanging. So, I wrote a new ballad based on him:

Sheriff Joe called Conjure Jim.

"Bring your witchin' ball", he told him.

"Bring your hoodoo roots

and your juju juice.

No one's sure what Frankie Silver did.

Come conjure out whatever it is she hid."

Old Counjure Jim said, "Sheriff man,

I'm not really sure I can.

Snows blowin' high.

There's a darkenin' sky.

I don't care what Frankie Silver's done.

Just 'cause you call don't mean Old Jim runs."

There's chickens in the storm.

There's coyotes in the barn.

There's a murder of crows clawin at the trees.

Frakiie's cryin' alone on snowy knees.

Conjure Jim said, "Sheriff Joe,

how much will you pay me?

Let me make sure

I won't get more

from that cryin' lady.

How much will you pay me?"

"Name your price, just show us what she hid.

No one's sure what Frankie Silver did."

There's chickens in the storm. etc.

He came and spit some whiskey on the floor.

He scratched weird patterns on the door.

He tossed his witchin' ball all too and fro.

Soon Frankie Silver's hangin on the gallows.

'Cause before too long they knew what Frankie did.

Old Conjure Jim won't let nothin' stay hid.

Blood rose up from the dirt below.

Bone shards crackled in the ember glow.

When he rolls his witchin ball across the hearth

you ain't keepin' nothin' in the dark.

Her innocence became real hard to swallow.

So, Frankie Silver's hangin' on the gallows.

There's chickens, etc.

More about Frankie Silver and a link to the original ballad: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/04/ballad-of-frankie-silver.html

New Entries in the Lonesome Liz Art Contest

2013-03-19T20:46:00.002-07:00

by Logan Riley:

and Nashville's Anjeanette Illustration, (in progress):

With Iconic Songwriter Bobby Braddock at the TN Senate

2013-03-19T20:45:00.002-07:00

Mr. Braddock was honored by the Senate yesterday and I was invited to join them on the floor. Blog coming soon to Outlaw Magazine:

The Night and a Memory Video for Couch by Couchwest

2013-03-16T21:03:00.002-07:00

They said my eyes turned an intern to stone so watch at your own risk:

http://couchbycouchwest.com/lonesome-liz-the-night-and-a-memory/

Written with Eric Mellencamp

New LL Art Contest Entires

2013-03-13T13:16:00.003-07:00

by Tony Martinez

by Martta Rose Kelly

by Mike George

Wednsday is Hunch Day! Hasil Adkins and the Upcoming Documentary, 'My Blue Star'

2013-03-13T07:04:00.004-07:00

Lonesome Liz talks about Hasil Adkins

video by Ron Thomas Smith for his upcoming documentary,

'My Blue Star'

LL Tribute Tuesday - Waylon Jennings

2013-03-12T09:02:00.001-07:00

Lonesome, Onry and Mean

Video by Ron Thomas Smith

Waymore's Blues

Video by http://www.youtube.com/vintagequeen54

Cathy Pippen

A Spin-off of 'Don't Ya'll Think This Outlaw Business Done Got Out of Hand'

With Jesco White

Video by Ron Thomas Smith

http://www.youtube.com/globalmojo

Lonesome Liz Art Contest

2013-03-11T12:41:00.002-07:00

Enter the LL Art Contest now through April Fools Day. EVERYONE who enters will get a signed copy of their own drawing + the winning one.

The prizes are:

FIRST PLACE: I'll write a song for you on a theme of your choosing + come to the Lonesome Liz show of your choice and drink a shot of whiskey with me on me, (if I'm not playing in your area I'll send you a shot of whiskey + make a video of your favorite song, (original or cover).

SECOND PLACE: Come to the Lonesome Liz show of your choice and drink a shot of whiskey with me on me :) If I'm not in your area, I'll send you a shot of whiskey and make a video of your favorite song, (original or cover).

THIRD PLACE: Three shots of whiskey in bottles painted by me. (See examples of my bottle art here: http://lonesomelizpage.blogspot.com).

Join my Facebook page if you're not already there for photos to base your work on. http://www.facebook.com/lonesomeliz Entries can be alterations of photographs, drawings, collages... anything you like!

Submit entries via Facebook or email to: elizabeth.bissette@gmail.com Winners will be announced on April Fool's Day.

LL in art:

By Lana Gentry

As 'Faust' by Katelan Foisy

As a cartoon by James Hislope

from a photo by David Beloff

Entries so far:

by Tony Martinez

By Orville Dunworth

by Mike George

By Charles ODonnavan

By Tony Martinez

by Tony Martinez

Songwriter's Night at Hotel Indigo, Nashville

2013-02-25T07:40:00.003-08:00

With Nolan Neal, Savannah Music Group

A Love Song For You

2013-02-05T09:00:00.000-08:00

If I could write a love song
I'd write one for you.
I'd make it all about what went wrong
and what's right with you.

If I could compose an emotional ballad or two...
I'd sing them all and they
would be all about you.

If I believed that wishes could come true,
I'd wish I could write a love song for you.

I'm bored and mean. I'm incomplete.
I need you to step back a beat.
I feel alright. I ain't uptight.
I just never get love songs right.

But I miss you when I can't kiss you
and I need you when I don't see you
and I wish I could write a love song for you;

all about what went wrong
and what's right with you.

If I could compose an emotional ballad or two...
I'd sing them all and they would be all about you.
If I had a love song, I'd sing it for you.

The Night and A Memory

2013-01-25T19:01:00.000-08:00

Written with Eric Mellencamp

Got lost walkin' 'cause where I was tryin' to go to
isn't really a place; it's a face. It's you.
I've worn out holes in my shoes.
It's a fright what the night and a memory can do.

I'm lost in the night and a memory.
I'm lost in the night and a memory.
You may say I got the Devil in me
but I'm reminded of angels when I spin in your memory.

I already wasn't right when yesterday hit me.
Like a firecracker, your echo lit me.
It was like a sleepin' dog that woke up and bit me;
the idea that you'll probably soon forget me.

And you left me in the night with a memory.
I'm stranded in the night and a memory.
Wish you'd let go of the Devil in me
'cause I'm reminded of angels when I spin in your memory.

I'll wake up somewhere anyhow, I don't know.
Wish I could wake up a long time ago
before I was chasin' your shadow
but I'm always a stone's throw
from a memory.

I'm caught in the night and a memory.
I'm lost in the night and a memory.
You may say I've got the Devil in me
but I'm reminded of angels when I spin in your memory.

I've worn out holes in my shoes
it's a fright what hte night and a memory can do.
I'd go to Hell if I had a soul to lose.
It's a fright what the night and a memory can do.

I'm scared of the night and your memory.
I'm lost in the night and your memory.
I can't let go of the Devil in me
'cause I'm lost in the night and in your memory.
I'm reminded of angels in your memory.

Warnin' Label

2013-01-15T13:51:00.001-08:00

I should have worn a warning label
so you'd understand
I can get more than a little
out of hand.

Or maybe caution tape around me
so you'd've known soon as you found me
the outlaw routine ain't all an act.
I'm kinda mean as a matter of fact.

I'm mean but I didn't mean it.
I'm sorry that you've seen it.
The way I feel is gettin' so profound
I'm havin' a hard time writin' it down.

No it ain't the very first time
I'm reminded I should've stopped at the wine.
It won't be the last one either;
last one to remind me'll be St. Peter.

But its the very last time I'll do that to you.
I wrote you this song 'cause you're really cute.
I'm gonna write you another one too;
cause I can't keep my mind off you.

I'm mean but I didn't mean it.
I'm sorry that you've seen it.
The way I feel is gettin' so profound
I'm havin' a hard time writin' it down.

I Was Drinking Beer When the Whiskey Took Over

2013-01-12T21:24:00.001-08:00

I was drinkin' beer when the whiskey took over.
Woke up this morning' in jail in Hanover.
It's been a long time since I was sober.
I'm not sure what I did.

I ain't upset and I ain't complainin'.
There's a lot of names that I ain't naming'.
Bein' behind bars is kinda drainin'.
Wish they'd just send me home.

If I knew what I didn't do
I sure wouldn't tell you.
I wouldn't be in here
if I'd have just stuck to beer.

I was drinkin' beer when the whiskey got to me.
Sorrow rained down and the blues walked through me.
I ain't sayin' much but it ain't on me.
So the story goes...

That's what I say and I'm sticking' to it.
I may be here but I didn't do it.
I was gonna run but I figured screw it.
That's all you need to know.

If I knew what I didn't do etc

I was drinkin' beer when the whiskey hit me
then his memory and then the misery
I'm pretty sure the Devil bit me
just leave me alone.

The judge looked straight at me this mornin'
said he'd given me fair warnin'
the whole damn thing is kinda alarmin'
wish he'd have just sent me home.

I been here too long
and I ain't done no wrong
I wouldn't be here
if I'd have just stuck to beer.

I was drinkin' beer when the whiskey got to me
everyone said that's how the Devil'd do me.
I was gonna run but didn't think they'd screw me
I didn't do no wrong.

Took three bailiffs and a sheriff to hold me
when my lawyer up and told me
down the river those bastards had sold me
bottom line, my ass is gone.

You Might Be Right, But It's All Gone Wrong

2013-01-12T13:11:00.002-08:00

Another night hearin' how hard you've tried,
hours of remindin' me that I lied.
We've been over and over it a thousand times.
Why don't you quit, leave me and it behind?

Because you might be right but it's all gone wrong
so none of this matters anymore.
I've heard it all, heard it all too long.
Every day I wake up feelin' I've been here before.
You might be right but it's all gone wrong.

I'm not tired of listenin', just tired of listenin' to you
tell me there's not a damn thing I can do
to make it better. Let's call it a draw
or better yet, don't call me at all

because you might be right etc.

I'm gonna make things simple for a change.
Why don't you forget you know my name.
I'm leavin' in the mornin', sounds like I should.
You can talk to yourself about how I'm no good

because you might be right etc.

Rainy Day Longing

2013-01-12T13:00:00.000-08:00

Rainy day longing
for my rainy day you
sometimes in the morning
the sky and I are more blue.

Rain echoes and you haunt me
like a shadow dancin all the time.
It would be better if you didn't want me
but I can't say that I mind.

Sometimes you fall like rain in my footsteps
other times you put up a fight.
I should probably have a few regrets
and maybe some day soon I might.

Rainy day longing
for my rainy day you
you keep creeping up without warning
and the sky and I keep gettin blue.

Muddy Roots and the AMA at Outlaw Magazine

2012-10-05T13:14:00.002-07:00

Read about my adventures at both in Outlaw Magazine:

http://www.outlawmagazine.com

With Kara Clark during the AMA. Photo by Whitney Holmes

Songwriters Night, Billy's Idle Hour, Nashville

2012-09-10T20:52:00.001-07:00

I had the opportunity to sit in and play a few several weeks ago with Kara Clark - because I was playing, there unfortunately aren't photos of me but caught some fantastic ones of her

My Ineractive Media Project in Progress, Jesse James and the Generals

2012-07-11T13:13:00.002-07:00

photos by Lonesome Liz...

More about Jesse James and the Generals at http://jessejamesandthegenerals.blogspot.com

Do you hear me Jesse James?

song by Lonesome Liz

rehearsal video by Cathy Pippen

General Hood's March

lyrics by Lonesome Liz

rehearsal video by Cathy Pippen

The Gray Ghost

rehearsal video by Aaron Vegas

Yellowberri Productions

Live in Kentucky

2012-07-11T11:22:00.003-07:00

Photos and Video by Wayne Titsworth and Cathy Pippen

Waymore's Blues...

Waylon Jennings tribute

You Drove Me to Drinkin', Now Who's Gonna Drive Me Home?

Rye Whiskey...

adapted by Lonesome Liz

I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs...

Johnny Cash tribute

John Hardy's Hangin' Ground

lyrics by Lonesome Liz

We Agree...

lyrics by Lonesome Liz

Songwriters Round

2012-07-09T22:08:00.001-07:00

photos by Wayne Titsworth, video by Cathy Pippen

The Only Me Worth Keepin' You Kept...

lyrics by Lonesome Liz

Wandering William...

lyrics by Lonesome Liz

Wayfairing Stranger

adapted by Lonesome Liz

With Mitch Plumlee and Coloton Steele

2012-07-09T21:39:00.002-07:00

photos and video by Wayne Titsworth and Cathy Pippen...

The Weight...

Levon Helm tribute

with Mitchell Plumlee...

Jesse James Outlaw Draw

2012-06-29T10:58:00.001-07:00

Jesse James Outlaw Draw

There's a new Mojo Sideshow in progress! Lonesome Liz's Wild West Show, featuring the ghosts of the James/Younger Gang, inspired by local history and centered on James' time in Lost River Cave.

The first Sideshow, a Southern Gothic 'Faust' with the legend of the Crossroads as it's centerpiece, joined distinctly Southern artists with leaders of the New York scene. They included Molly Crabapple, Wes Freed, Katelan Foisy, myself and others from Achen, Germany to Hazard, Kentucky. The production also featured burlesque, fire juggling, magic tricks, and Outlaw Country by J. B. Beverley and I as well as choreography by Becca Bernard, M.F.A.

I've had input as the songs were written and the existing script revised not only from multiple Grammy Award winning Americana artists but also from Beat Poet Charles Plymell and the grandson of one of the Younger's who rode with Jesse. I'm even more excited about this production than I was the first, especially as I've also had the benefit of hearing local James tales and lore.

Outlaw Magazine will be filming some of the songs from the show in the most authentic setting imaginable, the haunted former hotel/ brothel above Labold and Sons on the square. The place remains virtually unchanged since Jesse James' day. New York artist Jonathan Wagner has joined the production crew and will be drawing from set photos both for the magazine and other promotional purposes.

Join me at Labold and Sons on Tues. to be part of the project! All you have to do is dress up like an Outlaw, (if you haven't already seen, the place is FULL of amazing costumes in the making), and pose for a photo. Everyone who participates will have a copy of Jonathan's drawing of them and will also receive credit in Outlaw Mag, along with links to any of your own music/art etc.

If you'd like to be part of the video too, of course you're welcome! Email me for more details. We're still setting times and can, for photos, work with your schedule. The date here i s tentative, depending on availability/heat/etc.

Jesse James and the Generals, A L. L. Wild West Show

Gray Ghost Preview Video from an Outlaw Amish Barn

Thirteen Photos from Our Haunted Set

Lonesome Liz Jesse James Photos by James Neighbors

Jonathan Wagner Art

Labold and Sons Gallery and Vintage Boutique

My painting with Jonathan Wagner:

Photos from the set of the Jesse James/Gray Ghost Videos

2012-06-12T21:02:00.001-07:00

by James Neighbors. Taken at Labold and Sons Vintage Boutique and Art Gallery downtown on the square in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Follow them on Twitter, they're amazing! http://www.twitter.com/laboldandsons