Lisbee Stainton

Lisbee Stainton is a singer-songwriter from Hampshire, United Kingdom, who is based in London. Born in 1988, she writes and performs with an 8-string guitar and is associated with folk-pop, traditional songwriting and acoustic singer-songwriter material.

Early career and education

Stainton writes songs from a young age and studies Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London. She begins her career as an unsigned artist and becomes the first unsigned singer-songwriter to perform at London’s O2 Arena, playing to an audience of 30,000.

Recordings and releases

Her first album is Firefly, which she records with Guildford-based producer Rain. She later releases Girl on an Unmade Bed, produced by Rupert Christie and recorded at Abbey Road. Her singles include Red, Just Like Me and Never Quite an Angel. Red is playlisted by BBC Radio 2 after support from BBC 6Music DJ Tom Robinson, and the two later singles are also playlisted on Radio 2. Just Like Me is chosen as Record of the Week on BBC Radio 2’s Radcliffe and Maconie show.

Broadcast support and live work

Stainton receives repeated radio support from BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6Music, including live sessions for both stations and for BBC Hereford and Worcester. She also performs a live session for BBC Radio London’s Robert Elms Show, and BBC Radio 2 broadcasts a live recording from Bristol’s Colston Hall as part of its In Concert series.

Tours and collaborations

She tours in support of Joan Armatrading across the UK and Europe as part of a world tour, and later supports Tom Dice on a tour of Germany. She also appears on the compilation Latest and Greatest Women of Song on Union Square Records, alongside artists including Katie Melua and Judy Garland.

Critical response

Her work receives attention from publications including MOJO, Uncut, The Independent on Sunday, the Daily Express, The Mirror and The Times. Other descriptions of her music emphasise slowly moving rhythms, English melancholy, a soulful undertow and a folk-pop voice, and she is often presented as a Radio 2 and BBC 6Music favourite.

Publishing

Stainton is published by Hornall Bros Music.