Lydia Brownfield

Lydia Brownfield2021-11-19T15:42:37+00:00

Project Description

Similar Artists: The Staves, Sheryl Crow, Larkin Poe

Singer/songwriter Lydia Brownfield spent many years honing her craft in Atlanta. She opened for artists including Loudon Wainwright III, Peter Case, Shawn Mullins, and Indigo Girls and played shows with her band in the area’s top clubs. 

Before settling in Columbus, Brownfield became a regular performer in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village and began a recording career that has continued to date. 

Her songs reflect a lifetime of rich and also very human experiences.  They include growing up in Columbus, Ohio, and studying at the local fine arts college. A decade of living and performing in Atlanta and touring the south. A move to New York City and going through two difficult divorces. And most importantly, becoming a mom. All of this brings a dramatic, energetic, and entertaining live show.

RELEASES

“The Digger” (Single)
Release Date: September 14, 2021

The cornerstone of the album, “The Digger,” explores self-discovery before, during, after, and between relationships. Brownfield’s voice swells and recedes within the crevices of new love, heartbreak, and the holy grail of self-discovery. The song gracefully weaves and spirals in a melodic embrace in the search for truth: “… and if you find hell, well, just dig deeper still.” Brownfield says, “Although it’s rather personal, I think other people can relate.  We all have ‘stuff.’ Stuff we don’t like about ourselves, stuff we wish we could change, stuff that doesn’t serve us well, and stuff that isn’t even ours. We were born into other people’s stuff, and we just learn to carry it along with us. It becomes part of us. All this stuff is mixed in with what’s at the core of us – and if we don’t separate it and rid ourselves of that stuff, then it just continues, on and on.” Read more

“We Are Bound” (Single)
Release Date: October 12, 2021

hrough gentle strumming and Brownfield’s nurturing vocals, the single serves as a reminder that what we teach our kids is who they grow up to be. We can either lift up or tear down. It’s completely up to us. It’s off the upcoming album, Dig, due out November 19.  Read more

“Against the Light” (Single)
Release Date: November 9, 2021

Lydia Brownfield announces the release of the single “Against the Light” on November 9. It’s an anthem for those trying over and over again despite the odds and also a reckoning for those getting in their own way.  It’s off the upcoming album, Dig, due out November 19.

The frantic and impulsive tempo symbolizes a moth banging around the dark searching for the light. When she finds it she throws herself against it: “Around and round this light I’m flying banging loudly into the night, torn and broken but not beaten, I will throw myself again and again and again against the light”. Read more

Bio

Singer/songwriter Lydia Brownfield spent many years honing her craft in Atlanta. She opened for artists including Loudon Wainwright III, Peter Case, Shawn Mullins, and Indigo Girls and played shows with her band in the area’s top clubs. 

Before settling in Columbus, Brownfield became a regular performer in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village and began a recording career that has continued to date.

Her songs reflect a lifetime of rich and also very human experiences.  They include growing up in Columbus, Ohio, and studying at the local fine arts college. A decade of living and performing in Atlanta and touring the south. A move to New York City and going through two difficult divorces. And most importantly, becoming a mom. All of this brings a dramatic, energetic, and entertaining live show. 

Brownfield’s music influences range widely from folk and alternative country to power pop and punk, and her songs cross many of those same genres but find a comfortable spot among edgy folk/pop artists. Her pure and powerful voice has been compared to Alison Krauss, Sinéad O’Connor, and Sheryl Crow. Brownfield’s range of experiences extends to her live show. She may perform solo on guitar, accompanied by her partner and guitarist, Jeff Dalrymple, or play with her entire band. The result is a gifted lyricist showcasing a vast catalog of thoughtfully crafted and beautifully executed songs.

Chronology

  • 1995 – Courted by Ardent Studios in Memphis for a possible deal
  • 1997 – First album release: Live at Eddie’s Attic, a live album recorded at the infamous Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, Georgia
  • 2000 – Moved New York City and recorded demos in different studios and six songs with Stacy O’Dell
  • 2007 – Moved back to Columbus and released A Horse Named Yankee, a compilation of demos written from 1990-2003.  They were recorded in studios in Atlanta and New York. It also included live tracks and home recordings on a 4-track
  • 2010 – Released Feels Like This, a three-song EP of kids songs inspired by her son then seven-years-old. Co-produced by Felix Weber
  • 2013 – Released self-produced seven-song EP, Wanting’s For Sinners
  • 2016 – Released Ghosts & Lovers studio album produced by Billy Zenn
  • November 2020 – Release of Wandering Stars’ Somnambule. Brownfield is featured vocalist
  • November 2021Dig Album Release November 19

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