Lisa Burns
Lisa Burns
Lisa Burns has been playing and singing for as long as she can remember. She took up the guitar at age 12 but when she started studying upright bass in 1994 she found her true calling. Lisa performs regularly with several bands, including Sidesaddle & Co. and The Sherry Austin Band. Shehas been seen on stages throughout the West, including Wintergrass (Tacoma, WA), the Strawberry Music Festival (Yosemite, CA), Summergrass (San Diego, CA), the California Bluegrass Association’s Father’s Day Festival (Grass Valley, CA) and the Rawhide Bluegrass Festival (Scottsdale, AZ). Her recordings include projects with Sherry Austin (Santa Cruz), Last Transit (San Diego), Mary McCaslin (Santa Cruz), and of course, Sidesaddle & Co. (San Jose, CA).
In 2009, Lisa will appear at the Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, The Kate Wolf Festival and the American River Music Festival.
Lisa was named Bass Player of the Year for 2008 and for 2009 by the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Her main band, Sidesaddle & Co., was named NCBS Band of the Year for 2008.
Lisa will teach at the California Bluegrass Association’s Music Camp for a second time in June of 2009. Lisa taught at the American River Acoustic Music Camp in 2007 and 2008 and will be returning to teach with us in August of 2009. She has conducted bass workshops at many California festivals including the Father’s Day festival at Grass Valley.
Her students say:
“She is a fantastic teacher–a great mix of enthusiasm, and practicality!”
“The handout (folder with CD) and all the info they contain was my
favorite tangible thing.”
“I appreciated all the preparation that you did to make the class
meaningful, comprehensive, and lasting.”
“Loved it! Very knowledgeable and presents the material with a sense of
humor which keeps it fun.”
“Fabulous teacher… Wonderful energy and spirit… Good motivator.”