Lizzie Shirley singer and songwriter,  music and singing leader,  drama teacher and workshop leader, song arranger, actor, comedian and published poet.

Scotsman …’sings as sweetly as anyone in Edinburgh’

Time Out …’equally talented in both arts…a rare and ringing voice’.

5 Stars …’a blithe acoustic stance…utterly lovely’

South London Press : …’highly recommended’ …’a born performer’.


 email: Lizzieshirley@hotmail.co.uk

telephone: 07877143548

Available for performances of a political/Socialist set of radical songs, (including Brecht, anti-nuclear, Leon Rosselson, etc) In a performance called 'Sing and Survive'. with accompanist on piano.

And for performances as singer/songwriter - including political and social comment songs, love songs, and quirky fun songs.

 

 

 

 

 

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THE TREES ARE WEARING HOOLA HOOPS FOR EARRINGS

The trees are wearing hoola-hoops for earrings
Leaves dance like a head of curly hair.
Playful wind curves a journey around them,
Chasing roundabouts, clapping hands in circle games.

And the child buries the gun in time for play.

The trees are wearing hoola-hoops for earrings,
Someone threw them up there,
And noone brought them down.
They are bright pink and blue,
And they clasp on a branch or two,
Readily adorning curly cute crazy leaves.
Confirming whimsy
Feeding freedom
On the trees wearing hoola-hoops for earrings.

Down underneath just before play
The child buries the gun
And dances on the grave.

Down underneath just before play
The child buries the gun
And reads a book on the grave.

But the trees are wearing hoola-hoops for earrings.


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