Album Notes

Lisa Doyle has had a varied and interesting journey in the field of music.

Raised by musical parents, she studied piano, drums, woodwinds, and guitar.

She began writing songs in high school, influenced by Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and the Beatles, while playing drums in Thursday's Children, a rock band in Central New York.

Later, Lisa formed the band Tumbleweed, a country-rock group, which showcased her original songs as well as covers.

Lisa received a B.A. in Psychology and Music from SUNY majoring in flute, and went on to receive a Masters of Arts in Music Therapy at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.

She curently works in the Boston area as a Music Therapist with a mentally-ill population, using songwriting with her clients.

Lisa brings a unique combination of talents to her songwriting: rhythmic intricacies from her experience as a drummer, an alluring sense of melodic line from her experience playing flute, and a compassionate understanding of the human condition enhanced by her work as a therapist.

Lisa has had songs published in Nashville and L.A., and is a member of the Songwriters Guild.

This CD is a collection of Lisa's best material both up-tempo and ballads, combining her rock, folk and country influences.

On it, she plays guitar and harmonica, displaying her Dylanesque style.

Mark Doyle, Lisa's brother, arranged and produced the CD.

In his review of "Smoke and Mirrors" for the Syracuse, New York Post-Standard, Mark Bialczak describes this collection as "the real deal" and calls "Just Not Me" "one of the wisest break-up songs around," praising Lisa's "confident voice and lyrical touch."