About Liz
Longley has a gift for culling musical treasures as though straight from thin air. And now, the Berklee College of Music graduate and award-winning songwriter is set to share them with listeners on her self-titled album-her first after signing with Sugar Hill Records in December 2014.
The collection of 11 songs was recorded in Nashville with an all-pro band-and in a pulse-quickening fashion so rare in today’s world of overproduced, airbrushed records. “I love being in the studio and feeding off the energy of other musicians. It’s not something I get to do often on the road because I’ve mostly toured solo.”
While Longley’s songs and vocals invite complimentary comparisons to Shawn Colvin, Paula Cole and Nanci Griffith-all artists she’s supported live-her latest effort spotlights a style and confidence that’s all her own. You can hear it in the subtle-yet-soaring vocals on “Memphis,” the dagger directness of “Skin and Bones,” the bittersweet farewell that drives “This Is Not the End” (featured in the 2012 season finale of Lifetime’s Army Wives). They’re all cuts that dare you to hold back the goosebumps.
About Morgan
Morgan Weidinger is a St. Louis-born violinist who also plays piano, guitar, and sings. Although Morgan’s initial training emphasized classical music, she now focuses on writing music. She performs her own songs and creative covers using loop, delay, and bass pedals.
Morgan made her Carnegie Hall debut on the violin at age 14 as a member of her high school Symphonic Orchestra and performed at Alice Tully Hall in 2012. Since then, she has performed at Boston Symphony Hall and most recently at the University of Arizona Stadium to her biggest audience yet of 65,000 NFL fans.
In 2013, Morgan was accepted to Berklee College of Music with a full-tuition scholarship to study Performance. She studies genres across the board with violinists Adam DeGraff, Darol Anger, and Rob Thomas. Morgan performs year-round as a solo and featured musician across the United States.