An Evening With Liz Longley for for Angels’ Arms

About Liz

Best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Liz Longley is an accomplished singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, TN. With her deeply emotional music, Longley has earned accolades from some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country, including the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship Competition.

Her self-titled debut album received critical acclaim, being described as “something more; a cleverness, a wit and a mix of musical styles” (Dallas Morning News) and “stunning” (HuffPost). Her follow up album Weightless, released in 2016, was praised as “a thing of beauty” (Pop Dose) and “packed with instantly memorable pop rock songs…” (Popmatters).

The Berklee College of Music grad worked alongside 5-time Grammy-nominated producer, Paul Moak, on her much awaited sixth album, Funeral For my Past. The journey of her self-release made music industry headlines when her devoted fanbase raised over $150,000 to help her purchase the rights to and independently release the album. Longley became the #4 most funded solo female musician in Kickstarter history – a story covered by Billboard Magazine.

Embraced by the press and music fans alike, Funeral For My Past was described as a “…stunning new album!” (Forbes), “…from Americana to gospel-flavored soul to shimmering pop anthems” (Billboard), and included in “100 Albums Released in 2020 to Put on Your Radar” (Newsweek). The Nashville-based musician has found a loving give-and-take with listeners: Longley shares her music with the world, enriching fans’ lives, and in return, they provide her with the means necessary for her to make music on her own terms.

About Angels’ Arms

Angels’ Arms was founded in 2000 by a group of foster parents and concerned community members who wanted to provide a safe home and a loving family to foster children. In just 23 years, Angels’ Arms has grown from an idea to 15 homes serving nearly 100 children annually, with our first home opening in 2003.

Our homes are spread across the St. Louis metropolitan area including St. Charles County, South St. Louis County, Ballwin, Florissant, St. Louis City, and Festus. We have experienced remarkable growth and exposure, so more sibling groups (and other children) coming into the state’s care can remain together and so that these children can thrive in a stable, nurturing family. Each time another home is opened, more foster children can experience what it means to be part of a loving family and community.

Angels’ Arms is also assisting 12 foster families living outside of our homes with a total of 51 foster children by providing them with much-needed items and resources. To date over 700 children, including 250 sibling groups, are now part of the Angels’ Arms family and have learned to trust, smile, and have a sense of belonging in this world.