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Joanne Lurgio
SINGER/SONGWRITER ~PERFORMER~ RECORDING ARTIST ~WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Intimate Coffeehouse Settings
Music Venues, Restaurant/Bar
Sr. Entertainment, Memory, Nursing & Assisted Living Residence
Christian, Faith based, Non-Denominational concerts & services
House Concerts
Private Parties & Events
Soloist, funerals and memorial services
Contact jmlurgio@verizon.net for more info
ONE PAGE INFO SHEET
Short Bio
Joanne Lurgio ~ her songs, singing and guitar work, honed and polished in the venues of New England, have brought her to be voted Best Singer/Songwriter by Motif Magazine. Joanne has a distinct Americana feel with New England charm, moving from country to bluegrass, folk and r&b to gospel, all with a bluesy undertone. Her songs of life and love are bound to make you ask, “Is she talking about me?”
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Joanne Lurgio ~ a talented songwriter, combined with her gifted voice and wonderful guitar work, will prompt you to chase your dreams and offer a tale or two about ordinary people who, like her, excel and inspire. Her songs, singing and guitar work, honed and polished in the venues of New England, have a distinct Americana f
eel with New England charm. She moves from country to bluegrass, folk and r&b to gospel, all with a bluesy undertone. A hard-hitting voice that fills the room with original songs that will awaken your soul with visions of life's great" moments.
Writing songs of life, love and simply being during our ever changing lives; bound to make you ask, “Is she talking about me?”
A new recording, Crossing Jordan, songs of faith, comfort & healing, released August 2019 and already getting rave reviews;
"Lurgio has outdone herself. Her two originals and ten arrangements show her at her highest level of achievement. That she accomplished that while tackling more gospel and spiritual material shows she’s an artist on a high level of ability, a true musician who can utilize instruments, support players, multiple vocal techniques to put her message across."
Billy Copeland Music News
other notes:
2020 ~ Selected winner John Lennon (stuck at home) Songwriting Contest (June 2020)
Seven Minutes Down (I Can't Breathe)
2017 ~ Nominated 2017 Motif Music Awards, Americana Female Vocalist
2017 ~ Nominated, Just Plain Folk Music Organization Awards:
Rise From the Storm (Americana Album), Pennies (Americana Song), Walking On Sacred
Ground (Gospel Song) Still to be determined
2016 ~ Honorable Mention, Solar Fest Singer Songwriter Showcase, Manchester VT
2016 ~ Finalist, Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition, Mansfield, MA
2016 ~ Nominated Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Female Vocalist & RISE FROM THE STORM CD
of the Year, Motif Music Awards
2016 ~ Opened for Vance Gilbert, Stone Soup Coffeehouse, RI
2015 ~ Nominated Americana, Singer/Songwriter of the Year, Motif Music Awards
2014 ~ Opened for Amy Helm, Manchester 65, RI
2014 ~ Nominated Americana Female Vocalist of the Year, Motif Music Awards
2013 ~ NERFA Showcase Performer (NERFA One Day Conference, RI)
2013 ~ Nominated Singer/Songwriter of the Year, Song of the Year (Won't Ever Quit), Limelight
Magazine Music Survey
2013 ~ Opened for Vance Gilbert, Stone Soup Coffeehouse, RI
2013 ~ Opened for Jon Vezner, Stage Door Lounge, RI
2013 ~ Won’t Ever Quit, featured song for award winning original play, “An Unfinished
Symphony;” Written by Christine Kavanaugh, performed by Bay View Academy
Advanced Theater Class.
2012 ~ Opened for Cheryl Wheeler, Newport Tennis Hall of Fame, RI
2012 ~ Kicked off Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation, 2012, 4th Annual 5k,
Won’t Ever Quit, joined by the Gloria Gemma Singers
2012 ~ Won't Ever Quit ~ 1st Place, Jane's Joint Songwriting Contest
2012 ~ Female Vocalist of the Year, Motif Music Awards
2008 ~ Opened for Don White, Stone Soup Coffeehouse, RI
2006 & 2010 ~ Album of the Year, Motif Music Awards
2006, Find a Dream…catch it if you dare 2010, Nothing Remains the Same
2007 & 2011 ~ Singer/Songwriter of the Year, Motif Music Awards
BMI songwriter
Member, RI Songwriters Association ~ 2000-present
Former Board Member, RI Songwriters Association:
Vice-President (2015-2017); Membership coordinator/Treasurer (2009 -2015)
Member Songtown Songwriting Community
Member New England to Nashville Songwriters group
Member Indie Collaboration
Former Member NSAI
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Photo by Erin X Smithers
Photo by Denise Bass
Photo by Denise Bass
