{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Lisbee Stainton | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Elisabeth Ruth Stainton<ref>England & Wales Birth Index 1916–2005, Ancestry.co.uk</ref> | alias = | birth_place = Hampshire<ref name="itv">Meridian ITV News, 21 January 2009</ref> | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}} | death_date = | origin = Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Folk, acoustic | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2006–present | label = Marionet Music | website = {{URL|lisbee.com}} }}
'''Lisbee Stainton''' (born 1988, Hampshire) is an English singer-songwriter with a folk acoustic style and known for her use of a distinctive eight-string guitar.
== Biography == Lisbee Stainton was raised in Hamble<ref name="itv" /> and Basingstoke.<ref name="ind140510" /> She started singing at age 5, and wrote her own songs from the age of 9. She launched her career by becoming the first unsigned singer-songwriter to play The O2 Arena (London) in 2007.<ref>[http://www.entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/lisbee-stainton-harriet Lisbee Stainton – Harriet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710201309/http://www.entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/lisbee-stainton-harriet |date=10 July 2011 }} at ''Entertainment Focus''</ref>
Her parents, being from Pontrilas in Herefordshire, led her to receiving her first airplay on BBC Hereford & Worcester including a BBC Introducing session at the Courtyard in Hereford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-15255452 |title=BBC News – Lisbee Stainton at the Courtyard in Hereford |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=11 October 2011 |accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref> She was discovered by Tom Robinson when he heard her music on MySpace, and he invited her to play on his BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music radio shows in April 2009. Subsequently, her singles "Red" and "Never Quite An Angel" were playlisted on Radio 2 for 5 and 6 weeks respectively, and "Just Like Me" was single of the week on the Radcliffe and Maconie Show.<ref name="ind140510">{{cite news |title=Testing times for Lisbee Stainton as she lands prime spot on BBC's in Concert|author=Simon Hardeman|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/testing-times-for-lisbee-stainton-as-she-lands-prime-spot-on-bbcs-in-concert-1972545.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/testing-times-for-lisbee-stainton-as-she-lands-prime-spot-on-bbcs-in-concert-1972545.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=The Independent|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="glasswerk">[http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/news/national/10226/Lisbee+Stainton+Tour Lisbee Stainton Tour] on ''Glasswerk UK''</ref>
Stainton toured with Joan Armatrading in April 2010. When BBC Radio 2 attended to record the headline act in Bristol they decided to record Stainton's set too, and aired this on the Radio 2 ''In Concert'' programme.<ref name="ind140510" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sdyqg|title=BBC Radio 2 In Concert|date=20 May 2010|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref> She subsequently toured the United Kingdom in September and October 2010 followed by a European tour with concerts in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Norway.<ref>[http://www.lisbeestainton.com/gigs/gigs.html Lisbee Tour 2010 – official website]. Accessed on 15 January 2011.</ref>
She has since been a regular guest on Andrew Easton and Andrew Marston's BBC Hereford & Worcester radio shows.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
In 2012, Seth Lakeman was so impressed with Lisbee that he subsequently invited her to become part of his band, singing and playing the banjo, harmonium, guitar and harmonica.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCormack |first=Kirsty |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/439932/Acoustic-pop-star-Lisbee-Stainton-s-plan-to-repay-the-man-who-kick-started-her-career |title=Acoustic pop star Lisbee Stainton's plan to repay the man who kick-started her career | Music | Entertainment | Daily Express |publisher=Express.co.uk |date=29 October 2013 |accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref>
== Discography == {{BLP unreferenced section|date=November 2024}}
=== Albums === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; width:80px;"|Release date ! style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left; width:160px;"|Album |- |2006 |''Firefly'' |- |2009 |''Girl on an Unmade Bed'' |- |2012 |''Go'' |- |2013 |''Word Games'' |- |2017 |''Then Up'' |- |2018 |''Lisbee Live'' |}
=== Singles === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left; width:120px;"|Year ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Song ! style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"|Album |- |2006 |"Beautiful Night/Wake Up" |rowspan=2|''Firefly'' |- |2008 |"Red" |- |2009 |"Just Like Me" |rowspan=4|''Girl on an Unmade Bed'' |- |rowspan=3|2010 |"Never Quite An Angel" |- |"Is Whispering" |- |"Harriet" |- |rowspan=2|2011 |"Wrench" |''Go'' |- |"It Must Be Love" | |- |2012 |"Go" |''Go'' |}
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