Singer-Songwriter Elizabeth Perran is reviving a lifelong passion she abandoned many years ago.
Classically trained on the piano since the age of nine and singing in a powerful three-octave Mezzo-Soprano voice, Elizabeth was drawn to the music of the 1970s singer-songwriter era and started playing guitar and writing songs when she was in her early teens. She spent most of her free time developing her songwriting and performing skills and, by the time she was out of high school, had written over 50 songs.
Although she continued to write and perform music occasionally, Elizabeth eventually sold her piano and put her guitar in the closet. For many years, she forgot that she had ever played an instrument or written a song.
A random event in 2014 changed Elizabeth’s musical direction – and life. In an instant, she ran to the closet, pulled out her guitar and started playing. She has not looked back since.
Having lived through some of the most compelling eras in popular music, Elizabeth’s influences are vast, ranging from the sultry vocals of folk to the subtlety and musical complexity of progressive rock and jazz. All of it is balanced by verbal expression influenced not only by groundbreaking popular music lyricists but by also by traditional and contemporary poets. Elizabeth aims to evoke emotional atmospheres and present subtle new perspectives that ask challenging questions of her listeners. Her music is varied, imaginative, and authentic.
One reviewer described Elizabeth as “Bob Dylan combined with the performance of Joni Mitchell,” and it is this, along with her commitment to leaving behind a legacy of powerful lyricism and poignant musical reflections, for which she most hopes to be recognized..
Elizabeth continues to write, record and perform music. There is nothing to stop her now.
