Liane Edwards was born in Leigh Ann Abernethy in
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Indian Trail is a suburban town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. A part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, Indian Trail has grown rapidly in the 21st century, going from 1,942 residents in 1990 to 39,997 in 2020. Every Fourth of ...
on November 11, 1969. Her first stage appearance was at the age of seven, in a local Baptist church. She was raised in a musical family. After getting her BA in French from
Appalachian State University in
Boone, North Carolina
Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters for the disaster a ...
she headed to
France
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, where she planned to master the language.
After a brief return to
Colorado State University, she decided to move to
Ardèche, France to start her career in music. She began writing songs at the age of 22 and recorded her first album in 1996. She is an independent artist that tours year round, 250 days a year. She plays
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
,
piano
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,
banjo and
washboard. She is very appreciated in Europe for her dynamic stage shows. This popular stage artist promotes
americana
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*Americana (music), a genre or style of American music
*Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States
Film, radio and television
* ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...
and
country music
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all over Europe, and has an important following.
In 1998, a song from her album "Life Size" was 5 on the country music charts. "Jack", a title from her 2008 album was in the Top 10 Music Box ratings. She was nominated for Female Singer of the Year by the FCMA several times. She was voted Songwriter of the Year 2017 in the French Country Highway Awards.
Liane Edwards has collaborated in the studio or on stage with such artists as :
Screaming Jay Hawkins,
Zucchero
Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his elementary teach ...
,
Albert Lee
Albert William Lee (born 21 December 1943) is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked, both in the studio and on tour, with many famous musicians from a wide range of genres. He has also mai ...
,
Michael Jones, Bijou (SVP),
Jett Williams,
Ticky Holgado
Ticky Holgado (24 June 1944, in Toulouse – 22 January 2004, in Paris), pseudonym of Joseph Holgado, was a French actor and a frequent collaborator with Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
With ''Delicatessen'' (1991) by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, Tic ...
,
Soldat Louis, Patrick Verbeke,
Michelle Malone
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,
Big Al Downing
Al Downing (January 9, 1940 – July 4, 2005), later known as Big Al Downing, was an American musician, and entertainer. He received the Billboard's New Artist of the Year and the Single of the Year Award in 1979. He was inducted into the Rocka ...
,
Christian Seguret (
fr),
Brian Wooten, Janet Martin, Annabel,
Rick Trevino
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,
Heather Myles
Heather Myles (born July 31, 1962) is an American country music singer, with a honky tonk Bakersfield sound.
Early life
Myles was born in Riverside, California, United States, where her parents bred and trained horses for racing. Heather had ...
,
Sarah Jory,
Johnny Gallagher.
Recording History
*Ghost Rider 1996
*Life Size 1998
*Inside the Machine 2001
*Branded 2004
*Caught Red Handed 2008
* High Heels and Shotguns 2012
* Raisin' Dust 2017
Band members
* Jean-Pierre Benlian - Bass (1993–present)
* Alex Coin - Guitar (1993-1994)
* Richard Roums -Guitar (1994)
* Jean-Daniel Ott - Guitar (1994-2000)
* Olivier Giry - Guitar (2000-2001)
* Henri Laye - Guitar (2001-2012)
* Matthias Petitbois - Guitar (2012–2015)
* Guillaume Defoulounoux- Guitar (2015–2017)
* Thierry Jaoul - guitar (2015–present)
* Alexandre Bigot - guitar (2017–present)
* Jérôme Clavert - Drums (1993-1996)
* Jean-Louis Couenne - Drums (1996-1997)
* Lionel Goyot - Drums (1997-1998)
* Pham Trong Hieu - Drums (1998-2004)
* Rafaël Pereira - Drums (2004-2007)
* Max Cotineau - Drums (2007-2010)
* Jean-François Langelotti - Drums (2010-2012)
* Pierre Vanaret - Drums (2012–2014)
* Jean-Marc Monier Drums (2015–present)
* Nicolas Mermoud Drums (2015–present)
* Olivier Capelli Drums (2015–present)
* Alain Valadon - Pedal Steel (2000-2004)
* François Mathian - Fiddle (2000-2002)
* Thierry LeCoq - Fiddle (2004-2007)
*
Monique Lucion - Fiddle (2009)
External links
Official Web Site
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1969 births
Living people
Appalachian State University alumni
Musicians from North Carolina
People from Union County, North Carolina
20th-century American pianists
20th-century American women pianists
21st-century American pianists
21st-century American women pianists