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Lisa Hannigan

Folk
Folk

Lisa Hannigan is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Britney Spears, Kate McGarrigle, Damien Rice, Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone. Those roots explain a lot about how Lisa Hannigan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alela Diane, Villagers, Fionn Regan, The Frames and James Vincent McMorrow, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Herbie Hancock, The Frames, Jason Mraz and David Gray, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Lisa Hannigan, reaching back through Britney Spears and forward to Herbie Hancock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Lisa HanniganBritney SpearsKate McGarrigleDamien RiceJoni MitchellNina SimoneJanis JoplinThe NationalEd SheeranHerbie HancockThe FramesJason MrazDavid GrayAlela DianeVillagersFionn ReganThe FramesJames Vincent McMorrowWilliam FitzsimmonsAgnes ObelLaura Veirs

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Lisa Hannigan connections

Lisa Hannigan grew out of Britney Spears, Kate McGarrigle, Damien Rice and Joni Mitchell, shares an orbit with Alela Diane, Villagers, Fionn Regan and The Frames, went on to shape Herbie Hancock, The Frames, Jason Mraz and David Gray. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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