Episode #14 Duffy Bishop

My dear friend Duffy Bishop is my guest on Episode #14 of Living A Vocal Life.

Duffy and I have known each other for a long time — 20 years, or maybe even more. Offstage Duffy’s a bit of a homebody, a creative maker who’s always drawing, painting, and sewing. You notice her when she walks into a room not because she tries to draw attention to herself, but because of the way her eyes light up with love when she greets you.

This quieter demeanor makes it easy to forget that the woman is an absolute powerhouse when she takes the stage. Her voice and presence are huge. You can’t help but be drawn into her every move, riveted by the raw emotion she transmits through the music she makes.

Her humble nature belies the fact that she’s won a bevy of blues awards. She was named Best Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year by the Northwest Area Music Association and the Washington Blues Society. The Cascade Blues Association named her Best Female Vocalist for five consecutive years, eventually renaming the award “The Duffy Bishop Female Vocalist Award.” She’s a member of the Washington Blues Society Hall of Fame, the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame and the Oregon Hall of Fame.

Duffy’s a lovely human being, and I’m so grateful for our friendship.
I’m excited to share our conversation with you!

Links:

For full show notes, transcriptions of this episode, and more offerings for singers, you can visit my website HERE.

You can find Duffy Bishop on her Website or on her Facebook page.

The songs from today’s episode are called:

Hey Linda from Fly The Rocket
You Don’t Own Me from I’m Gonna Do What I Want
Everyone’s Comin’ To A Party from The Queen’s Own Bootleg
I’m Gonna Do What I Want from I’m Gonna Do What I Want 

(All used with permission.) Click the links above to listen to more and download.

For information about the online course mentioned in this episode, just head to Becoming A Singer.

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Theme music for the Podcast was composed by John Smith. He edits all the podcast episodes too. (Thanks, honey!)