Vanessa Lively

“Tom Coxworth named TRUTH IS as one of the Top CDs of 2022” - Folk Routes (CKUA) in Calgary, Alberta

Vanessa Lively

Songwriter, Artist & Non-profit Founder | Austin, TX

Eclectic, bilingual songwriter and nonprofit founder Vanessa Lively brings passion and fire to her heart-centric writing style and way of living. She has an activist heart and a compassionate attitude that is front and center. “It is music that needs to be heard, shared and experienced” says Gabino Iglesias in The Austin Post.

Her latest release Truth Is chronicles a difficult chapter in her life and showcases her resilience and unbreakable joy. Lively’s vocals are the thread weaving her songs together – they are soulful, smoky and lush. She writes poetically and brings a rhythmic beat to the folk songs she composes. Margaret Moser of The Austin Chronicle describes Vanessa’s music as “folk music on fire with worldly rhythms and a Latin pulse.”

In 2017, Lively started a music-based non-profit in Austin called Home Street Music. The program holds music circles with people who have experienced chronic homelessness. In addition to running the non-profit, Lively is a painter, graphic designer and mother of two young boys.

“Music has always been an integral part of Vanessa Lively’s life. She has used it as a means of self-expression and to process the world around her.” – Anna Lassmann, Austin Woman Magazine. Truth Is has been listed as the #1 New Release in June for Kansas Public Radio, #13 on the FAI Folk Radio charts, and named one of the Top Albums of 2022 by Tom Coxworth - Folk Routes (Alberta, Canada).

Photo credit: Gaby Diemeke (for the Badass Women Project)

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Shows

Date Event Location
Austin Acoustical Cafe - Opening for Bob Livingston Austin Acoustical Cafe, Austin, TX Austin Acoustical Cafe, Austin, TX
Vanessa Lively & Ben Bedford at Center for Spiritual Living Center for Spiritual LIving, Austin, TX Center for Spiritual LIving, Austin, TX
The 04 Center - Vanessa Lively / Lynne Hanson / Natalie Price The 04 Center, Austin The 04 Center, Austin
Vanessa Lively & Ben Bedford at North Loop House Concerts North Loop House Concerts, Austin, TX North Loop House Concerts, Austin, TX
Moonshine Grill (Private Event) Moonshine Grill, Austin, TX Moonshine Grill, Austin, TX
 —  — ART SHOW AT CAFE MEDICI Cafe Medici, Austin, TX Cafe Medici, Austin, TX
Green Guitar Folk House w/ Ben Bedford Green Guitar Folk House, Lenexa, KS Green Guitar Folk House, Lenexa, KS
Vanessa Lively & Ben Bedford at Tall Jann's Tall Jann's, Hutchinson, KS Tall Jann's, Hutchinson, KS
High Desert Listening Room w/ Ben Bedford Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM
Lakeside Music House Concerts w/ Ben Bedford Lakeside Music House Concerts, Manhattan, KS Lakeside Music House Concerts, Manhattan, KS
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New Album Out Now

Truth Is

Vanessa Lively

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A collection of songs, recorded at Blue Rock Studio & Ranch in Wimberley, TX and at Congress House Studios in Austin, TX.

Production & Musician Credits: Produced by Andre Moran and Vanessa Lively Mixed by Andre Moran at The Congress House Studio, Austin, TX Mastered by Mark Hallman Recorded by Sarah Randolph at Blue Rock Artist Ranch and

A collection of songs, recorded at Blue Rock Studio & Ranch in Wimberley, TX and at Congress House Studios in Austin, TX.

Production & Musician Credits: Produced by Andre Moran and Vanessa Lively Mixed by Andre Moran at The Congress House Studio, Austin, TX Mastered by Mark Hallman Recorded by Sarah Randolph at Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio except for “Crumbling Down”, “In Between”, and “Besando la Tierra”, recorded by Andre Moran at The Congress House Studio Additional recording by Andre Moran at The Congress House Studio All songs written by Vanessa Lively (© 2022 SESAC) Publishing by Animada Records (SESAC)

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