BIO
Lady of the Red is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and illustrator with a name that plays on the term femme fetale and her birthplace in the Red River Valley of Canada.
Musically, she draws inspiration from Joni Mitchell, Karen Dalton, Bobbie Gentry, Bonnie Rait, Billie Holiday, Heart and Dolly Parton. The result is a contemporary, eclectic Americana blending elements of country blues and retro soul with free abandon. Potent lyricism, owed to her early artistic years competing in poetry slams. Deft and idiosyncratic guitar playing, which braves multiple open tunings and fingerpicking techniques. "Trembling vibrato… adds a seductive aura to her presence, one full of mystery and curious emotion. Singers like [her] feel touched by a spiritual musical legacy” — The Wild Is Calling.
One might wonder why she stepped away from her born-into name Larysa Musick (spelled with a Ukrainian 'ck'), to which she has a clear reply: self-preservation, as she approaches more conceptual and less confessional songwriting. Under her previous namesake, she released Tomorrow Is Bound to Come, a collection of whimsical coming-of-age songs. The EP was co-produced with Sierra Noble and Madeleine Roger (Producer of the Year, 2019 Western Canadian Music Awards), and received critical acclaim.
SOCIAL
PRESS
EP Credits
Co-Producers: Sierra Noble, Larysa Musick
Engineer/Backing Vocals: Madeleine Roger
Primary Artist/Vocals/Main Guitar: Larysa Musick
Second Guitar: Sierra Noble
Percussion: Larysa Musick, Sierra Noble
Backing Vocals: Madeleine Roger, Sierra Noble
Banjo: Larysa Musick, Allison de Groot
Bass: Julian Bradford
Piano: Kieran Placatka
Pedal Steel: Rory Verbrugge
Drums: Cam Cordoviz, Claire Boning
Piano: Sheena Grobb
Harmonium: Nathan Bliss
Performance History
MUSIC
February 2025 - CKUW Fundrive - Winnipeg, MB
January 2025 - Spirit Store - Dundalk, Ireland
January 2025 - Your Roots Are Showing - Killarney, Ireland
October 2024 - Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club - Winnipeg, MB
August 2024 - Rainbow Trout Music Festival - St. Malo, Manitoba
July 2024 - Opener for Fuller Hull at Handsome Daughter
July 2024 - Manitoba Night Market
July 2024 - Summer Entertainment Series at The Leaf - Winnipeg, MB
July 19 2024 - Salamander Festival - Brandon, MB
June 2024 - OurToba Film Festival at the Winnipeg Art Gallery Rooftop - Winnipeg, MB
June 2024 - NXNE Music Festival - Toronto, ON
February 2024 - Festival du Voyageur, La Boite à Chanson (Winnipeg)
January 2024 - Your Roots Are Showing Conference (Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland)
November 2023 - Royal MTC Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre
November 2023 - Manitoba Music Open Mic Night at The Handsome Daughter
October 2023 - Schottland House Concert with Jess Rae
October 2023 - EP Release Show at Times Changed High and Lonesome Club with Mise en Scene, Diaphanie, and Sierra Noble
August 2023 - Gentle Fest, Teulon, MB
August 2023 - Golden Hours Festival, Steinbach, MB
August 2023 - St. Norbert’s Farmer’s Market
June 2023 - Creative Mornings Winnipeg
June 2023 - Manitoba Night Market & Festival
May 2023 - Carbonless Concerts Series 1 with Jay Maillet and Ben Stopfel | Barn Hammer Brewing
April 2023 - Single Release House Concert
April 2023 - House Concert opening for Ellen Froese, Winnipeg
March 2023 - Handsome Daughter, opening for Shay Wood
January 2023 - Osborne Tap House
January 2023 - Park Theatre, opening for Hearing Trees
December 2022 - Park Alleys, opening for The Prairie Joggers
August 2022 - Gentle Fest
August 2022 - St. Norbert Farmer’s Market
August 2022 - The Ship & Plough
June 2022 - Manitoba Night Market & Festival
June 2022 - Winnipeg International Jazz Festival with Sierra Noble, Diaphanie & Lana Winterhalt
2021 - Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club
2021 - The Ship & Plough with Stefanie Johnson (Mise En Scene), Sophie Stevens & Syd Bomek
2021 - Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club: Nashville MB Writers Round with Sebastian Gaskin, Fontine & Tyler Del Pino
2021 - Zoo Lights Festival
2021 - The Good Will Social Club with Show Pony & The Prairie Joggers
POETRY
2019 - The Ace Class: Babes Who Bruch
2018 - The Ace Class: Babes Who Bruch
2018 - KIDS Initiative Fundraiser
2017 - Nuit Blanche WPG
2017 - Manitoba Legislative Building
2017 - Nuit Blanche WPG
2017 - The Gimli Film Festival
2016 - Canadian Festival of Spoken Word
2016 - The Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival
Contact & Details
Email: larysamusick@gmail.com
Genre: Roots rock / folk
Origin: Winnipeg, MB
Label: Independent
Grants
2020 - Level 1 Demo Recording Grant (Manitoba Film & Music)
Press
Pembina Valley Online, 2024
Nialler9.com, 2024
Winnipeg Free Press, 2023
Great Dark Wonder, 2023
The Wild Is Calling, 2023
UpToHear, September, 2023
R más Podcast, September, 2023
Pembina Valley Online, July 2023
Stylus Magazine, June 2023 - PDF
Americana UK, May 2023
Witchpolice Radio, March 2023
The Spare Room, March 2023
The Winners Circle Podcast, March 2023
Winnipeg Free Press, 2016
Global News Morning Winnipeg, 2018
Global News Morning Winnipeg 2018
Papercut Winnipeg, 2018
The Uniter, 2016