The acclaimed pop, jazz vocalist and songwriter Liam Forde discusses his debut album Great to Be Here (Ballyhoo Music, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Liam Forde joins me now. The acclaimed pop, jazz vocalist and songwriter, as well as actor, has just released his debut album Great to Be Here. It’s a swinging, sometimes nostalgic, always entertaining collection of original songs that blend cosmopolitan pop and vintage sound, with contemporary influences from Jon Batiste, Lake Street Drive, and Rufus Wainwright. What Mr. Forde has created is a collection of songs that include ones that evoke café society as if Cole Porter or Noel Coward had written it, while also presenting ones with rhythms that would remind one of Stevie Wonder. Liam Forde is a New York-based singer and songwriter who the Wall Street Journal described as “the boy wonder [that] never fails to find precisely the right note.” The Washington Post said of his acting that his performance in Hand to God was a “breakout performance.” He’s the recipient of many awards including the Bistro Award for Performer on the Rise, the Nightlife Award, the Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Julie Wilson Award, a Helen Hayes Award, among many others. He’s headlined in London and Paris, and is a fixture in the cabaret scene in New York City. This new album is from Ballyhoo Music and is available everywhere you get your music, streaming or download. Visit www.liam-forde.com, and his Instagram account @Liam.Forde.Music. We spoke last week. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Liam Forde; Mr. Forde, good morning.

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