Longley's songs swell with honesty and genuine emotion that most of us are unable to admit to but recognize all the same.", declared "The Telegraph" of New Hampshire. Even music icon John Mayer, who surprised Liz and fellow Berklee music students when he broke into an impromptu rendition of Liz's song "Queen", has described her music as "Gorgeous-just gorgeous!"
The internet has been equally effusive about Longley's music. Liz was voted the No. 1 all-time female vocalist on Garageband.com in both acoustic & folk categories. As a songwriter, she and Handy Blues award winner Jim Tullio, teamed-up to write the internet smash, "Naked Trees". The song became the No. 1 all-time song (amid 3,400 songs) in Garageband.com's acoustic S/S category in '06.
This past spring, Longley earned the Berklee College of Music Songwriting Division Achievement Award. Moreover, her song "Whatever Goes Up" was ranked the No. 2 song overall in the well-regarded competition. The song also garnered the all-time No. 1 spot on Garageband.com's folk chart for best melody and best lyrics.
Liz is often accompanied by guitar talent Sarah Zimmermann. The two team-up for engaging vocal harmonies and a rapport with audiences that is filling coffeehouses and venues throughout the region. Liz has performed at the Philly Folkfest, Club Passim's in Boston, Tupelo Hall in New Hampshire, and Philly's World Cafe. She has shared the stage with Nanci Griffith, Kenny Rankin, Lucy Kaplanski, Livingston Taylor, and Jonathan Edwards.
