I am so excited to be part of the AE West Canada's Music Incubator Program at Studio Bell in Calgary for the month of December! I’m already learning so much and am so grateful that I get to hang out with…

At the beginning of this year I wrote a list of things I wanted to (at least try) to accomplish, and co-writing was close to the top. Shortly after,@damianlagrange reached out to me about potentially collaborating together. He sent…

Last weekend was a complete whirlwind, the kind that you wish you could have pressed pause on for just a second! Here’s where you can catch me playing live this month: July 13 at the Calgary Stampede on the Coca-Cola Stage -…

Completely blown away to have won 3 @edmontonmusicawards last night!! Adult Alternative Recording of the Year, Singer/Songwriter of the Year & Music Video of the Year! Feeling very grateful for this community. Congrats to all the winners & nominees!

Came home to find out that the video for “A Little Vulture Told Me” won best music video at the @yourampia Rosie Awards!!! This picture sums up how much work so many people put in collectively toward the making of…

My music video for A Little Vulture Told Me has been nominated for an AMPIA Rosie Award for Best Music Video. Huge thanks to @lindisfarne_pro @axalter @emergedanceacademy @baroncamera @storyhive @yourampia and everyone who was involved in the making of this…

Woke up to 6 Edmonton Music Award Nominations. I am blown away. Huge thanks to my dream team: Brad Smith, Brenna MacQuarrie, Bill George, Murray Wood and Reuben Ghose for making the Vulture song what it is! Thank you…

Got a bunch of fun shows coming up! Here’s when you can catch me live next: 
February 23 // 9pm // The Almanac w/ Bears in Hazenmore & The Den
March 2 // 8pm // The Mercury Room w/ Talltale…

Finished my album with boss queen @i_am_hill and I couldn’t be more excited and honoured to have worked with her on this. Now we are friends forever. These last two weeks have been some of the best of my…

December 2017
Over the next few months I’ll be recording new songs with the incredible @mr_bradsmith at @velveteenaudio and @edmontonestudio. All the unreleased songs I’ve been work shopping and playing live for the last year and a half will…

Recording a single this weekend at Velveteen Audio. I had a look through some older songs I had recorded on my four-track and remembered how much I loved this one. So off to Brad's studio in downtown Edmonton. Can't wait…

I sang this song in a bathroom stall with my friend Maddie Storvold. Here's what she had to say regarding her inspiration.

"I wrote this song in the wake of feeling totally moved/enraged/elated by the Women's Marches and the…

i met you half way, you did your part 
search for the floor with pine needle feet 
that nightmare you had was disguised as a dream 
you put on your glasses with one weary hand 
you…

Watch Lyra's 2016 interview on Edmonton Unplugged.

This Saturday I'm on the bill with Ariana, Ella and Trevor at The Aviary. Ariana Brophy is the songwriting equivalent of mulled wine; sweet, nostalgic, perfectly paired with a rainy evening and a fireplace. Sister Ray is the brainchild of…

I'm nominated for the 2016 Edmonton Music Association People's Choice Award which is determined by online votes only. Would you take a sec and vote for me? I would appreciate it so much! Go to YEGLIVE to vote.

We are excited to announce that Lyra has received four Edmonton Music Award nominations, including: Female Artist of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year, Adult Alternative Recording of the Year and the People's Choice Award. The ceremony will be held on Tuesday…

Recorded a cover of a Hot Chip song at 2AM the other night, inspired by watching The Blue Planet, having a cold that won't go away and the desire to float into space.

Laser is Lisa Lobsinger (Broken Social Scene, Reverie Sound Revue), Paul Pfisterer (The Beauties, Kat Rocket) and Martin Davis Kinack (Transistor Sound & Lighting Co, Sarah Harmer).