This is very sad news, although it's not a surprise, as we'd been in fairly regular contact since before she went into the hospice; I knew it wasn't going to be long, and she had been in a lot of pain for a long time.
I first met Lisa at Peter and Anthea Bellamy's house in Norwich (in the east of England) in 1977; Peter had got her and her then playing partner, Bill Shute, their first bookings in Britain, including one at the Norwich Folk Festival. She and Bill and my then partner and I all stayed at their house during the festival, and Lisa and I became friends and corresponded over the years. I subsequently booked her and Bill for my club. On one of my visits to the US, I visited her in Washington and we drove down to South Carolina to visit her son John – well, she drove; I didn't.
I always loved her singing and enjoyed her company, and was sorry when she stopped travelling. I was delighted when she joined some of the singing sessions on Zoom, and it was a great pleasure to be able to see and her hear again, albeit only on screen.
I'm very glad to know (from Charlie) that her end was peaceful and painless; it's good to know that she's no longer enduring all the pain she suffered in recent years.