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Vocal
chops & soul like Joss Stone with the musical sensibility of India
Arie & Joni Mitchell.
Laura Wolfe is definitely an original. A native of New York City’s Lower
East Side, Laura comes from a family of musicians and lefty activists.
“The sounds and the vibe of my childhood
neighborhood are all over my music. The Lower East Side was rough in the
day—gangs, drugs, burnt-out buildings and radical revolutionaries. A bit
different from the chic boutiques you see now. But it was also this
amazing melting pot of culture, music, and philosophy.”
Laura’s new release Siren, produced with
GRAMMY Award® winner Steve Addabbo (Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin), reflects
the many influences that have shaped her as an artist.
“I was raised listening to everything from Jimmy
Cliff to Brahms.” Growing up in the home of a classical pianist,
conductor and political activist, Laura began studying the violin and
piano at age seven, the guitar at thirteen, and attending political
demonstrations at age two.
Laura
attended La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts for
voice, and began singing in the school’s renowned Gospel Choir at age
sixteen. She performed for six years with Lavender Light Gospel Choir,
appearing at Carnegie Hall and The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and
soloing on the choir’s CD, Light in the House.
Laura left New York City to earn a BA in Original
Performance from Oberlin College.
“I was glad to go to school in the cornfields,
although I definitely went through culture shock. I had grown up in a
rough neighborhood, and when I came back home from college I realized I
had changed. I was discovering my identity on all levels. To filter the
changes I was going through I began writing songs.”
During college Laura was selected to perform her
songs at The Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, and went on to tour
Europe with the Broadway road production of Hair.
Laura has made a solid name for herself playing
all the key venues in New York such as Joe’s Pub, The Knitting Factory,
The Cutting Room, The Bitter End, CB’s Gallery, and Fez. Regionally, she
has played The House of Blues in Boston, Fire and Water Café in
Northampton, MA, and Café Du Nord in San Francisco, CA. to name a few. The
Dawn and You & Me (singles) were released on the
compilation CDs Out Music (produced by Digital Force) and The
Voice Box (produced by One Nation Underground).
Laura has two prior recordings: Little Pieces,
a collection of live recordings, and Laura Wolfe, a four-song demo.
Siren is Laura Wolfe’s debut
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