Laura Veirs

Laura Pauline Veirs (born October 24, 1973) is an American
singer-songwriter. Veirs was raised in Colorado, studied geology and Mandarin
Chinese at Carleton College, worked as a translator for a geological
expedition in China, and now lives in Portland, Oregon. While growing up, she
heard folk-country, classical, and pop music at home. However, she ... read more

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Interview video

Geoff is joined by singer-songwriter Laura Veirs for an interview on the Hometime Show.
→ Posted 25 January 2010 4.05pm — Comment on this

What's going on Sunday? (Grammys)

today in NYC * ASSSSCAT 3000 @ UCB * Omar Lords @ Zebulon * Laura Veirs @ Joe's Pub * Ed Vallance @ The Ace Hotel * Fred Armisen, Azita @ Union Pool * Bjork @ New York Ha...
Posted 12 February 7.20am — Comment on this

First Listen: Laura Veirs - Tumble Bee (album stream)

Warm, homey sincerity seeps out of every second of the singer-songwriter's sweet children's record.Laura Veirs' new album, Tumble Bee, will be released on ...
Posted 31 October 2011 11.20am — Comment on this

Live music booking now

Having recently filled Jools Holland's Later ears with the metal he needed, Atlanta heavy rockers Mastodon will be back to make more noise next year (5-11 Feb, begins O2 ...
Posted 29 October 2011 12.06am — Comment on this

DiS meets LAKE

LAKE have supported Bonnie Prince Billy and Laura Veirs, played as Adrian Orange’s backing group, and sometimes include legend of the North West, Karl Blau, among t...
Posted 9 February 2011 11.20am — Comment on this

2010 reviewed: Laura Veirs offers her top 5

I've got my own year-in-review package coming up in Friday's A&E. Before that, we thought we'd ask a few people we thought did good work in 2010 to let us know what they ...
Posted 28 December 2010 4.45am — Comment on this

Readers recommend songs set at dawn: The results

Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been...
Posted 4 November 2010 11.00pm — Comment on this

friday morning updates

jimmark66 said...Episode #194 of Jim's Child Of The '60s Now Posted!!!Once again, I have prepared a show filled with some great songs, some wit, and a great way to shar...
Posted 15 October 2010 5.19am — Comment on this

Laura Veirs – “The Ocean” (Led Zeppelin Cover)

Laura Veirs might not be the first person to come to mind when thinking about Led Zeppelin covers, but if you remember that Quit Your Day Job interview we did a few years...
Posted 22 September 2010 7.07pm — Comment on this

Live Video: Musicfest NW, Day 1

From the first day of our broadcast from the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland during Musicfest NW: Laura Veirs, Phantogram, The Cave Singers. Plus, a special impromptu perform...
Posted 21 September 2010 11.40pm — Comment on this

Shorties (Liz Phair; Nick Hornby and Ben Folds; and more)

American Songwriter interviews Liz Phair. Nick Hornby and Ben Folds talk to the Guardian about their collaborative music album, Lonely Avenue. Singer-songwriter Laura Vei...
Posted 19 September 2010 3.02pm — Comment on this

Lau, Laura Veirs And Billy Bragg For Folk Compilation

Lau, Laura Veirs And Billy Bragg are just some of the acts who have joined forces for 'Folk Against Fascism Volume 1'.
Posted 25 May 2010 5.21pm — Comment on this


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