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Laura Veirs

Background information
Born 1973, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Origin Portland, Oregon
Genre(s) Singer-songwriter

Laura Veirs (born 1973) is an American singer-songwriter. The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics

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Biography

Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her songwriting inspiration. The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, Definition Camping describes a range of activities Survivalist campers set off with little more than their boots whereas Recreational vehicle travelers arrive equipped She now lives in Portland, Oregon. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers

Veirs has said that she didn't seriously listen to music until she was in her 20s; instead, she just heard what was in her environment. She listened to folk, country, classical and pop music around the house and on the radio during her youth. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.

Attending Carleton College in rural Minnesota, Veirs latched onto feminist punk rock from the Pacific Northwest, eventually starting an all-female punk band called "Rair Kx!". This article is about Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Laura studied geology and Mandarin Chinese. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan After college, she embraced older country and folk music. Her first foray into songwriting started with a geological expedition in China, where she served as translator. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National She was miserable and immersed herself into writing lyrics as a way of coping.

She put out her own self-titled album Laura Veirs, recorded live and featuring just her and guitar, in 1999. Laura Veirs is the self-titled debut album by Laura Veirs, released in 1999 She has since made five highly acclaimed records with producer Tucker Martine. Tucker Martine (b January 14 1972 is an American Record producer, Musician and Composer who has worked with artists such as Mudhoney 2003 saw the release of Troubled by the Fire, a full-band effort that found the artist sharing the studio with such luminaries as Bill Frisell and violist Eyvind Kang. Troubled by the Fire is an album by Laura Veirs, released in 2003 William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer. She signed to Nonesuch Records the following year with the atmospheric follow-up Carbon Glacier. Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled Carbon Glacier is an album by Laura Veirs, released in 2004 Track listing "Ether Sings" – 344 "Icebound Stream" Year of Meteors followed in August of 2005. Year of Meteors is an album by Laura Veirs, released in 2005 Track listing "Fire Snakes" – 457 "Galaxies" – 335 She collaborated with The Decemberists on "Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)", from their 2006 album The Crane Wife. The Crane Wife is an album by The Decemberists, released in 2006 Her sixth record, Saltbreakers, was released worldwide on Nonesuch Records in April 2007.

Veirs tours frequently in Europe, the US and Australia both solo and with her backing band Saltbreakers, consisting of Karl Blau on bass, guitar, and backing vocals, keyboardist Steve Moore, and Tucker Martine on drums. Karl Blau is a Musician based in Anacortes Washington and member of the Knw-Yr-Own / K Records collective Tucker Martine (b January 14 1972 is an American Record producer, Musician and Composer who has worked with artists such as Mudhoney

Discography

Studio albums

E. Laura Veirs is the self-titled debut album by Laura Veirs, released in 1999 The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae is the second studio album by Laura Veirs, originally self-released in 2001 Bella Union is an Independent record label that was started up by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde in 1997. Troubled by the Fire is an album by Laura Veirs, released in 2003 Bella Union is an Independent record label that was started up by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde in 1997. Carbon Glacier is an album by Laura Veirs, released in 2004 Track listing "Ether Sings" – 344 "Icebound Stream" Bella Union is an Independent record label that was started up by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde in 1997. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year of Meteors is an album by Laura Veirs, released in 2005 Track listing "Fire Snakes" – 457 "Galaxies" – 335 Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled Saltbreakers is the title of the sixth studio album by American singer songwriter and musician Laura Veirs. Nonesuch Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through WEA International with business affairs handled P. s

Live albums

Compilation appearances

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Knw-Yr-Own Records is a small Record label operating out of Anacortes Washington, home to releases from such notoriously independent Northwest bands as D+ Danny Barnes (born 1961 is a Banjo and Guitar player whose music is influenced by country, Jazz and punk Knw-Yr-Own Records is a small Record label operating out of Anacortes Washington, home to releases from such notoriously independent Northwest bands as D+ The Sound the Hare Heard is a 2006 compilation of mostly acoustic arrangements by a number of Singer-songwriters both well-known and relatively obscure Kill Rock Stars is an Independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in Olympia, Washington, United States and The Crane Wife is an album by The Decemberists, released in 2006 Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Your Heart Breaks is a collaborative music project. It began in Bellingham Washington in 1999 allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide.
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