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Mar 10, 2020 · A Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter and phenomenal fiddler, Laurie Lewis has plied her craft in bluegrass circles for the better part of the past 40 years. At a time when it was rare to find women playing music of that vintage variety, Lewis was creating her own niche in the seminal West Coast music scene, environs she became enthralled with early on.
May 7, 2020 · Laurie Lewis has lived most of her life in Berkeley, California, yet she’s primarily associated with music from Appalachia. A highly respected producer, she is admired equally for her singing, songwriting, fiddling and arranging, and her influences range from old-time and bluegrass to swing and jazz. In 1986, Lewis released her first solo album, Restless […]
May 8, 2020 · Laurie Lewis’ new album, and Laurie Lewis, is as much a tribute to her strong relationships as it is to her musical talents. Featuring old friends like Kathy Kallick, Todd Phillips, and Tom Rozum, and younger collaborators like Tatiana Hargreaves, Molly Tuttle, and Leah Wollenberg, her embrace of great friends and great music is on full display.
Jul 17, 2024 · The album brings us “Quaking Aspen,” showcasing Lewis’s characteristic lyrical fiddle style, and title track “Trees,” an a cappella bluegrass-gospel ballad that gently yet hauntingly denounces the violence of industrial civilization. Always looking to the natural world for strength and guidance, TREES is about love — for life, for ...
May 17, 2024 · The closing song, “Rock the Pain Away,” is a carefully crafted song to showcase the power of relationships and love and is an album highlight. There are so many memorable songs in the Laurie Lewis collection but “Trees” and “Rock the Pain Away” are amongst the best. The sprouting of a sequoia seed after the tragedy of a fire gives ...
Nov 23, 2017 · Bluegrass musician Laurie Lewis is seen at her home in Berkeley, Calif. on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Lewis caps off her long tour with a performance at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage on Saturday, Nov. 25.
LAURIE LEWIS, of San Francisco, California, has been at the forefront of the west-coast bluegrass music scene since the 1970s. A co-founder of the the Good O...
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