Laura Veirs on MPR
Five weeks on the road has certainly honed the vocal harmonies of Laura Veirs and The Hall Of Flames. Listen to this intimate in-studio performance on MPR’s The Current:
Laura Veirs (Photo David Belisle)
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St. Paul, Minn. — Laura Veirs didn’t get involved with music until college. (Carleton College in Minnesota) She eventually joined an all-girl punk band, before turning to folk and country music.
She released her self-titled, self-released debut in 1999 then teamed up with producer and drummer Tucker Martine, to work on a full-band effort (including an appearance by Bill Frisell) in 2003′s release “Troubled by the Fire”.
In 2007, she released Saltbreakers, recorded in part at Johnny Cash’s Tennessee cabin.
In January, she released her latest project, “July Flame” on her Raven Marching band label.
She stopped by The Current studio and performed: “Make Something Good,” “Sun Is King,” and “Carol Kaye.”
March 8th, 2010 at 10:36 am
Lovely interview, lovely music.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I finally got around to buying the CD version of July Flame. Of course, I’ve told you many times that it is, indeed, excellent, and I tell you again, IT’S AMAZING! Great job Laura, keep it up! (Also, I’m starting to get into Two Beers Veirs more and more…)
August 20th, 2011 at 9:42 am
whoa, can I get a copy of all these songs she did live like this – exquisite