London Show Review
Just a few words from the London Times to share with the interested:
While she was tuning her guitar Laura Veirs invited questions from the audience. The big one seemed to be “when is the baby due?”. “Mid-April,” replied the heavily pregnant singer. Boy or girl? “Don’t know.” How old are you? That one took a bit of prompting.
Veirs is 36 and comes from Portland, Oregon. She has just released her seventh album, July Flame, a twinkling patchwork of acoustic pop and folk that has received ecstatic reviews….
She sang about the great outdoors, the sea, the seasons and the seasons of love, with a great tenderness that was nevertheless tough at the core. To the Country involved a complicated backing vocal arrangement and an unusual electric guitar solo from Veirs, which sounded as if she was playing a sitar. “I wanted to make something good,” she sang at the end of the show. And she did.
Read the whole thing here
February 4th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
I met Laura and the rest of the band after their concert in Norwich a fortnight ago, explaining that I was writing a review for my university (UEA) newspaper. The end of this Times review is spookily reminiscent to that of my own! I guess I’m flattered.
March 2nd, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Hello again, looking forward to your performance in Denver. You mentioned that Paris was a great place to play because they feed you so well – an invitation to come by the house and break bread while your in Colorado. We are just outside of Boulder. Might you be popping into KGNU? Be well and safe travels!