Laura Gibson

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from Wikipedia:

Laura Gibson is a Portland-area folk singer and songwriter. She was raised in Coquille, Oregon.

She currently records for the independent U.S. label Hush Records. In 2008, she toured the United States as the opening act for Colin Meloy. She also added vocal harmonies to his Colin Meloy Sings Sam Cooke EP. In 2009 she toured the first time in Europe with Micah Rabwin and Sean Ogilvie from Musée Mécanique.

She has worked with many other musicians, including Laura Veirs, Danny Seim, and Rachel Blumberg. Gibson has also collaborated with The Portland Cello Project.

Gibson covered "Edelweiss" from The Sound Of Music for American Laundromat Records charity CD "Sing Me To Sleep - Indie Lullabies".

She is a graduate of Linfield College.

Albums

If You Come to Greet Me (2006, Hush)Beasts of Seasons (2009, Hush)La Grande (2012, Barsuk)

EPs

Amends (2004, self)Six White Horses: Blues & Traditionals Vol. 1 (2006, Hush)

Compilation Appearances

"Pilot Me" - Bifrost Arts' Come O Spirit (Sounds Familyre 2009)

Video from YouTube

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Activity

  • 02.12.12 Tour dog http://t.co/NmhhNtCu
  • 02.11.12 Train & Sky, New Mexico http://t.co/RdbN0S4C
  • 02.11.12 Train and Sky http://t.co/WTRHvVAd
  • 02.10.12 Tucson bound! Visiting Calexico gents in the studio and playing at Plush tonight.
  • 02.09.12 Los Angeles, thank you for the sunshine! We'll see you at the Echo tonight!
  • 02.08.12 Starfish! http://t.co/XUfV1r25
  • 02.08.12 Cutest fan ever http://t.co/CAPZ2hHt
  • 02.07.12 Thanks Brooklyn Vegan for posting these great pics from our Mercury Lounge show! http://t.co/k8RoOa9u
  • 02.06.12 Passing by the ghost of Mount Shasta
  • 02.06.12 Oregon Driving http://t.co/gePY5Ixn
  • 02.04.12 Heading to Seattle! See you at the Tractor!
  • 02.04.12 Can't wait to play a rock show tonight with so many friends! There are still a few tickets for the early show if you can make it down by 6.
  • 02.02.12 This morning at 11 LG Band will be playing live on @kexp. Stream at KEXP.org
  • 02.02.12 Portlanders! We're adding an early show this Friday at Mississippi Studios. The late show is sold out. Tickets here: https://t.co/QhFGfRgF
  • 01.30.12 Oh. Alexa Wilding is on at 7 tonight, not 7:30!
  • 01.30.12 New York! We love you and will see you tonight at the Mercury Lounge. Beautiful Alexa Wilding will begin at 7:30 so come down early.
  • 01.29.12 Heading to the Jersey Shore for our night off. Just learned what GTL means.
  • 01.28.12 Soundcheck at the beautiful Attucks Theater, Norfolk, VA http://t.co/WXC6P7wh
  • 01.28.12 A great behind the scenes piece about the La Grande Video and the Hot Lake Hotel! http://t.co/flaF2Gh7
  • 01.27.12 On our way to the NPR mothership in Washington DC. Iota this evening!