Laura's songs soar
                     with rhythm, beauty, and intelligence.
                  The lyrics stand as poems alone and her  
           voice seduces. ...discover a voice you need                  to hear.    Terry Kester, WPFW

Laura wins Gold Award for her song, 
Winter Don't Own Me in the Jazz/Blues Category  2007 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest
No Easy Way was a finalist the Jazz/Blues Category and Scenes From the Ave was
a finalist in the Open Category.

These songs are all on Laura's CD,
Scenes From The Avenue due out in March. 

Laura will perform Jan 21st along with other award winners as a part of the IMT music series as a benefit for the Songwriters Association of Washington. See "shows" for details

See calender for special concerts in March and April to celebrate the release of Laura's CD 

OF NOTE:

Laura recently had the opportunity to sing
Our House for Graham Nash during his recent trip to DC where he performed at the National Cathedral Peace Concert. She  had the special honor of teaching him to play the song on the guitar (he has always played it on piano)!

Laura was featured on Fox 5 News in their story  about house concerts called "Party In The Pad.":
See the clip on the Fox 5 website!

Laura was  nominated for 2005 & 2006 Wammies for Best Contemporary Folk Artist.
Her CD STAY WITH ME, released with Washington DC's  Azalea City Recording was  nominated for a 2006 Wammie for Best Contemporary Folk Recording! Learn about: www.azaleacityrecordings.com 

Laura is currently recording a new CD with Bobby Read. He is producing and recording it in his  Charlottesville, VA studio. Listen to a sneak preview of 2 songs here.        www.bobbyread.com

 
 Check out:
 Songwriters Association of Washington www.saw.org  a cool organization in DC.