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Colorado Springs CO, United States (1999 – present)

Laura Veirs (born Laura Pauline Veirs on 24 October 1973 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American .

Veirs was raised in Colorado, studied geology and Mandarin Chinese at Carleton College, worked as a translator for a geological expedition in China, and now lives in Portland, Oregon. Veirs has said that she didn’t seriously listen to music until she was in her 20s; instead, she just heard what was in her environment. She listened to folk / country / classical / pop, around the house & on the radio, during her youth.

Attending Carleton College in rural Minnesota, Veirs latched onto feminist punk rock from the Pacific Northwest, eventually starting an all-female punk band called “Rair Kx!”. Veirs studied geology and Mandarin Chinese. After college, she embraced older country and folk music. Her first foray into songwriting started with a geological expedition in China, where she served as translator. She was miserable and immersed herself into writing lyrics as a way of coping.

She put out her own self-titled album Laura Veirs, recorded live and featuring just her and guitar, in 1999. She has since made five highly acclaimed records with producer Tucker Martine. 2003 saw the release of Troubled by the Fire, a full-band effort that found the artist sharing the studio with such luminaries as Bill Frisell and violist Eyvind Kang. She signed to Nonesuch Records the following year with the atmospheric follow-up Carbon Glacier. Year of Meteors followed in August of 2005. She collaborated with The Decemberists on “Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)”, from their 2006 album The Crane Wife.
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  • vincentmg

    Yes.

    11 May 2:53am Reply

  • futhamucka

    I'm upset no one put me on this shit.

    25 Feb 7:24pm Reply

  • vassiliq

    Perfect music for reading or studying :)

    28 Jan 2:42am Reply

  • VitorMach

    She's one of my best discoveries this year. =D

    1 Nov 2012 Reply

  • WaySilentBob69

    Really wished she'd do something with James Mercer and/or The Shins, always got a really similar vibe from both of them. Nerd Chick hot! Nice.

    15 Sep 2012 Reply

  • ponoka

    impossibly beautiful.

    18 Aug 2012 Reply

  • Mozzerella10

    she is so much like amy in the big bang theory! appearance, dress sense, voice, personality, eccentricity, everything!

    27 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Rexmous

    where can i get tumble bee????? any mediafires out there that work<?>

    7 Jun 2012 Reply

  • eternal-flame

    sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

    24 May 2012 Reply

  • beatmastermatt

    Saltbreakers

    16 May 2012 Reply

  • ogreatbear

    Listen together with others to new indie folk and indie pop artists and tunes in the "New Indie Folk" Soundrop room on Spotify - http://open.soundrop.fm/s/W2Pf1ShxheWGD8th

    1 May 2012 Reply

  • KuriousBanana

    I'd marry Laura Veirs in a trice. My wife says that's big o' me - she's very understanding is my wife. xD

    8 Feb 2012 Reply

  • Khanatist

    Oh, what a wonderful song "July Flame" still is :)

    29 Dec 2011 Reply

  • tlukes123

    Tumble Bee is awesome! Can't wait to go check her out live in February with 3 year old in tow.

    16 Dec 2011 Reply

  • tlukes123

    Can't wait to share Tumble Bee with my 3 year old, if only that UPS man would show up already!

    13 Dec 2011 Reply

  • skrimstla

    Drink deep awesome song, maan!

    10 Nov 2011 Reply

  • noradear

    I think Tumble Bee is absolutely delightful. :)

    9 Nov 2011 Reply

  • bazzarelli

    @R-Mac, I've been a fan of Laura's music for a long time and been following her work since Saltbreakers. Obviously, the songs in this album are childish because it is indeed a cover album of folk songs for children. Although it's pretty cute and comes with Laura's incredible musical quality, it isn't as exciting as a new album with her own songs would be, with her usual mature lyrical content. Anyway, she's just in love with her little baby son, it's just a phase. I'm sure she'll come along with some new material of her own anytime soon. :)

    8 Nov 2011 Reply

  • loptimistic

    I thought it was incredibly cute. :/

    8 Nov 2011 Reply

  • tem209

    <3

    5 Nov 2011 Reply
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