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'''Laura Gibson''' is a [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]-area folk singer and songwriter. She was raised in [[Coquille, Oregon]].<ref>[http://indiefolkforever.blogspot.com/2006/11/uncommon-folk-laura-gibson.html "Uncommon Folk: Laura Gibson"], ''Indie Folk Forever'', November 15, 2006</ref> She currently resides in New York City, where she is completing graduate work at [[Hunter College]].<ref>[http://www.gofundme.com/q6bbfy4 "Laura Gibson Fire Recovery Fund"], "Laura Gibson Fire Recovery Fund", March 27, 2015</ref>
Laura Gibson is an Oregon born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently living in New York City, where she is completing an MFA in Fiction Writing at Hunter College. Gibson currently records for the US Independent Label Barsuk Records, and the Berlin-based label City Slang.


Gibson is a graduate of Linfield College where she completed pre-medicine requirements and competed for the Women’s basketball and Track and Field teams.
She currently records for the [[independent record label|independent]] [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[record label|label]] [[Hush Records]].<ref name=dailyCourier19Oct2007>{{cite news|last=McLain|first=Lorin|title=Gibson's nostalgic sound mixes jazz, blues|url=http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=395&ArticleID=48722|accessdate=5 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)|The Daily Courier]]|date=19 October 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref>Maddux, Rachael, [http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/04/catching-up-with-colin-meloy.html "Catching Up With... Colin Meloy"], [[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine Online]], April 2, 2008 10:20 AM</ref> In 2009 she toured the first time in Europe with Micah Rabwin and Sean Ogilvie from [[Musée Mécanique (band)|Musée Mécanique]].

She has worked with many other musicians, including [[Laura Veirs]], [[Danny Seim]], and [[Rachel Blumberg]].<ref name="venuszine">{{cite web|url=http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/5219/Laura_Gibson_is_beginning_to_trust_her_instincts|title=Laura Gibson is beginning to trust her instincts |last=Gadette|first=Jamie|date=February 24, 2009|work=[[Venus Zine]]|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref> Gibson has also collaborated with [[The Portland Cello Project]] and [[The Dodos]].<ref>[[Visiter]]</ref>

Gibson covered "[[Edelweiss (song)|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==
==Albums==
* ''If You Come to Greet Me'' (2006, Hush)
* ''If You Come to Greet Me'' (2006, Hush)
* ''Beasts of Seasons'' (2009, Hush)
* ''Beasts of Seasons'' (2009, Hush, City Slang, Headz)
* ''La Grande'' (2012, Barsuk)
* ''La Grande'' (2012, Barsuk, City Slang)
* ''Empire Builder'' (2016, Barsuk / City Slang)
* ''Empire Builder'' (2016, Barsuk / City Slang)


Revision as of 23:10, 16 February 2016

Laura Gibson
Laura Gibson at her second concert in Europe at the Kult in Niederstetten, 2009
Laura Gibson at her second concert in Europe at the Kult in Niederstetten, 2009
Background information
GenresFolk
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar

Laura Gibson is an Oregon born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently living in New York City, where she is completing an MFA in Fiction Writing at Hunter College. Gibson currently records for the US Independent Label Barsuk Records, and the Berlin-based label City Slang.

Gibson is a graduate of Linfield College where she completed pre-medicine requirements and competed for the Women’s basketball and Track and Field teams.

Albums

  • If You Come to Greet Me (2006, Hush)
  • Beasts of Seasons (2009, Hush, City Slang, Headz)
  • La Grande (2012, Barsuk, City Slang)
  • Empire Builder (2016, Barsuk / City Slang)

EPs

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

Compilation Appearances

Volvo Commercial

Gibson recorded a cover of Li'l Red Riding Hood for a Volvo commercial. The song is now available as a digital single.

References

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