AMERICANA SOULLAURIA - From Santa Fe New Mexico (aka Laurianne Fiorentino), originally from Northampton MA - delivers a musical experience bordering on ritual and ceremony.
Nominated for Artist Of The Year by the Nat’l Acad. Of Songwriters (LA), Critics’Choice at NXNE (Toronto) and FolKrawl (Memphis), and festival hit at The First Southern Roots & Blues Festival (Tasmania, Australia). Winner of The Best Song of 2017 (When I'm An Angel) , Silver Medal Global Music Award (Simple As The Sun), and Jazz Song of 2017 (Fire Like You) from Lauria's kickstarter-funded CD When I'm An Angel. Lauria's Bamboo flute, harmonica, and invented vocal music has been included in movie and live theater soundtracks. Her current Elemental Concert Series with cellist Michael Kott takes the audience through the Periodic Table of Elements - one element at a time - where traits of the elements are correlated with human traits. Musical guests performing original songs are featured each concert on the first Saturdays of each month at The Oldest Church in the US - San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
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"One of the best performers on the scene"
LOBBY BAR PRESS, CORK, IRELAND
"A deep, old presence that reminds me of Leadbelly...more dynamics and power than some entire bands of talented musicians"
“The young lady is splendid! She gets you to sing along in call & response and when that happens, the music is healing you. So, she’s a healer too, just in case you didn’t notice!”
ODETTA
"Being part of a Laurianne Fiorentino performance is to be gently guided from the everyday to a plane of beauty and understanding that presents to us the possibilities of the psycho-spiritual worlds
we all seek with our beings."
SEAN LA ROCHE
"Laurianne does with words what my music does with sound"
MICHAEL STEARNS (Michael Stearns is an ambient music composer and performer, film composer, sound designer and soundtrack producer for theatrical films, documentaries, large format films, commercials and themed attractions. His award winning scores to Ron Fricke’s non-verbal global film masterpieces “Chronos”, “Baraka” and “Samsara” have played to audiences around the world)
"An artist unafraid to follow her instincts"
DIRTY LINEN ROOTS & WORLD MUSIC MAGAZINE
"Fiorentino has an un-orthodox voice that can go from a growl to a wail to a whisper. Her songs feature stunningly origianl lyrics, complex rhythms, honesty, and (surprisingly!) hilarity -
almost all at once."
MEMPHIS FOLKRAWL COMMITTEE
"Laurianne's a tough, committed singer-songwriter with some particularly powerful material; she's not an angry feminist (a la Ani di Franco, for instance), but she's positive and strong, and well worth bringing to the attention of festival bookers. As those of you who know me well ought to know by now, I don't hype people needlessly - especially when they don't pay me to do so! I think she's a special artist, and I'd love it if more people could discover her."
RICHARD FLOHIL (TORONTO, CANADA, PUBLICIST - kd Lang, Loreena McKinnett, Daniel Lanois, Serena Rider)
LOBBY BAR PRESS, CORK, IRELAND
"A deep, old presence that reminds me of Leadbelly...more dynamics and power than some entire bands of talented musicians"
“The young lady is splendid! She gets you to sing along in call & response and when that happens, the music is healing you. So, she’s a healer too, just in case you didn’t notice!”
ODETTA
"Being part of a Laurianne Fiorentino performance is to be gently guided from the everyday to a plane of beauty and understanding that presents to us the possibilities of the psycho-spiritual worlds
we all seek with our beings."
SEAN LA ROCHE
"Laurianne does with words what my music does with sound"
MICHAEL STEARNS (Michael Stearns is an ambient music composer and performer, film composer, sound designer and soundtrack producer for theatrical films, documentaries, large format films, commercials and themed attractions. His award winning scores to Ron Fricke’s non-verbal global film masterpieces “Chronos”, “Baraka” and “Samsara” have played to audiences around the world)
"An artist unafraid to follow her instincts"
DIRTY LINEN ROOTS & WORLD MUSIC MAGAZINE
"Fiorentino has an un-orthodox voice that can go from a growl to a wail to a whisper. Her songs feature stunningly origianl lyrics, complex rhythms, honesty, and (surprisingly!) hilarity -
almost all at once."
MEMPHIS FOLKRAWL COMMITTEE
"Laurianne's a tough, committed singer-songwriter with some particularly powerful material; she's not an angry feminist (a la Ani di Franco, for instance), but she's positive and strong, and well worth bringing to the attention of festival bookers. As those of you who know me well ought to know by now, I don't hype people needlessly - especially when they don't pay me to do so! I think she's a special artist, and I'd love it if more people could discover her."
RICHARD FLOHIL (TORONTO, CANADA, PUBLICIST - kd Lang, Loreena McKinnett, Daniel Lanois, Serena Rider)
AWARDS
* Jazz Award 2018, Fire Like You, New Mexico Music Awards
* Song Of The Year 2017, When I'm An Angel, title track - Southwest Indépendant Music Awards
* Silver Medal 2017, Simple As The Sun - Global Music Award
STUDIO SESSIONS & FILM SOUNDTRACKS:
* Film Soundtrack - Invented vocal & Bone Flute Performance - 2018, ALPHA - Sony Pictures
* Theatrical soundtrack - 2015, Death Of A Salesman - Ironweed Productions
* Theatrical Soundtrack - Shamanic Chanting - 2012 & 2014, Sacred/Sensual benefit for Orphans of the World (see MUSIC & VIDEO page)
* Film Soundtrack - Native Bamboo Flute – “Trail Of The Painted Ponies”, narrated by Ali MacGraw
*Theatrical Soundtrack - Invented vocal - Theater Grotesco
* Theatrical Soundtrack - Bamboo flute with Michael Stearns - 2002, Waterford, Ireland Youth Drama
* Film Soundtrack - Harmonica – Paul David’s film “Timothy Leary’s Dead”, 1995
* CD Credit - Bass – Erik Darling’s (“Walk Right In”) Folk Era CD, 1993
NOMINATIONS:
* Albuquerque Song Contest finalist - 2014
* Festival Honoree – Hobart, Tasmania Roots & Blues Festival
* Semi-finalist - Lilith Fair online talent search
* Artist Of The Year - National Academy of Songwriters nomination, Los Angeles
* Best Live CD – New Mexico Music Industry Mic Awards
* Second Round Finalist – New Mexico Battle of the Bands, as a solo artist
* Critics Pick – Toronto NXNE Music Conference
* Critics Pick - Memphis FolKrawl Committee
FESTIVALS & CONFERENCES:
* Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Showcase
* Santa Fe Bandstand Summer Concert Series
* 11th Annual Science And Consciousness Conference, Santa Fe
* Santa Fe Women's Celebration, Support for Odetta
* Thirsty Ear, Santa Fe New Mexico
* Indie Girl Showcase
* Tasmania Roots & Blues Festival
* Port Fairy, Australia
* Canberra Folk Festival, Australia
* Woodford Folk Festival, Australia
* Wine Festival, New Zealand
* Spraio Festival, Ireland
* National Association of Women Artists Conference on Spirituality & Art, San Antonio, TX
CO-BILLS:
* Odetta
* Chris Smither
* Susan Werner
* Tish Hinajosa
* John Spillane
* Clive Barnes
* Jeff Lang
* Greg Brown
* Louise Taylor
* Richard Shindell
* Bill Morrissey
* Barbara Kessler
* Don Conescenti
* Chain
* Lil Fi
* iOTA
* Harry Lyon
COUNTRIES TOURED:
* USA
* Canada
* Australia
* New Zealand
* Ireland
* England
* Jazz Award 2018, Fire Like You, New Mexico Music Awards
* Song Of The Year 2017, When I'm An Angel, title track - Southwest Indépendant Music Awards
* Silver Medal 2017, Simple As The Sun - Global Music Award
STUDIO SESSIONS & FILM SOUNDTRACKS:
* Film Soundtrack - Invented vocal & Bone Flute Performance - 2018, ALPHA - Sony Pictures
* Theatrical soundtrack - 2015, Death Of A Salesman - Ironweed Productions
* Theatrical Soundtrack - Shamanic Chanting - 2012 & 2014, Sacred/Sensual benefit for Orphans of the World (see MUSIC & VIDEO page)
* Film Soundtrack - Native Bamboo Flute – “Trail Of The Painted Ponies”, narrated by Ali MacGraw
*Theatrical Soundtrack - Invented vocal - Theater Grotesco
* Theatrical Soundtrack - Bamboo flute with Michael Stearns - 2002, Waterford, Ireland Youth Drama
* Film Soundtrack - Harmonica – Paul David’s film “Timothy Leary’s Dead”, 1995
* CD Credit - Bass – Erik Darling’s (“Walk Right In”) Folk Era CD, 1993
NOMINATIONS:
* Albuquerque Song Contest finalist - 2014
* Festival Honoree – Hobart, Tasmania Roots & Blues Festival
* Semi-finalist - Lilith Fair online talent search
* Artist Of The Year - National Academy of Songwriters nomination, Los Angeles
* Best Live CD – New Mexico Music Industry Mic Awards
* Second Round Finalist – New Mexico Battle of the Bands, as a solo artist
* Critics Pick – Toronto NXNE Music Conference
* Critics Pick - Memphis FolKrawl Committee
FESTIVALS & CONFERENCES:
* Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Showcase
* Santa Fe Bandstand Summer Concert Series
* 11th Annual Science And Consciousness Conference, Santa Fe
* Santa Fe Women's Celebration, Support for Odetta
* Thirsty Ear, Santa Fe New Mexico
* Indie Girl Showcase
* Tasmania Roots & Blues Festival
* Port Fairy, Australia
* Canberra Folk Festival, Australia
* Woodford Folk Festival, Australia
* Wine Festival, New Zealand
* Spraio Festival, Ireland
* National Association of Women Artists Conference on Spirituality & Art, San Antonio, TX
CO-BILLS:
* Odetta
* Chris Smither
* Susan Werner
* Tish Hinajosa
* John Spillane
* Clive Barnes
* Jeff Lang
* Greg Brown
* Louise Taylor
* Richard Shindell
* Bill Morrissey
* Barbara Kessler
* Don Conescenti
* Chain
* Lil Fi
* iOTA
* Harry Lyon
COUNTRIES TOURED:
* USA
* Canada
* Australia
* New Zealand
* Ireland
* England