Laura Cortese

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Laura Cortese
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Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards on Swedish tour 2015.
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California
InstrumentsVocals, fiddle
Associated acts Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, Uncle Earl, Hanneke Cassel
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Laura Cortese is an American singer, songwriter, and fiddler. She was born in San Francisco and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. She currently resides in Belgium. [1]

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Cortese regularly performs solo, but usually with her band Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards, with whom she released two albums, the first of which was California Calling which debuted in 2017. [2] She has also performed with Tao Rodríguez-Seeger in the Anarchist Orchestra, and with Hanneke Cassel and Lissa Schneckenburger in Halali. In the past she has played with acts including Uncle Earl, Band of Horses [3] and Pete Seeger. [4] She is also a co-founder of the Boston Celtic Music Festival.

Laura Cortese And The Dance Cards

Solo Albums And Various Collaborations

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References

  1. "Laura Cortese's newest album comes from Belgium, with love". Milford Daily News. July 22, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. "Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards - California Calling (Video) (Premiere)". Pop Matters. October 19, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  3. "Band Of Horses / June 11, 2009 / New York (Carnegie Hall)". Billboard. June 15, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. "Gig review: Laura Cortese – The Scotsman". The Scotsman. May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2017.