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Lauren Sheehan, Songster
 Winter, 2013
FREERANGE FOLK & BLUES from parlors to back porches
Hello friends and fans,
2012 was a wonderful musical year, but it was so busy that I've had trouble finding time to get out the news. I hope you are well and we see each other in the coming months. I'm touring soon to; Seattle and Port Townsend, WA, Vancouver, BC, Pistol River and Gold Beach on the southern Oregon coast, then home via Roseburg. In March you can catch some unusual shows in Portland, OR.
I'll have a new CD in March, The Light Still Burns, with release events to follow. It's a companion CD to a history book about Gibson WWII guitars and the women who made them. See article below.
Look on my website, on the recent hightlights page if you'd like to see what my career highlights have been recently. http://www.laurensheehanmusic.com/news.php
On the Road with Mark Graham Feb 7-9
Harmonica wizard Mongrel King Graham and I promise to surprise and delight you with an off the grid tour through backroads of American music, detouring for big subjects like: Natural Science, Mathematics, Cosmology, Love, Death, Food, Economics and the Classics of literature.
The Light Still Burns - upcoming CD
- Spring 2013 release (at Portland Main Library and Artichoke Music)
My upcoming CD is a companion CD to the history book Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women and Gibson WWII Banner Guitars, by John Thomas.
While the men were off to the war, women filled in and kept the lights burnin' at Gibson's. The guitars of this period have a banner across the headstock, hence "Banner Guitars" and are oft considered among the treasures of Gibson guitars. Who were the women, what was their story, why did Gibson cover up the fact that they made these guitars, why are the guitars so wonderful sounding and how were they made? These questions and more about the story are the subject of the book.
But then John thought about how cool it would be if folks could also hear the guitars the women made. He raised some funds, got guitars donated from all over the country for a recording project and then found a women to play them - me. Many songs seemed to suggest themselves to me after I read the manuscript so picking the music was easy and it's mostly appropriate to the times and themes in the book. We used a different guitar for each track. Eric Tate engineered it, in New Haven, CT, at Firehouse 12 Studio, so that you , the listeners, would be able to hear and appreciate the sonic details and differences of the guitars.
It was an extraordinary experience to be in the studio surrounded by vintage banner guitars and to be able to take my pick of them. We made sure that we represented all the model types we had, so there is good variety.
Stay tuned for the release and to order your copy. You can listen to an NPR story about the project or read an article from the New Haven Register with the links below.
» Listen to NPR segment
» View at New Haven Register
MUSIC YOU CAN HEAR and NO GREEN BEER!
Hardly Strictly St. Patrick's Day Concert
Double bill with Lauren Sheehan and Kate Power & Steve Einhorn Sat Mar 9 7:30 $10-15 Tabor Space, reservations -vnches@me.com
 Put on the Irish and come enjoy an evening of Irish and related music, stories, jokes and blarney with Northwest Folk Royalty.
Kate and Steve are looking forward to a long overdue show in Portland and this double bill is sure to delight with choice material, warm music, rich voices and beautiful instruments.
National touring artists, Kate won grand prize at Kerrville Folk Festival 2006 with her song Travis John.
"It's wonderful." - Pete Seeger.
Future House Concerts NC and the Northeast
I am setting up tours for May in North Carolina area, andOct/Nov. in New England, NY, PA.
If you live there and would like an intimate concert in your home or in the home of a friend, let's set it up! House concerts are one of my favorite kinds of shows to give. They tend to be very personalized shows and leave room for the possibility of unique momenst of audience participation. Here is a link to a great site that helps folks have a show that is satisfying and tailored to your needs and resources.
House Concert Guide: http://www.concertsinyourhome.com/CIYH_House_Concert_Guide.html
Songster
(she) " recalls great musical forebears like Mississippi John Hurt, Lead Belly, and Mance Lipscomb, who, though blues-based, drew inspiration and material from wherever they chose and were thus often referred to as songsters rather than blues musicians." --Mike Regenstreif
 blues woman Eleanor Ellis
Holiday fun at the Muddy Rudder with Bill Uhlig, Zoe Carpenter and Joe Seamons
LaurenSheehanMusic.com
Contact: Lauren Sheehan Music, 1812 NW 24th Ave., Portland, OR 97210
info@laurensheehanmusic.com
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