From Dundee to Nashville. Laura McGhee and the best of Americana

Introducing Laura McGhee, the Scottish/Americana singer/songwriter/fiddler/guitarist who hails from Dundee and has now made her home in Nashville. She was raised on Celtic roots, folk and country music and has been hailed by the London Times as the "Musical Heroine of the Y Generation". She first hit the American roots scene while performing with Pete Seeger in New York. Since that time, she has performed with the great Odetta, Ricky Skaggs, Jim Lauderdale, the Pogues & Shane McGowan, Oscar Brand, Ian Hunter, Josh White, Jr., David Amram, and Runrig. Her album Celticana, recorded in Nashville, garnered rave reviews and strong airplay on both sides of the ocean and stayed for ten solid weeks on the Americana Top 40 Chart from May to July of 2010 (unprecedented for a Scottish artist). Laura recently toured with John Carter Cash & John McEuen of  Nitty Gritty Dirt band on the 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken Tour-songs of the Carter family', to pay homage to their place in country music history. From the famous 1927 Bristol sessions when they made their first recordings the Carter family became the first commercial vocal group in country and made a profound impact on American music.
http://www.lauramcghee.com/ 

http://www.lauramcghee.com/

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Kay said…
Check out this lovely singer songwriter. She's making quite a splash in the Nashville Music Scene. And Florida loves her as well. Great blog here!
22 November 2013 at 17:53
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