Lara Herscovitch
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Bio
Lara was raised in New York and lives in Connecticut. She narrowly escaped law school, training instead as a macro social worker. She has worked in the US, Latin America and Asia, on behalf of disadvantaged individuals – focusing on education, community development, human services, and the environment. Echoes of this work, including personal and global themes and questions of social justice and equity resonate throughout her music.
Learn more at www.LaraHerscovitch.com.
About
Lara Herscovitch is “captivating” (Smother.net). “A remarkable performer” (WSHU Profiles in Folk), “one hell of a find” (New Haven Advocate). A unique, emerging songwriter and performer, Lara’s music is a skillful blend of acoustic/folk with pop, jazz, blues and Latin influences. “Delicious” (Indie-Music.com), smart, poetic and witty, Lara “masterfully” (Womenfolk.net) merges soulful melodies with “perfect wordcrafting” (New Haven Advocate) and “keen intelligence” (The Chronicle). She is engaging and “inspiring” (Manchester VT Journal), “fresh and invigorating” (Music Morsels), with a voice “clear and smooth like expensive liquor” (Northeast Performer).
"…Her voice and performance style had me captivated right away. She truly stands out in a crowd of rising folksingers" (Valley Folk, Elmira NY). Her songs cover a broad range of topics: love, family, wisdom, poverty…; “the more you listen, the more you will like what she does” (Green Man Review); it is “pure musical poetry” (The Courier). Her third CD, Juror Number 13, is “among the best folk releases of the year and possibly many years past.” (Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange), with her “great and refreshing sound” (Acoustic Café).
Where She’s Been
“Herscovitch is doing a fine job of building up a rabid fanbase” (smother.net) – she has played at notable venues including A Prairie Home Companion (American Public Radio), the Bitter End, CBGBs, Towne Crier, WFUV’s Under the Radar, Club Passim, The Sanctuary Concerts, Minstrel Coffeehouse, Connecticut Folk Festival, and WUWF Radio Live. She has opened for Patty Larkin, John Gorka, Cheryl Wheeler, Cliff Eberhardt, Vance Gilbert, Ellis Paul, Aztec Two-Step and Eric Anderson.
Awards etc.
*Connecticut State Troubadour 2009-2010
*New England Foundation for the Arts / New England States Touring (NEST) and CT Commission on Culture & Tourism Performing Artist Roster Member
Telluride Troubadour 2008 Finalist (Telluride Bluegrass Festival / CO)
*Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival 2008 Singer-Songwriter Contest Finalist
*Woody Guthrie Songwriting Competition 2008 Honorable Mention
