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Hometown: Nashville, TN
Label: Kindred Voices
Management: Laurie McClain
Website: https:
Sounds Like: Laurie McClain, Melanie Safka, Norah Jones, John Prine, Neil Young
Genre: Folk
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"Laurie's cd ASCEND will very much touch your emotions in a most valuable way..."-STEVE FORBERT
"Laurie turns each venue into her own living room, and each listener into a new friend with her disarming humor and passionate performance. Laurie's songs explore the themes of identity, growth, friendship and love in a way that always honors the fundamental mysteries of the human journey, conveying the stubborn optimism of an experienced innocent. She's a gem of uniqueness and authenticity."-JM KEARNS
"Laurie is a true artist. She opens hearts and sings from a place of depth and love."-KATHRYN, Kathyrn's House Concert Series, NYC
“Laurie's voice feels like my favorite moisturizer; it sinks in quickly and starts to heal. Her songs go deep and they stay with you.”-SUZY BOGGUSS
"Laurie McClain is my favorite songwriter in the whole world."-DONNA STJERNA, (Still on the Hill)
"Laurie has got to be from another planet. I've never met anyone - except maybe Richie Havens - who is so open-hearted and full of love for humanity, yet who appears to experience life on a different plane than everybody else. Her music is as innocent as it is informed by experience, as playful as it is rooted, and as detail-oriented as it is grand in scope." -DEVON SPROULE
Laurie McClain moved to Nashville, TN, in 1997 with three daughters in tow after spending most of her life in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has managed to make name for herself as a formidable songwriter and engaging performer on the national folk & Americana scene while raising her children, therefore touring only sparsely & sporadically around the U.S. for the last 20+ years. With her three daughters now raised, Laurie is now touring full time.
"Ascend is a breath of fresh air... Best thing I've heard in a long while."
STEVE FORBERT
"I've never met anyone - except maybe Richie Havens - who is so open-hearted & full of love for humanity, yet who appears to experience life on a different plane than everybody else. Lucky for the rest of us, she's translated her Earthly experience onto her album Ascend.”
DEVON SPROULE, Singer/Songwriter
"There is no touch of naiveté in McClain's songs... while optimistic in tone, her songs are laced with a healthy dose of realism... written and performed with such honesty and sincerity."
Bill Graham, FOLKWAX
"Blessed with an enchanting voice midway between Joni Mitchell's lilting soprano and Neil Young's plaintive whine... ASCEND is an engaging, sometimes haunting collection of songs that explore love, abusive relationships, God, and of course, UFOs.”
Jack Silverman, NASHVILLE SCENE
“Despite its uplifting name, the title track [“Ascend”] is an aching lament reminiscent of Leonard Cohen, as the singer yearns for a true ‘precious connection.’”
Jack Silverman, NASHVILLE SCENE
"A gem of uniqueness and authenticity."
Michael Kearns
"Laurie's voice has a raw, genuine classic folk resonance that pulls you into every song."
SINGER Magazine
"Her music cannot be thrown into one single category. It's predominately folk, but under the influence of alternative country and a touch of blues. Her songs seem to sing themselves with uplifting energy and positive vibrations."
Maggie Pleskac - DIG Magazine
"Laurie's voice feels like my favorite moisturizer; it sinks in quickly and starts to heal. Her songs go deep and they stay with you."
Suzy Bogguss, Singer/Songwriter
