This is the second of five deep dives into the discographies of some of my favorite artists. This mixtape highlights the Portland-based singer songwriter Laura Veirs. She primarily plays nylon string guitar, but she also plays electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, and even a little piano. She self-released her first album 20 years ago, and has since then founded her own record label – Raven Marching Band – on which she has released six more solo full-lengths, including an album for children, as well as an EP of traditional songs. She's also released three solo records on Nonesuch, and a collaborative album with Neko Case and k.d. lang on Anti–.
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Playlist
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Magnetized by Laura Veirs on Year of Meteors (Nonesuch) -
Song My Friends Taught Me by Laura Veirs on Troubled By The Fire (Raven Marching Band) -
When You Give Your Heart by Laura Veirs on July Flame (Raven Marching Band) -
Watch Fire by Laura Veirs on The Lookout (Raven Marching Band) -
Cast a Hook by Laura Veirs on Saltbreakers (Nonesuch) -
Best Kept Secret by case/lang/veirs on case/lang/veirs (Anti-) -
Movin' Along by Laura Veirs on The Triumphs & Travails Of Orphan Mae (Raven Marching Band) -
Life Is Good Blues by Laura Veirs on July Flame (Raven Marching Bird) -
Where Gravity Is Dead by Laura Veirs on Year of Meteors (Nonesuch) -
Finister Saw The Angels by Laura Veirs on Warp & Weft (Raven Marching Band) -
Riptide by Laura Veirs on Carbon Glacier (Bella Union) -
All The Pretty Little Horses by Laura Veirs on Tumble Bee (Raven Marching Band) -
Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotten) by Laura Veirs on Two Beers Veirs (Raven Marching Band) -
Ohio Clouds by Laura Veirs on Troubled By The Fire (Raven Marching Band) -
The Lookout by Laura Veirs on The Lookout (Raven Marching Band) -
Rialto by Laura Veirs on Year of Meteors (Nonesuch) -
Wandering Kind by Laura Veirs on Saltbreakers (Nonesuch) -
July Flame by Laura Veirs on July Flame (Raven Marching Band) -
Raven Marching Band by Laura Veirs on The Triumphs & Travails Of Orphan Mae (Raven Marching Band) -
Black Gold Blues by Laura Veirs on Year of Meteors (Nonesuch) -
Salvage a Smile by Laura Veirs on Carbon Glacier (Bella Union) -
Phantom Mountain by Laura Veirs on Saltbreakers (Nonesuch) -
Devil's Hootenanny by Laura Veirs on Troubled By The Fire (Raven Marching Band) -
That Alice by Laura Veirs on Warp & Weft (Raven Band Marching Band) -
White Cherry by Laura Veirs on Warp & Weft (Raven Marching Band) -
Ether Sings by Laura Veirs on Carbon Glacier (Bella Union) -
Seven Falls by Laura Veirs on The Lookout (Raven Marching Band) -
Secret Someones by Laura Veirs on Year of Meteors (Nonesuch) -
Wide-Eyed, Legless by Laura Veirs on July Flame (Raven Marching Band) -
Saltbreakers by Laura Veirs on Saltbreakers (Nonesuch)