Residencies and Outreach Selected Performances

fees $500.00-2,000.00, Residencies/Workshops negotiable. technical considerations Microphones and stands, DIs and cords, bass amp. A floor lamp, small table and rug can be helpful. residencies and outreach community building through music Lauren uses material from her folk, blues and historic repertoire to connect with communities and generate participation and shared experiences for all age groups in most settings. Art administrators, Classroom teachers, librarians appreciate her flexibility, sophisticated programming, follow up and outreach skills. concerts organized around literary, historic and seasonal themes ballads, brainstorming, bookmaking everybody welcome to make music sessions All instruments, all voices welcome to directed jam sessions and sing-a-longs. folk harmony singing By ear singing - for choral groups and general public. finger-picking guitar Beginner through intermediate group class.

contact Wilson River Records “A one-woman Americana jukebox…her fingerwork and sensitive singing, 503-224-6729 Piedmont picking...all sounds deceptively easy, which is a testament to her 1812 NW 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 huge talent.” —The Huffington Post www.LaurenSheehanMusic.com [email protected] “I like that description as it recalls great musical forebears who, though the kalamazoo gals story: blues-based, drew inspiration and material from wherever they chose and gibson wwii guitars, the women who made them and period music were thus often referred to as Songsters rather than blues musicians ... Who were these factory women, what was their story, why did Gibson cover Lauren is very much in that Songster tradition.” up the fact that they made these wonderful guitars? This story with music —Mike Regenstreif, Veteran music journalist that people would have played during that time; patriotic songs, a little blues, Roots Americana musician, Lauren Sheehan, launched her recording and some country ditties, hymns, a few instrumentals. performing career in Oregon in 2002. Recent appearances on npr and BBC, lauren sheehan and terry robb - country blues duo 4 CDs garnering national/international radio play, critical acclaim and reviews in the USA, England, Italy and Spain, a 2012 Portland Music Award Hot old rural and vintage Delta blues, ragtime, Piedmont picking, old swing for outstanding achievement in Folk, inclusion in the Library of Congress and country music on guitars, slide and lap guitar, mandolin and vocals. with the MusicBox Project and a recent accomplishment as guitarist for the stringband trio CD, The Light Still Burns, companion to the history book Kalamazoo Gals; A Up tempo old-timey, bluegrass, country, swing, folk, fiddle tunes, kids songs, Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson’s “Banner” Guitars of WWII, attest blues, waltzes and polkas on guitar, mandolin, bass, trumpet, fiddle, banjo. to her growing significance as an artist, performer and teacher. “Lauren is an artist with a delicious musical sense … a velvety sensual voice recordings … devoted to exquisite palates ready to appreciate lyrical prose of an artist with a very personal style.” —La Hora Del Blues, Barcelona, Spain. Lauren’s accomplished guitar, banjo and mandolin work behind her distinc- tive vocals are inspired by old American blues and folk traditions, time spent with elders, scholarship and musical training. From fronting a 9-piece band to solo acoustic work, this vivacious ‘songster’ delights audiences with the breadth of her material, evocative artistry and musicianship, blending old and new music around timeless themes. “Lauren captivated our audience with her breadth of music styles and performance. The mastery was evident from the —The Light Still Burns, 2013, #3 national folk radio. first tune to the last.” —Hal Weiner, Florence Folk Festival. Her performances “ Beautiful! You’ve conjured the soul of these guitars, as well as the women re-create the intimacy of a back porch where singing, playing and commu- who built them.” —Ron Moore nity building through shared music were regular events. —Rose City Ramble, 2011, # 2 Oregon Roots radio, #8 national folk radio. “Your CD is excellent...it accompanied me (over and over)…It’s a keeper.” shows —Peggy Seeger lauren sheehan, songster —Two Wings, 2005, Album of the year finalist, Americana Music Awards, Solo or with occasional sidemen, shows incorporate stories of musicians #1 folk radio. and historic tidbits, drawing on old American blues and folk traditions, stan- “An exceptional vocalist and is quite faultless and engaging.” dards, country and pop music from the 1850’s through modern times. —Blues in Britain Magazine “She is a true entertainer, weaving the stories and history of the music into her performance and connecting with her audience on a personal level...the —Some Old Lonesome Day, 2003, #4 Freeform American Roots charts, folk/blues tradition is safely and lovingly carried on by Lauren Sheehan.” #7 national folk radio. —Gray Eubank, Director, Portland Revels. “...an excellent guitar technique and a powerful voice.” —Lonestar Times, Italy lauren & zoë —Banjo Babes, 2013 Pick a Peck of Piedmont Pickers, 2011, Wepecket Island Records compilations. Mother and daughter — Together they weave two powerful and distinct voices into subtle, instinctual harmonies, backed up on guitar, banjo, and mandolin.