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Laura Stevenson

I WON!!!!!!!! :)

About Me


Music Merchandise
1. "Down" EP (2005)
Features the tracks:
1. Down
2. Just Beyond My Reach
3. Welcome To My World
Available to buy in CD format or by downloading the tracks from 7 Digital (see widget below).
If you have any specific instructions, or if you want a signed copy, just fill in the "Optional Instructions" box at checkout.
Cost: £3 per CD
(Postage £1.50 flat rate)
2. "Warts and All: Live at the Rotterdam" (2008)
Features the tracks:
1. Just Beyond My Reach
2. One of Us
3. Where You Lie
4. Short Space of Time
5. Wait
6. Cut and Run
7. Down
8. One Night Stand
9. Solar System
10. Coming Home
Cost: £6 per CD
(Postage £1.50 flat rate)
Biography
"A rare and evocative songstress, usually found armed with only a piano and the scars of heartbreak...."
(James Sadler: 'Music Tipping', March 2007)
"The east Belfast based pianist and songwriter has established real credentials for an assault on a wider audience. It's only a matter of time, hard work and luck; the talent is there...."
(Stephen Dunwoody: 'The Newtownards Chronicle', July 2006)
Following a three-year period of playing venues around Belfast, local singer/songwriter Laura Stevenson is finally receiving recognition in NI's music scene. Fans include Radio Ulster's Gerry Anderson, who has recently been giving 'Just Beyond My Reach' (from the 2004 EP 'Down') frequent airplay, and U105’s George Jones.
At the centre of the music is her voice - fragile, ethereal, haunting - providing an apt vehicle for songs which betray a rare kind of honesty. Stevenson doesn't shy away from wearing her heart on her sleeve in her songwriting, something fans tell her they appreciate. The songs are carefully framed with her trademark cascading piano lines.
Influences include Sarah McLachlan, Juliet Turner, Patty Griffin, Suzanne Vega and Sheryl Crow, but comparisons reveal little about Stevenson's unique direction. Live sets include interpretations of songs by artists she admires: Radiohead, Iain Archer, Chris Isaak and Bill Mallonee, amongst others. She has supported artists such as Juliet Turner, guitar legends Rodrigo y Gabriela, and recently opened for soul diva Beverley Knight at an intimate fundraising gig.
Currently sought after as a vocalist and songwriter, Laura is continuing to play local venues to an ever-widening fan base. Her first album is due to be released later this year.
Inhabiting the space where catharsis meets redemption, this is music to break your heart..... or maybe to heal it.
Contact
By post:
Laura Stevenson Music
PO Box 876
BELFAST
BT4 9BP

By Email:
[email protected]
Videos
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1. Cover of "See You Soon" by Coldplay (Recorded at home: Thursday, 4th October 2007)
2. "Cut and Run" at the Christian Aid venue, Summer Madness (Recorded at Summer Madness: Sunday, 1st July 2007)
3. Cover of "9 Crimes" by Damien Rice (Recorded at home: Sunday, 27th May 2007)
4. "Short Space of Time" (Recorded at The Rotterdam Bar, Belfast: Tuesday, 18th July 2006)
5. Cover of "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues (Recorded at the NVTV Studio: November 2005)
6. Live Studio Performance on NVTV (27 mins) (Recorded at the NVTV Studio: November 2005)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/26/2005
Band Website: laurastevensonmusic.com
Influences: Patty Griffin, Sheryl Crow, Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega, Alanis Morisette, Sarah McLachlan, Bill Mallonee, Vigilantes of Love, KT Tunstal, Juliet Turner, Martyn Joseph, Damien Rice, Ryan Adams, Bryan Adams, Rufus Wainwright, Chris Isaak, Crowded House, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac, Gillian Welch.

Music I was raised on....

Debbie Gibson, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, New Kids on the Block, Take That, The Beautiful South, The Cranberries, Nirvana, Rod Stewart and Dame Shirley Bassey.

Sounds Like: One girl and her piano.

Promotion: PLEASE HELP PROMOTE MY MUSIC BY COPYING THE CODE BELOW AND DISPLAYING THIS BANNER ON YOUR WEBPAGE!

Interviews and Reviews: 'Accent' Magazine (Published: September 2007)

United States of Velouria Blogspot (Published: Wednesday, 28th November 2007)

Belfast Telegraph, 'Teenage Kicks' (Published: Friday, 8th June 2007)

Music Tipping (Published: March 2007)

Drop-D Interview (Published: Thursday 7th December 2006)

Drop-D Oxjam Review (Published: Monday, 13th November 2006)

The Newtownards Chronicle (Published: Thursday, 6th July 2006)

Readers' Favourite Blogs: "London 1sts..." (13th January, 2008)

"Mark Mulholland" (26th October, 2007)

"Wee Me" (1st September, 2007)

"Damn pine kernels...." (19th July, 2007)

"I need a hero...." (17th July, 2007)

"X marks the spot!" (9th July, 2007)

"If I ever get really famous...." (8th May, 2007)

"Ten things you might not know...." (7th May, 2007)

"On Love" (2nd April, 2007)

"Tommy" (21st March, 2007)

"Snow" (20th March, 2007)

"Sometimes all we do is cope...." (13th March, 2007)

"FAQs" (12th March, 2007)

"Warning!!" (9th March, 2007)

"Nobody knows it, but I've got a secret smile...." (27th February, 2007)

"The Great Pirate Colouring-In Competiton!" (23rd February, 2007)

"The bestest present I have ever received!!" (12th February, 2007)

"A 'novel' idea...." (31st January, 2007)

"Strange but true...." (12th December, 2006)

"Laura in a Nutshell" (18th July, 2006)

"A rather flattering incident...." (7th July, 2006)

"Sun, sand and..... seriously bad music!"

"Radio play..." (26th April, 2006)

Poetry: You are faceless in my dreams

Monsters

A drunk man on the street

The Things You Say

Tremendous People: Ann & Ken Bartley (Belfast Unbound)

David McKendry (Musician/Lover)

David McNair (DMC Studios)

Gary Campion (PR)

Gerry Anderson (BBC Radio Ulster)

Graham Ashmore (Web Promotion)

Graham Robinson (Photography)

Ian McDowell (Roadie Extraordinaire)

Jamie Sadler (Web Promotion)

Keith Wilson (Photography)

Mike Houston (Musician/Producer)

Richard Mitchell (Writer/Musician)

Stephen Jones (Music Journalism)

Steve Donnan (Writer)

Steve Stockman (Writer/Promoter)

My Charities:

Links/ Helpful Websites: Anorexia Bulimia Care

Campaign for Real Beauty

Common Grounds

Defeat Depression

Eating Disorders Association

Free Hugs Campaign

LookingforGod.com

Rethink

The Word for Today

Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Results Are In....

I WON!!!!!!!!!!I can't believe it!! Thank you so much to everyone who voted (particularly if you voted after finding a flier stuck to your windscreen in the Ikea car park.... )Will let you know more w...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:37:00 PST

I can do no more....

Voting has officially closed on Slicethepie, so if you didn't register to send some love my way then shame on you!! Somewhere deep down I know I haven't won (again!). How can you compete against bands...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:28:00 PST

Be part of the very first Laura Stevenson "Street" Team! :)

Hello!Well, in a final attempt to secure the votes I need on slicethepie, I have made up a flyer which I am off to put under the window wipers of all the cars in the Tesco Knocknagoney car park. Tomor...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:10:00 PST

Free Album Download!!

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch??.....To celebrate it's first birthday at the end of last week, Slicethepie are giving away a free compilation album featuring one track from each of 15 ...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:38:00 PST

"You leave with nothing...."

Only the winner gets the £15,000 on slicethepie.com, and this week's update sees me sitting in 2nd place with only one week to go! I really, really need this boost so, if you haven't already signed up...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:18:00 PST

Birthday number twenty-....

.... something. Well here it is, another year notched up on this little life and, as usual, I don't feel any different from yesterday (except that I must remember to put my new age on forms and stuff,...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:33:00 PST

Bad News

My grandad's really sick so I won't be at the Black Box tonight. Sorry for letting everyone down.L
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:08:00 PST

Good News...

It appears not only did I make the showcase at Slicethepie, but all 3 of my submitted tracks made the Top 10 in this arena! That's out of a whole lot of songs, that is.... And in even more exciting ne...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:12:00 PST

Third time lucky??

I've just heard I've made my 3rd showcase at slicethepie and it just has to be my time this time around (third time lucky and all that)!!For anyone who voted before, it's the same system. Just log in ...
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:19:00 PST

Obummer....

....I wanted Hilary to win the presidential candidacy for the Democrats. Boo!L x
Posted by Laura Stevenson on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:17:00 PST