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Laurel Swift

About Me

Performer, workshop leader and composer.Laurel is the fiddle player with The Gloworms and the double bass player with Gadarene. She is also known to appear with Sam Lee's Gillyboys. Laurel is the founder and choreographer of Morris Offspring and also dances step clog.Artistic Director of Shooting Roots, who run creative folk arts projects for and by young people, Laurel also runs classes in London. She has been awarded two opportunities to showcase compositions with Distil: Pocket Garden (2007) and London Haven (2008).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/07/2006
Band Website: www.gloworms.org.uk
Band Members: The Gloworms: Colin Cotter - Banjo * Jon Brenner - Accordion * Laurel Swift - Fiddle *Gadarene: Matt Norman - Mandolin * Nick Wyke - Fiddle * Laurel Swift - Double Bass *Morris Offspring: All the best girls and boys!
Influences: Ginger beer. Definately ginger beer. Grammer... In certain cases. Morris dancing, per se. Ford fiestas? All the way.
Sounds Like: Nufin you've ever done country dancing too...
Record Label: NECTA Arts; EFDSS

My Blog

London Haven now online!

Hello!You can now listen to a recording of the piece I wrote for the 2008 Distil Showcase. (Scroll down the list of tracks - haven't figured out how to move it up yet!).It was recorded at the Distil S...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:13:00 GMT

Tunes Online!

Fiddle Class tunes are now available to listen to (repeatedly...) at:http://laurelswift.tumblr.comFiddle TunesCheersLaurelPS Plus West London Folk Workshop tunes at: http://ealingsessions.wordpress.co...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:31:00 GMT

Fiddle Class Recording and Dots!

Hi there,Few technical hitches here, details of where to find recordings and notes will be up on a new site asap, just sorting it all out, apologies for delay.Meanwhile:ABCA BACAABCA BAFABCA BACEABA F...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:32:00 GMT

Ooo Mrs...

Boo! Blah I'd like to witter and can't think of anyone who'd mind me calling... maybe I should find my phone tho... Or my keys perhaps?  London is the best city EVER BUT it would be nic...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:40:00 GMT

Exciting Months!

Blah Blah yeyey travelling to exciting places. Wohoo I just got back from the States this morning, having gone there straight from Sidmouth first and it was all very exciting and good. I learned to p...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 07:43:00 GMT

Ooo!

Myspace eh! This is exciting.... anyone got any idea how to use this thing? Cya! L
Posted by on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:22:00 GMT