Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis learned to play the violin as a child in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a teenager in the 1960s, she immersed herself in the city's thriving folk scene and fell in love with the innovative bluegrass of Flatt & Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers, and especially Doc Watson. She won numerous fiddling contests during the 1970s and was in and out of assorted area combos. Together with friend Kathy Kallick, Lewis co-founded the pioneering bluegrass group Good Ol' Persons in 1975 and remained with the popular group until 1979. She then formed the Grant Street String Band before bowing as a solo artist with 1986's Restless Rambling Heart (Flying Fish), which mixed old-timey sounds with contemporary bluegrass and folk. Love Chooses You followed in 1989.
The 1990 album Singin' My Troubles Away was attributed to Laurie Lewis & Grant Street and featured guitarist Scott Nygaard, banjoist Tony Furtado, and mandolin player Tom Rozum. Lewis reteamed with Kallick for 1991's Together, which was also the first of many releases for Rounder. After the release of True Stories in 1993, Lewis and her bandmates were in a serious auto accident. She took a few years off but returned with Oak and the Laurel, which featured a series of duets with mandolinist Rozum. (The album was nominated for a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy in 1996.) Seeing Things appeared in 1998 and focused on Lewis' considerable talents as a songwriter and singer. A year later she issued the rollicking Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals. In the early 2000s, Lewis made guest contributions to other artists' albums, devoted some time to her second love, the acoustic bass, and dabbled in producing. By 2004, she was ready to return to her own recordings and released Guest House with Rozum. Rozum was back for 2006's The Golden West, which was credited to Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Restless Rambling Heart
Country - Released by Flying Fish on 1 Jan 1986
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Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals
Country - Released by Rounder on 4 May 1999
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The Oak And The Laurel
Country - Released by Rounder on 20 Jun 1995
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Love Chooses You
Country - Released by Flying Fish on 1 Jan 1989
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Guest House
Country - Released by HighTone Records on 30 Mar 2004
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The Hazel and Alice Sessions
Folk - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 21 Jan 2016
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And Laurie Lewis
Folk - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 27 Mar 2020
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Earth & Sky: Songs Of Laurie Lewis
Folk - Released by Rounder on 8 Jul 1997
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One Evening in May
Folk - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 7 Jan 2014
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Laurie & Kathy Sing Songs of Vern & Ray
Country - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 5 Aug 2014
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Guest House & The Golden West
Country - Released by Floating World on 8 Apr 2013
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Trees
Country - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 26 Apr 2024
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Long Gone
Country - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 29 Mar 2024
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Freight '98
Country - Released by Spruce and Maple Music on 1 Jan 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo