No one could accuse Laura Bird of sitting idol since the release of her debut CD Dreamwalker. Laura has continued to write, perform and record her music while being an active contributor to her larger musical community. In addition to serving on both the OCFF and ArtsCan Circle Board of Directors, she co-founded the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award; co-founded the Headwaters Acoustic Music Society and recently retired as Artistic Director of the Live! At the Opera House concert series in Orangeville. During the eight years devoted to the work of ArtsCan Circle, Laura shared her music with kids at risk, traveling to remote Aboriginal communities of Northern Ontario and Labrador. For the last five years Laura has toured southern Ontario during International Women's Week with her songstress sisters 'The Pomelos'; A "Quintana" consisting of Tannis Slimmon, Katherine Wheatley, Marianne Girard, Heather Katz and alternatively Eve Goldberg and Chris MacLean.

Laura began working with bluegrass/jazz multi-instrumentalist and award-winner Emory Lester in 2005 producing an EP Demo of some new tunes and in 2006 her song 'Heavy Load' was included on the bluegrass compilation project North To Ontario, that subsequently won Recording of The Year at the Central Bluegrass Awards. As a pre-release to her upcoming CD, a 'bluegrass' version of Laura's song 'Rosalita' was recently included on the 2008 North To Ontario compilation project which has already been enjoying airplay on both sides of the border.

With all of Laura's extra curricular commitments now fulfilled the fall of 2007 brought closure and completion, allowing her to focus a renewed energy to her own music. In late October she and NTO producer Gene Gouthro began recording a new full-length project at Athlone Studios in Everett Ontario. Once again Laura has assembled a stellar core of musicians and musical guests representing the innovative Fly By Night Orchestra. Over the cold winter months Laura was joined by Emory Lester on mandolin, Dave Clarke on guitar, Denis Rondeau on bass, drummer/percussionist Charlie Cooley, Alyssa Wright on cello and Tannis Slimmon on harmony vocals, along with many original FBNO members including Mike Stevens on harmonica, Jack Walker on dobro, Robert Reid on guitar Allison Lupton on flute and Geoff Somers on violin.

The result is 'The Water In Between', a beautiful collection of fourteen original compositions, showcasing both maturity in her songwriting as well as the warm intensity of Laura's rich sultry vocals. The CD will be officially released Saturday November 15th, 2008 at the Orangeville Opera House. This project will no doubt mark a new and very positive direction in Bird's musical journey. CONCERT INFO CLICK HERE

THE POMELOS on YOUTUBE - 'SPRING' Orangeville Opera House March 8th., 2008
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Wigborough Music
Orangeville, ON L9W 2K2
Telephone: 1-519-942-1587
Email: wigboroughmusic@sympatico.ca
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