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March 16, 2007
Where are you, Lori Larson?
As I meet and mingle with musicians in the local area, I find all kinds of music lovers and passionate souls. Some just enjoy playing, some have been playing since childhood, some want to make a career out of it and some just have to play.
A cancer survivor, Lori Larson found that music was a kind of salvation. Therapy.
Growing up in the 60s and 70s, Lori began playing guitar along with the rest of her generation. But because her husband could not stand amatuer music, Lori stopped playing her music.
She put her guitar away, stopped writing music and used her spoons for soup and ice cream.
When her only child, a daughter, a Jehoevah’s Witness, left for college, the difference between Lori and her husband became more apparent.
After several surgeries and some time to recooperate from cancer, Lori took up music again. She attended ukelele circles and blue grass groups. She sang her songs at open mic-night every Wednesday at the Vault. And she could feel herself coming alive again.
She began do to other art pieces, hoping to eventually sell her work at an exhibition.
The last time I saw Lori she had just recorded her first demo, which I had the priveledge of obtaining a copy. She had hopes of making a full-length CD at a local studio, possibly with Kelly McGuire or All Marbles.
I have not seen her in quite some time. Perhaps it is because I have not been at open mic-night in awhile or maybe she has moved on; closer to her daughter, perhaps.
Just the other day I stumbled upon Lori’s Demo. I put it in my car stereo and actually cried when I heard the first track. It was my favorite song of hers. It is a song she began writing when she was 19 years old and then finished in her late forties when she returned to music.
The song expresses the insecurities of relationships and trying to do what is right instead of following your heart. Lori has a very folksy Ani Difranco style and a wide vocal range. Variation in guitar stylings and voice are signiture in her music.
In honor of her hopeful success I am posting Lori’s song on the Redlands Daily Facts Local Music Scene page (www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/music). I also hope to hear from her some day soon with news of a full-length CD and performance dates.
Posted by Darcie Flansburg at 01:36 PM | Comments (0)