Artist Announcement: Laura Barrett with Martin Tielli at The AGO
October 5, 2009
Singer, songwriter and kalimba player Laura Barett is one of the youngest City Sonic artists, in terms of both actual age and career experience (although you may know well her as a member of the Hidden Cameras and Henri Fabergé & the Adorables). But from our first conversation, while she was hunkered down in the Yukon this past winter, it was clear that she has deep musical roots and the genuine storytelling prowess to bring us into her world of self-proclaimed “neurotic sci-folk.” One of her favourite Toronto bands is the Rheostatics — the first rock group she ever witnessed perform live. We were thrilled to be able to connect her with Rheos guitarist Martin Tielli at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
