Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards

Laura Cortese is an American singer, songwriter, and fiddler. She was born in San Francisco and attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Cortese lives in Ghent, Belgium with her partner, Belgian accordionist, Bert Ruymbeek and their two children. Cortese regularly performs solo, but usually with her band Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards (with Valerie Thompson, Sumaia Jackson, Zoe Guigueno, Jenna Moynihan, D. James Goodwin, Sam Kassirer and Jeni Magaña) with which she released two albums, the first of which was California Calling which debuted in 2017. She has also performed with Tao Rodríguez-Seeger in the Anarchist Orchestra, and with Hanneke Cassel and Lissa Schneckenburger in Halali. In the past she has played with acts including Uncle Earl, Band of Horses and Pete Seeger. She is also a co-founder of the Boston Celtic Music Festival.

Bitter Better - 2020-07-17T00:00:00.000000Z

California Calling - 2017-10-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Three By Three - 2023-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Typhoon - 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Dreaming - 2020-05-29T00:00:00.000000Z

From The Ashes - 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Corduroy Jacket - 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Treat You Better - 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Wait With Me - 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

We Can - 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stockholm - 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Low Hum - 2017-08-04T00:00:00.000000Z

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