Laura Cortese

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.

All in Always - 2016-08-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Into the Dark - 2013-04-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Acoustic Project - 2010-08-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Blow The Candle Out - 2007-08-08T00:00:00.000000Z

even the lost creek - 2006-01-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Hush - 2004-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Something Borrowed Nothing New - 2025-11-14T00:00:00.000000Z

New Year's Day - 2022-12-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Rainy Christmas Day - 2022-11-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Spend the Night - 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

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