Laura Veirs

Her first foray into songwriting started with a geological expedition in China, where she served as translator.

She was miserable and immersed herself into writing lyrics as a way of coping.Veirs is fascinated with the intersection of art and science and she explores that in her work.She has released 11 albums and has toured extensively in her 25-year career.

She has collaborated with Neko Case, kd lang, Sufjan Stevens, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists and many others.

She’s also a podcaster (Midnight Lightning, about musician parents), an award-winning children’s book author (Libba, about folk musician Elizabeth Cotten), a mother and a songwriting teacher through Stanford University.