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Lauren Sheehan, Songster
 Nov. 2014
I am home from a long east coast tour and here for just a few days, but I am looking forward to basking in the after glow of a successful trip by giving a concert for you on MONDAY, Nov 17, 7 pm. Dinner and drinks are available in this lovely listening room, making it an easy way to settle into another week. Hope you can come by after work and miss rush hour. This concert is one of only 2 shows planned between now and the new year, so I hope to get to play for many of you.
The infamous Mr. Chauncey will be joining me on harmonica and his horn, and I'll bring the banjo.
Music Mondays at The Lake Theater
Lauren Sheehan with Mr. Chauncey
Monday, Nov 17 doors at 6pm, 7pm start $10
106 N State St Lake Oswego OR 97034 503-482-2135
http://laketheatercafe.com
The Light Still Burns Lauren Sheehan
featured on npr and BBC
The story ...
While the men were off to the war, women filled in and kept the lights burnin' at Gibson's. The guitars of this period have a banner across the headstock, hence "Banner Guitars" and are oft considered among the treasures of Gibson guitars. Who were the women, what was their story, why did Gibson cover up the fact that they made these guitars, why are the guitars so wonderful sounding and how were they made? These questions and more about the story are the subject of the book.
But then the author, John Thomas, thought about how cool it would be if folks could also hear the guitars the women made. He raised some funds, got guitars donated from all over the country for a recording project and then found a women to play them - me. Many songs seemed to suggest themselves to me after I read the manuscript so picking the music was easy and it's mostly appropriate to the times and themes in the book. We used a different guitar for each track. Eric Tate engineered it in New Haven, CT, at Firehouse 12 Studio, so that you , the listeners, would be able to hear and appreciate the sonic details and differences of the guitars
BBC story http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b047bsx4
Buy CD: http://www.laurensheehanmusic.com/buy.php
Buy book: http://www.kalamazoogals.com/
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