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About
Langille's
Acoustic
Blues
"When Laurette stepped up to sing...it
was love at first listen. Her voice was
sultry, smokey, and to me, positively
intoxicating"
Pedar Herom Victory Music Review
Photo copyrighted by Betty Weitzenkamp
Laurette Langille has a long standing devotion to the older blues of the 1920's and 1930's. Her
strong voice and passionate delivery are well suited to the Bessie Smith songs that she has
introduced herself to audiences with throughout Northwestern America. But it is Langille's
country and delta blues that really show off her fingerpicking and slide guitar, heavily influenced
by Robert Johnson, Brownie McGhee and Memphis Minnie. Some fans would argue that it is
this acoustic blues guitar material that truly reveals the unique texture of her blues vocals.
As an acoustic blues performer she has opened up for an impressive array of artists including
John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, Long John Baldry, Charlie Musselwhite,
Canned Heat, Cephas & Wiggins, Bob Brozman, The Powder Blues Band and more. Laurette
was the only northwest woman included in the 1992 Seattle Opera House "Women in the
Blues Tradition" concert in the company of Etta Baker, Jessie Mae Hemphill and Del Rey.
Solo blues performances by Laurette Langille include both vintage and original blues and jazz,
slide guitar, fingerpicking blues, harmonica and her powerful voice. This combination of talents
has made her an enduring favorite at regional festivals as well as numerous venues and concert
series. Her song list spans the history of the blues and can pull in songs from other genres to be
coloured by her original style.
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