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Short bio.
Lara Herscovitch is a singer-songwriter-poet-performer-author gem. As described in The Boston Globe, she brings “a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence… big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life… Herscovitch’s music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit or a dormant creative life.” Lara leads with authenticity, integrity, humor and heart. Sound Waves Magazine described her music as “expertly written prose… songwriting at its best… good for your ears AND your soul.” Acoustic Live in New York City added, “She possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global concern and a fierce intellect... It might seem too good to be true, but true it is.” LaraHerscovitch.com
Quotes.
“…a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life… Herscovitch’s music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit or a dormant creative life." -The Boston Globe
"...expertly written prose... songwriting at its best... musical timing, memorable melodies, and compelling lyrics. It's good for your ears AND your soul." -Sound Waves Magazine
“She possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global social concern and a fierce intellect… It might seem too good to be true, but true it is.” -Acoustic Live in NYC
“…The song’s lyrics — ’Everything breaks ‘til it learns how to bend / Hang on tight / This is the ride of your life’ — were just a few of the many powerful words Herscovitch offered that not only felt like a respite from the heat, but an affirmation of the strength and resilience we all need to get through.“ -New Haven Independent
"Lara reminds us that music can be heroic when it springs from a strong heart. Walt Whitman would recognize his own soul in her expansive American vision, and there really is no higher compliment I can pay an artist." -Connecticut Public Radio host Colin McEnroe
Interviews / Articles.
UConn-Trained Social Worker Became 'Highway Philosopher' Through Her Music -UConn Today
Folksinger Lara Herscovitch spins one of her songs into a book -Hartford Courant
Singer to bring 'luminous voice' to The Kate -New Haven Register
The Truthful Road -The Cecil Whig Weekend edition
Sound Surfing with Lara Herscovitch -The Connecticut Post
cover / feature article, Acoustic Live in New York City
Audio.
Discography.
Italian Balconies (2023 single, co-produced w/ Stephen Murphy)
I’d Do Anything (2021 cover / single re-release, self-produced)
Highway Philosophers (2020 album, co-produced w/ Stephen Murphy)
Wingspan (2017 single, co-produced w/ Adam Michael Rothberg)
MISFiT (2016 album, co-produced w/ Adam Michael Rothberg)
Four Wise Monkeys (2012 album, produced by John Jennings)
Through A Frozen Midnight Sky (2009 album, produced by John Jennings)
Juror Number 13 (2006 album, self-produced, out-of-print)
There (2002 album, self-produced, out-of-print)
Sin Tierra (2000 album, self-produced, out-of-print)
Career honors.
Connecticut State Troubadour
New England Foundation for the Arts grant awards, New England States Touring
Connecticut Office of the Arts grant awards: Artist Fellowship, Artists Respond
New England Music Awards, two category nominations (Roots & Americana)
Roots on the River Songwriter Award
Solarfest Singer-Songwriter Showcase Winner
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Grassy Hill Emerging Artist
Family Folk Chorale Songwriting Competition Winner
Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour Contest Finalist
Juried formal showcases with Folk Alliance International, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, Southeast Regional Folk Alliance