Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards

Laura Cortese has built a distinguished career following a path that led her to be one of the most in-demand musical partners and collaborators on the circuit while continuing to make her own music...

The fiddler/vocalist and song-writer who digs deep and aims high, is one of the busiest individuals on the circuit. But, it’s been as Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards that she has made the biggest impression. It’s bold and elegant, schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock ‘n’roll swagger.
The 2013-issued album, Into The Dark, won glowing reviews and a huge amount of radio exposure, and was described by AmericanaUK as “a beautifully-constructed amalgam of traditional and contemporary country music."

Songlines magazine praised it as "a celebration of American string playing par excellence," while fRoots mag said they were “powerful, gutsy and almost certainly set to make musical waves." R2 magazine described the album as being like "an unlikely heaven-sent artistic collision between Jackie Oates, Scott Skinner and ELO," and Folkwords said it was "Remarkably impressive."

Bandmates Valerie Thompson and Mariel Vandersteel bring their own multi-genre credentials to embellish the stylish mix.