Album: The Triumphs & Travails of Orphan Mae by Laura Veirs (2001)
Style: Folk
Record Label: Bella Union
Format: Album

Description: "The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae" is the second studio album by Laura Veirs, originally self-released in 2001 on the Raven Marching Band Records label. 
The album loosely tells the story of a girl wandering around the American West, with Veirs using different points of view to convey the sense of loneliness, beauty, longing, and adventure that comes with such a voyage.
It was subsequently re-released under the Bella Union label on February 21, 2005.

Artist Background: "Laura Pauline Veirs" (born October 24, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter. Laura Veirs grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she often spent summers camping with her family, which gave her much of her songwriting inspiration. Veirs has said that she didn't seriously listen to music until she was in her 20s; instead, she just heard what was in her environment. She listened to folk, country, classical and pop music around the house and on the radio during her youth. Attending Carlet... Part of the Colorado Springs, USA music scene. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Colorado Springs, USA music scene. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album, Bella Union

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"The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae" is the second studio album by Laura Veirs, originally self-released in 2001 on the Raven Marching Band Records label. 
The album loosely tells the story of a girl wandering around the American West, with Veirs using different points of view to convey the sense of loneliness, beauty, longing, and adventure that comes with such a voyage.
It was subsequently re-released under the Bella Union label on February 21, 2005.

The Triumphs & Travails of Orphan Mae

Laura Veirs

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