Laurie Morvan: Guitar Slinger on Fire! "Sultry vocals, imaginative songwriting, and smoldering fretwork." (Blues Revue) Style: High energy rockin’

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Laurie Morvan: Guitar Slinger on Fire!

"Sultry vocals, imaginative songwriting, and smoldering fretwork."
(Blues Revue)

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Style: High energy rockin’ blues with great storylines, soulful harmonies and red hot guitar

Configuration: 5 piece - guitar/lead vocals, bass, drums, keyboards, and background vocalist

Home Base: Long Beach, CA, USA

Touring Scope: 27 states throughout USA, Canada, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Europe

Marketing Reach: Ads in national blues publications, radio promotion, Facebook, YouTube, band website, Twitter, email list

Contact: Booking@LaurieMorvan.com, (562) 301-9686

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LMB's fresh energy fires up the crowd!

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Blues that excites!

The LMB will get the crowd on its feet and rocking the blues, right from the first moment Laurie wails on guitar. Fans love the band's high-energy, tight-as-nails arrangements. People really connect to Laurie's songwriting and enjoy her funny and poignant quips between songs. The Laurie Morvan Band DELIVERS BIG every show!

Visit the LMB website

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Notable Festivals and Special Events

Budweiser Illinois Blues Festival, Peoria, IL
Fargo Blues Festival, Fargo, ND
Thunder Bay Blues Festival, Thunder Bay, ON Canada
Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, San Diego, CA to Mexico
Ellnora Guitar Festival, Champaign, IL
Billtown Blues Festival, Hughesville, PA
Blues by the Bay Festival, Eureka, CA (2x)
Coloma Blues Live! Festival, Coloma, CA (3x)
Long Beach Blues Festival, Long Beach, CA
Monterey Bay Blues Festival, Monterey, CA
Tall City Blues Festival, Midland, TX
Champaign Blues Brews and BBQ, Champaign, IL
Winter Festival of Blues, Santa Cruz, Ca
Friday 'Loo Concert Series, Waterloo, IA (3x)
Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, Eureka Springs, AR
Blast at the Overpass Blues Festival, Richmond, IN
Walt Gray Make-A-Wish Ride, Placerville, CA
Long Beach Blues Fest presents the KJazz Blues Bash, El Ray Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Redwood Run, Piercy, CA Art, Wine and Brew Fest, Vacaville, CA
Winter Blues Festival, Fairfield, CA
Rockin' on Heaven's Door, Hawkins Amphitheater, Reno, NV (2x)
High Desert Music Festival, Victorville, CA
Valentine's Day Blues Ball, Eureka, CA
Blues in the District, Quincy, IL (3x)
Catalina Island Blues Festival, Avalon, CA
European Tour: Netherlands, Luxembourg, UK
Fire On The Mountain Music Festival, Sonora, CA
Gateway Blues Festival, Three Rivers, CA
Red White & Blues Festival, Oroville, CA
Gator by the Bay Zydeco & Blues Festival, San Diego, CA
Groovin’ in the Grove Concert Series, Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi, CA (2x)
Long Beach Bayou Festival, Long Beach, CA
The Big Room @ Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, CA
Parkville River Jam Festival, Parkville, MO
Rehoboth Beach Concert Series, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Simi Cajun Creole Music Festival, Simi Valley, CA
Adams Avenue Street Fair, San Diego, CA
Blues, Brews & BBQ, Fresno Blues Festival, Fresno, CA
Strawberry Festival, Arroyo Grande, CA
SummerSounds Concert Series, Greensburg, PA
Taste of Champaign-Urbana, Champaign, IL
Windrose Blues Cruise, Long Beach, CA to Ensenada, Mexico

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Reviews of LMB Festival Performances

"Morvan has all the soulfulness of Bonnie Raitt and the swaggering, muscular guitar tone of Stevie Ray Vaughan ... blistering, high-energy" (Ellnora Guitar Festival review, News-Gazette)

"Morvan stole the show in a scorching set of original blues rock that left the early arrivals staggering to the CD sales booth." (Coloma Blues Live festival review, Mountain Democrat)

“Morvan, who can play rockin’ blues with the best of men and make it look easy, captured the hearts and ears of blues fans...a humble but powerful talent.” (Catalina Island Blues Festival review, Catalina Islander)

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Highlights and Awards

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WINNER Blues Foundation Award for Best Self-Produced CD

WINNER Blues Artist on the Rise

FINALIST International Blues Challenge

Nationally released half-hour TV Special, “Laurie Morvan Band: Nothing But the Blues”

BLUES BREAKER House of Blues Radio Hour

PICKS TO CLICK - B.B. King’s Bluesville

"Morvan’s guitar playing is what the excitement is all about...dazzling chops and fluid licks... and the piano, bass, and drums are watertight ... appealing dual vocals complete the signature Morvan sound and groove.” (Blues Revue)

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Discography

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CD Reviews

"Power and technique characterize Morvan’s blues-rock guitar style ... these five Californians pack heat with an intelligent approach that makes use of dynamics and built-up tensions" (Downbeat)

"Sultry vocals, imaginative songwriting, and smoldering fretwork." (Blues Revue)

"Stunning California axe slinger...exhilarating electric blues guitar style" (Modern Guitars)

"Morvan singes the strings with fast, clean chicken pickin'...liquid bends...propulsive comping..." (Guitar Player)

"Fearless and fresh...Morvan plays with plenty of imagination" (Vintage Guitar)

"Morvan is a stellar guitar player with consummate phrasing and respect for both the music and the spaces between the notes. I love her technique and style. She is one of the rising stars in the blues guitar world and anyone who wants to hear the future of blues guitar should pick up one of her CDs and check her out." (Blues Blast)

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Links to More Information

www.LaurieMorvan.com - the official Laurie Morvan Band website.

Live Video - includes the LMB's nationally released half-hour TV special filmed live at the Ellnora Guitar Festival, as well as live footage from other festival performances and club dates.

Music Page - hear for yourself the sound the LMB will bring to your event.

Press Page - read the band's outstanding CD and live show reviews from heavy hitters in the national media as well as regional publications.

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Booking Contact

Email: Booking@LaurieMorvan.com
Phone: (562) 301-9686

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