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Laura Freeman: Bio
Laura Freeman - Singer
Laura Freeman lives in Austin, Texas where she writes and performs educational programs for children. She sings about colors, the environment and being outside. Laura’s songs involve the children’s imagination. Big City Little City is a song that takes kids any where on the globe they want to travel. Antarctica is a very cold visit to both poles. Children go on space ship rides, turn into flower gardens, and visit the land of Black and White.
“Orange, it makes me want to cha-cha-cha.” ”Yellow is a bumble bee buzzing.” “Red is a sunset, sailor’s delight.”
In 2002, Laura Freeman wrote and recorded a whole slew of hilarious and educational sing-a-long songs. The Solar System, Alternative Energy, Composting and Math are just some of the subjects explored on her first children’s album, Laura Freeman a Baker’s Dozen. Laura’s CD was voted one of the top children’s album’s of 2004 by www.JustPlainFolks.org
Her song ‘Fruit Boogie’ was selected to appear on “Shaking it Up! With Fruits and Veggies” an award winning CD produced in 2004 for the Los Angeles Unified School District Nutrition Network to encourage children, teachers, families and school community members to eat more fruits and vegetables and engage in adequate physical activity, in other words, get them to boogie down.
Laura Freeman also writes for “grown ups”. Yes it’s true -In 2000 she recorded Laura Freeman’s Greatest Hits from her 20’s and 30’s and 2007 Luna Tart Died (of a broken heart). Luna Tart is the subject of a musical that Laura co-wrote with Rudy Ramirez. A short version of that musical won BEST of the FEST in the Austin Frontera Fest Jan 2007.
Laura toured and recorded with the Road Dog Divas from 2001-2003. That band, consisting of Laura, Myshkin and Darlene, played Vancouver Folk Fest, Kerrville Folk Fest, Northern Lights Festival and all points in between. The band recorded two albums Everything’s in Boxes and Pony.
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Her first band was started in College with Beth Weisinger and Kayonne Riley – The Implications. She decided then that she liked being on stage. Meeting Chris Chandler and touring with him for a year as a convenience store troubadour introduced her to the world of touring as a folk act. On the road she met her fav song writer friends (Jan Bell, Sam Parton, Myshkin, Darlene, Elizabeth Suggs, Anne Feeney, to name a few) Now she mainly plans tours to visit far flung friends and get out of Texas heat.
Iris - Goddess of the Rainbow
"Iris Saves the Land of Black and White" story and music by Laura Freeman, puppets and stage by Heather Jarry.
Iris, goddess of the rainbow, must bring color to the land of Black and White. The KING has banned all colors because of a "horrible coloring accident as a child".
Laura and Heather take the kids on a marvelous adventure. They will hear- a song for every color in the rainbow - they will see a crying whale - they will fly with a purple dragon.
Children are transfixed by the show. Teachers have said:
" This is the most age appropriate show I've every seen" - Kindergarten Teacher Corsicana
"i've never seen them get involved in a show like this" - Teacher for Hearing Impaired Students
Freeman and Jarry now have lessons plans available for teachers. Please consider us for your school.