Lauren Oxford by Lauren Oxford

For so many reasons, this would not have happened without the filk community, which boasts so many wicked talented musicians who wove a whole lot of magic into my songs, and who just so happen to be some of my dearest friends (I think that love shines through the music in a big way). Every instrument you hear on my album was played by a woman, an intentional choice made by a very stubborn lesbian. There are strings, woodwinds, harp, percussion, and more that help color in the lines drawn by my oft-alt tuned guitar, banjo, and ukulele.

I guess this is where it all begins for me in an official sense, slapping my brand new married name onto my first album as if I know who that is, as if songs rooted in the relationships I have with other people and with myself are the thesis statement of who I always will be as a musician. But at the same time, I want more than anything for this labor of love, this outpouring of friendship and generosity, these songs that I hope offer a pearl of something universal in the oyster of the personal, to be a part of who I always will be.

So, maybe "Lauren Oxford" will stand the test of time.

And maybe one day Lauren Oxford will learn not to take herself so seriously.

Lauren Oxford is a songwriter, folksinger, and filker who lives in the mountains of East Tennessee with her wife Emma & their three cats. Her debut album combines soul-bearing, heartfelt lyricism and lush, thoughtful orchestration, courtesy of some of her dearest friends.

She is also a member of queer Appalachian folk band The Starlight Darlins, whose new studio EP Skyline is out everywhere.

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