Lara Taubman iku singer singer songwriter saiki urip ing New York City. Dheweke bakal ngasilake album ketiga sing The Gospel of Getting Free. Lara ngandika dhewe troubadour saka donya anyar amarga dheweke percaya ing kekuatan lagu lan cerita minangka bantuan kritis kanggo wong-wong kang kudu nyenengake lan perlindungan ing donya sing kanthi cepet transformasi.

Dadi dheweke miwiti penulisan lagu ing taun 2015, dheweke dadi kritikus seni visual, kurator lan pelukis. Dheweke wis enthusias kanggo kreasi wiwit dheweke bisa nyimpen, nanging iku nalika dheweke wis komitmen kanggo nyanyi lan nyusun lagu sing donya donya radikal. Dheweke urip ing Montana lan iku nyebabake nikah. Dheweke pindah ing taun 2016 menyang rumah kreatif jantung, New York City, kanggo ngejar musik minangka karir.

Soon after she put music at the center of her world, life became very simple. She had found her reason for being. Music had always been a powerful healing force since she was a girl. Born and raised in the coal country of southwestern Virginia, the ubiquitous Old Time and bluegrass music got into her blood and is a significant inspiration in the long, rambling ballads of her own songwriting today as can be seen in her songs, “Snakes in the Snow,” “The Water” and in the title track of her new album,” The Gospel of Getting Free” and others.

The ancient ballads of Britain and Appalachia bring her back to memories of the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of her childhood home. She still drowns in the long narratives of the music, luxuriating in the memory and feelings of them. The music of her childhood made her know that she wasn’t alone. Lara’s hope is to make music that helps others to also feel less lonely. The more music she makes, the more it is clear to her that this was why she was put on earth.

She released her first album “Revelation” in 2020 on Wolfe Island Records. She was so moved by the year long journey of her first album, that she often returns to Wolfe Island. Fortuitously in 2021 she met producer/drummer Steven Williams on a gig and soon after they started working together on her second album Ol’ Kentucky Light. Through Steven, she met and began co-writing and working with musicians Walter Parks, Askold Buk, Teddy Kumpel, Etienne Lytle, Paul Frazier and others. She feels fortunate to have found this group of exceptional, award-winning talents in New York City.

In the summer of 2023, she began writing on “The Gospel of Getting Free.” Around the same time, she began her work in somatic trauma therapy which created a rapid shift in her emotional life. While this next album continues the melancholy, heartbroken themes of the first two albums, she suddenly felt compelled to write songs about joy and hope. Contacting a more ecstatic approach to her music led her to go deeper into gospel music, which was a key inspiration for her second album “Ol’ Kentucky Light.” In The Gospel of Getting Free,” she went further, choosing simpler lyrics and  trusting the music to lead her into the journey of a song. She wanted to make music that could move the spirit.

Panggonan manungsa kanggo njupuk devastation lan ngubahake dadi melodi, cerita, ritme, iku apa sing nyebabake Lara kanggo nggawe musik. Kabeh kegelapan sing dheweke wis nglakoni wis dadi bahan bakar kanggo dheweke ngubah tragedi menyang musik. Dheweke percaya keputusasaan lan keputusasaan iku energi sing kudu ditanggung kanggo njaluk menyang terang lan menyang kebebasan emosional pribadi. Alkimia musik lan desain, proses kreatif, ana kanggo ngingati manungsa yen kabeh ora hilang.</pfseg>

Lara nggawe musik kanggo manungsa amarga dheweke percaya ing kapasitas paling dhuwur kanggo nindakake kebaikan, kanggo ndeleng luwih apik lan ngerti yen padha ora mung ing donya iki.

Ing taun 2023 dheweke miwiti perusahaan rental pakaian vintage sing disebut Lara Sings Vintage. iku koleksi pakaian dhewe sing dheweke wis nggunakake liwat umur 40 taun. Nggunakake desain apik iku salah sawijining hobi sing paling disukai sawise nggawe musik. Dheweke seneng nglebu musik karo styling kostum kanggo pertunjukan. Tak ironi, mayoritas kliennya dadi musisi. Dheweke urip kanthi damai ing Manhattan karo anjing lan kucing lan koleksi topi sing apik sing dumunung ing dinding ruang tamu.</pfseg>