Lauren Pratt

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Reviews for albums and performances

1. [Pratt has] a voice like Odetta; it resonates at a deep place in a person’s soul. - Patty Griffin, Award-winning singer-songwriter2. Playing quietly in front of a painting in a darkened room is perfect for [Pratt]. Her voice is stunning and powerful in her quiet use of it. She played a set of intimate and personal songs that entranced me enough to skip the Indigo Girls's set to see her main performance… - If It’s Too Loud, September 16, 20183. “Coated in soot, folksy free-spirit Lauren Pratt peers through the charcoal-laced glow of the past few years of her life on her new record. …A smokey alto burrows feverishly into layers of country music tradition, mining folk music and honky-tonk in the process… the budding vocalist exhibits the kind of astonishing feats that’ll knock you off your feet. …Pratt’s fable-leaning approach enriches the breadth of personal evolution. She’s never once stagnant, and in fact, her religious framework is quite riveting.” - Jason Scott, B-Sides and Badlands, October 26, 20194. “Lauren Pratt has long been planting the seeds of empathy that have grown into her new album, Young American Sycamore…Nowhere is this more prevalent than on ‘Give and Take’… Pratt’s delivery is plaintive, but striking, with the gentle plucking of an acoustic guitar and haunting effect of the violin supporting her angelic vocals…She pairs longing with nostalgia in ‘Blue Eyes,’ which sounds straight out of Patsy Cline’s catalog…She continues to demonstrate her distinct talent for potent imagery in ‘Twenty-Five…’ With Sycamore, Pratt takes listeners into the depth of her songwriting, a style so descriptive that you can’t help but see the deep blue of the Oklahoma sky reflected in someone’s eyes in ‘Blue Eyes’ or feel the fire of the holy ghost burning through your veins on ‘Cocaine Gospel,’ experience the quiet of an echo juxtaposed with the loud silence in ‘Haunting,’ and venture along on her vulnerable search for sanctuary with ‘The Spirit Moves.’ Musically, Pratt maximizes subtle instrumentation, using a crying fiddle, soaring drums, and the twinkle of piano to create melodies that are mystifying in their gentle state, her voice packing a poignant punch like no other.” - Cillea Houghton, No Depression, September 11, 20195. Lauren Pratt Works Through Loss With 'Young American Sycamore': Album Premiere - Gary Graff, Billboard.com, September 10, 20196. “Ghostly in both a lyrical and melodic sense, the single [‘Haunting’] leaves me shivering as the Florida-native's alluringly deep voice rises high at the chorus, against the far away waning of a pedal steel guitar…‘Haunting’ comes off Pratt's upcoming September album Young American Sycamore…I'm excited to see how she uses this talent and obvious visual creativity to further add to the Americana genre.” - Rachel Hammermueller, EARMILK, August 16, 20197. “Pratt’s croon and tension will make you feel like Patsy Cline got to perform one more time…” - Melissa Clarke, Americana Highways, August 12, 20198. “A thick, angelic alto, Americana singer-songwriter Lauren Pratt steps into the shoes of narrator for a bluesy and dark front-porch pickin’ tune called ‘Twenty-five…’ Her voice notches each syllable as a rivet driven into steel and the earth’s outer rim. It’s the kind of outstanding performance, akin to Gretchen Peters, that ferments a long-standing legacy.” - Jason Scott, B-Sides & Badlands, July 31, 20199. From the very first strum, this song [‘Twenty-five’] got my attention…it rolled nicely into a dusky female lead vocal that stunned me. It reminds me of the kind of music from the glory days of Willie and Kris…I really dig the outlaw spirit and raw originality of this track. - Greg Jones, Ear To The Ground, July 29, 201910. With soulful and rich vocals, Lauren Pratt offers up a delectable indie-folk/Americana single named ‘In The Valley’… Lauren’s voice is her anchor… colorful and empathetic… - comeherefloyd, July 3, 201911. [Pratt’s songs] evolve and are replaced by new work—from the propulsive bluegrass rhythms to the ghostly gothic textures—found in her very literate songs. - Elmore Magazine, June 20, 201912. Equally at ease with a warbling coo as she is with stern condescension, Days Like Tonight announces Pratt as a voice that can capture any mood and a writer of close-knit tales. - Bucket Full of Nails, August 17, 201513. Press Release and preview placements for "Days Like Tonight" album (2015)

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Upcoming shows

Lauren has no upcoming shows, but plays frequently at Boston-area open mic nights.This page will be updated with any show news.

show archive

Private concert, The Yale Club, New York City, NY / November 10, 2019NERFA (Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference) (Semi-Formal showcase alternate) / Stamford, CT / November 7 - 10, 2019Rough Sweater Radio on Boston Free Radio / Somerville, MA / October 29, 2019Sofar Boston, Industrious Copley / Boston, MA / October 25, 2019Somerville Songwriter Sessions, Cafe at Arts at the Armory / Somerville, MA / October 5, 2019FreshGrass Festival, MASS MoCA / North Adams, MA / September 21, 2019Open Newbury Street, Goorin Brothers Hat Shop / Boston, MA / September 15, 2019Young American Sycamore Album Release, Lizard Lounge / Cambridge, MA / September 12, 2019Boston Arts Festival, Christopher Columbus Park / Boston, MA / September 8, 2019campfire.festival, Club Passim / Cambridge, MA / August 31, 2019Steinsieck Sculpture Studio / Newton, MA / August 25, 2019New Alliance Gallery / Somerville, MA / August 22, 2019Monday Monday Songwriter Showcase, The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA / August 19, 2019Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Planet Bluegrass, Lyons, CO / August 16 - 17, 2019The Trustees’ Unwined Summer Series, Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover, MA / August 8, 2019House show, Wallingford, VT / July 19, 2019The Trustees’ Unwined Summer Series, Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover, MA / July 18, 2019House show w/ Kalyn Fay, Somerville, MA / June 21, 2019House show, Everett, MA / April 27, 2019Atwood’s Tavern w/ Caroline Cotter, Cambridge, MA / February 5, 2019House show, Boston, MA / December 22, 2018Goorin Bros. Hat Company, Cambridge, MA / September 28, 2018FreshGrass Music Festival, Mass MOCA in North Adams, MA / September 14, 2018Goorin Bros. Hat Company, Cambridge, MA / August 24, 2018House show, Nashville, TN / July 26, 2018Harvard Square Plaza, Cambridge, MA / July 24, 2018House show, Norwell, MA / June 30, 2018House show, Somerville, MA / June 23, 2018Goorin Bros. Hat Company, Cambridge, MA / September 29, 2017campfire.festival, Club Passim / Cambridge, MA / September 4, 2017The Altamont Theatre w/ Minton Sparks, Asheville, NC / April 1, 2017Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Centennial Park Bandshell / Nashville, TN / August 18, 2016Nashville Yacht Club Writer’s Night, Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern / Nashville, TN / June 26, 2016The Basement w/ Minton Sparks, Nashville, TN / June 18, 2016Twin Kegs II, Nashville, TN / April 16, 2016Nashville Yacht Club Writer’s Night, Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern / Nashville, TN / April 15, 2016The Basement, Nashville, TN / April 3, 2016Folk Alliance International Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel / Kansas City, MO / February 17, 2016Melt w/ Jesse Lacy, St. Louis, MO / February 14, 2016South Main Sounds w/ Jesse Lacy, Memphis, TN / February 13, 2016Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern w/ Jesse Lacy, Nashville, TN / February 12, 2016Two Old Hippies, Nashville, TN / January 16, 2016House show, Fort Myers, FL / January 2, 2016The Listening Room, Nashville, TN / December 2, 2015House Show, Mad Valley Lodge / Nashville, TN / November 14, 2015The Platform, Nashville, TN / October 15, 2015Twin Kegs II, Nashville, TN / September 26, 2015Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville, TN / September 19, 2015House show, Franklin, TN / September 18, 2015Centennial Park Bandshell, Nashville, TN / September 12, 2015Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern, Nashville, TN / September 6, 2015Days Like Tonight Tour, Jack of the Wood, Asheville, NC / August 23, 2015Days Like Tonight Tour, Tommy’s Pub, Charlotte, NC / August 21, 2015Days Like Tonight Tour, Smithes Old Bar, Atlanta, GA / August 20, 2015Days Like Tonight Album Release Show, The Basement East / Nashville, TN / August 15, 2015The Fremont, Des Moines, IA / August 9, 2015Barley Street Tavern, Omaha, NE / August 8, 2015Underground Wonder Bar, Chicago, IL / August 6, 2015Levee Commissary, Tunica, MS / July 25, 2015Coal Street Pub, Gallup, NM / July 23, 2015Wachinyeya Festival, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, South Dakota / July 16, 2015Twin Kegs II, Nashville, TN / June 11, 2015The 86 Club, Cincinnati, OH / May 16, 2015Third Street Dive, Louisville, KY / May 15, 2015The Nick, Birmingham, AL / May 3, 2015Little Vinyl Lounge, Atlanta, GA / April 29, 2015House show, Nashville, TN / March 29, 2015AGD Entertainment Night, Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN / March 23, 2015Special events:Lilla’s Annual Illustrator’s Retreat, Lilla Rogers Studio / Arlington, MA / September 16, 2019Musicians on Call, Boston VA Hospital / West Roxbury, MA / August 26, 2019Wedding, Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester, MA / August 10, 2019Wedding, Bretton Woods, Carroll, NH / July 6, 2019Musicians on Call, Boston VA Hospital / West Roxbury, MA / July 3, 2019Wedding, Oceanview of Nahant, Nahant, MA / May 18, 2019The Goddard House, Brookline, MA / April 13, 2019Reception, Alzheimer’s Association / Cambridge, MA / March 28, 2019Musicians on Call, Boston VA Hospital / West Roxbury, MA / January 16, 2019Wedding Reception, Down the Road Beer Co. / Everett, MA / December 15, 2018Love for LeeAnn Fundraiser event, Grays on Main, Franklin, TN / March 16, 2015

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