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Laura Stevenson plays Meadowlark Festival at Stone Ridge Orchard

By Sarah LaDuke

Published September 4, 2024 at 11:10 AM EDT

Laura Stevenson headshot by Rachel Brennecke // Meadowlark poster by Maddie Fischer

September 13-15, the Stone Ridge Orchard in Stone Ridge, New York will host the Meadowlark Festival. The festival’s proceeds support organizations that advocate for farmers in the Hudson Valley including Farm Aid, Rondout Valley Growers, and Hudson Valley Center for Food, Culture, and Agriculture.

The line-up includes Fruit Bats; Deer Tick; Slaughter Beach, Dog; Blonde Redhead, and many others - including our guest, Laura Stevenson.

Stevenson's lilting melodies and clear tone follow her folk-rock songs into indie-rock with whimsical-folk side-quests. In 2021, she released a self-titled album on Don Giovanni records - it was her sixth studio album following 2019’s “The Big Freeze.”

Stevenson is working on a new record and finishing up her degree in Music Therapy - that’s in between talking to us and playing Meadowlark on September 15.

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Sarah LaDuke

Sarah has worked in radio since she graduated from college in 2006. In her work with WAMC, she often interviews regional and global artists in all fields including music, theatre, film, television, and visual arts. During the main thrust of the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, Sarah hosted a live Instagram interview program "A Face for Radio Video Series." On it, Sarah spoke with artists about the creative activities they were accomplishing and/or missing. She is on the board of WAM Theatre and lives in Albany, New York with her husband, Paul, and their dog, Doritos.

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