Laura Cannell: “I take my instruments and I drive off to a church and, if it’s empty, I just sneak in and play” | Songlines
Thursday, May 9, 2024

Laura Cannell: “I take my instruments and I drive off to a church and, if it’s empty, I just sneak in and play”

By Olivia Cheves

Olivia Cheves speaks to composer and musician Laura Cannell about her compulsion to make music, why she had to find her own traditions and why she’d love to record an album in an aircraft hangar

Laura Cannell Forest

Laura Cannell (photo: Lily Monsey)

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