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Bio.

Lara Herscovitch is a singular, singer-songwriter-poet-performer-author gem.

As described in The Boston Globe, she brings “a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence… big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life… Herscovitch’s music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit or a dormant creative life.”

Lara leads with authenticity, integrity, humor and heart. Sound Waves Magazine described her music as “expertly written prose… songwriting at its best… good for your ears AND your soul.” Acoustic Live in New York City added, “She possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global concern and a fierce intellect... It might seem too good to be true, but true it is.”

Lara Herscovitch & the Highway Philosophers is her new trio, blending critically-acclaimed musicians from new-folk, pop/rock and jazz traditions into a modern Americana sound all their own. Their inspiring, uplifting, concerts are not to be missed.

LaraHerscovitch.com

Quotes.

“…a luminous voice and a buoyant stage presence... big-hearted lyrics embrace the sum of life… Herscovitch’s music blows on the embers of a lagging spirit or a dormant creative life." -The Boston Globe

"...expertly written prose... songwriting at its best... musical timing, memorable melodies, and compelling lyrics. It's good for your ears AND your soul." -Sound Waves Magazine

“She possesses not only a huge reservoir of musical talent and a voice with a bell-like clarity, but a keen sense of global social concern and a fierce intellect… It might seem too good to be true, but true it is.” -Acoustic Live in NYC

"Lara reminds us that music can be heroic when it springs from a strong heart. Walt Whitman would recognize his own soul in her expansive American vision, and there really is no higher compliment I can pay an artist." -Connecticut Public Radio host Colin McEnroe

 
 

Video.

[much more at Lara’s YouTube Channel.]

 

Discography.

  • Italian Balconies (2023 single, co-produced w/ Stephen Murphy)

  • I’d Do Anything (2021 cover / single re-release, self-produced)

  • Highway Philosophers (2020 album, co-produced w/ Stephen Murphy)

  • Wingspan (2017 single, co-produced w/ Adam Michael Rothberg)

  • MISFiT (2016 album, co-produced w/ Adam Michael Rothberg)

  • Four Wise Monkeys (2012 album, produced by John Jennings)

  • Through A Frozen Midnight Sky (2009 album, produced by John Jennings)

  • Juror Number 13 (2006 album, self-produced, out-of-print)

  • There (2002 album, self-produced, out-of-print)

  • Sin Tierra (2000 album, self-produced, out-of-print)

Audio.

 

Honors.

  • Connecticut State Troubadour

  • New England Foundation for the Arts grant awards, New England States Touring

  • Connecticut Office of the Arts grant awards: Artist Fellowship, Artists Respond

  • New England Music Awards, Americana & Roots Act of the Year nominations

  • Roots on the River Songwriter Award

  • Solarfest Singer-Songwriter Showcase Winner

  • Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Grassy Hill Emerging Artist

  • Family Folk Chorale Songwriting Competition Winner

  • Telluride Bluegrass Troubadour Contest Finalist

  • Folk Alliance International, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance & Southeast Regional Folk Alliance juried showcases

  • Radio Crystal Blue Artist of the Year

  • WERU-FM Artist of the Week