Laurel Swift is a musician, singer, dancer, and an inspiring instigator of creative new projects and performances rooted in the folk arts. Laurel sings and plays fiddle. Alongside her solo set, she performs on double bass and clogs with her band Gadarene and plays fiddle with ceilidh band The Gloworms. Laurel has choreographed and devised national touring dance productions for Morris Offspring, co-created and performed Under Her Skin with Debs Newbold, advised theatre and film companies on using folk music and dance material. She also teaches folk music, with particular focus on helping people find their own ownership of our shared traditions through creative approaches to variation, ensemble skills and simply having a good time! Laurel founded Shooting Roots, a youth folk arts development project, has taught for many education projects including London Youth Folk Ensemble, The Mary Neal Project, Brigstowe Village Band and West London Folk Band. She has partially lived in the USA for the last few years, where she has performed in Revels Boston and Revels North, played for a bunch of exhilarating ceilidhs with Alex Cumming and taught fiddle, song, morris and clog at summer camps and local events.
