
Laura Pauline Veirs is an American singer-songwriter. Veirs was raised in Colorado, studied geology and Mandarin Chinese at Carleton College, worked as a translator for a geological expedition in China, and now lives in Portland, Oregon. While growing up, she heard folk-country, classical, and pop music at home. However, she didn't listen seriously, she says, until her 20s. At Carleton, she joined...
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