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SCOTTISH COUNTRY ALBUM REVIEW
From Tayside, LAURA McGHEE's album , "Celticana" has been getting some rave reviews.
As the album title suggests, like David Ferrard's album, this is a mix of Celtic and Americana music. The young Taysider, who is a superb fiddler, travelled to Nashville to record the album, although most of the material is self penned.


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LONDON TIMES (SUNDAY EDITION Sunday Times, 1st April)
A Scots singer/song/writer and violinist
Relatively unknown in Scotland, Laura McGhee, 25, has began create waves in America, where she has played to sellout crowds.
The Monifieth-born folk/rock artist has attracted the attention of Jim Lauderdale, who has penned some of the bestselling tracks by the Dixie Chicks, America's biggest selling female band. The trio from Texas has sold more than 30m albums.

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Scotland on Sunday - June 2006
of her online performances and No1 success have all made great copy for the first of the inevitable post-KT Tunstall flood of female singer-songwriters. Not one for bandwagons, however, Angus-born Laura McGhee has built up a reputation over the years by playing everything from murky folk clubs through to the gigs in New York

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New Folk Rock Star-Irish Post
Irish Post, 17th Feb 2006
Laura McGhee has the confidence and talent to hold any crowd, the Scots/Irish songbird first emerged on the traditional folk scene over a year ago when she accompanied Shane MacGowan on Fairytale of New York at the Barrowlands proving not only could she sing but was also a mean fiddle player into the bargain. Just don't expect Laura to be sporting an Arran sweater, she may sing in a strong dialect like The Proclaimers but her image is sharp and contemporary.

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Road to Paradise /Shane & Laura Irish American
Irish American Magazine nov 2005
Road to Paradise" was originally due for release in May
Despite no industry support, the track went in at number eight in the independent UK Charts,Shane is also accompanied by Scotland's latest Celtic country star Laura McGhee on backing vocals and fiddle, while The Rolling Stones brass section, The Kick Horns, provide the backbone to MacGowan's most rousing anthem in years.