Laurie Ray is 19 year old singer/songwriter from Decatur, GA with a love of music bigger than her years. Laurie grew up in the Atlanta live music scene, and fell in love with all kinds of music at an early age from musical theatre to rock. She has appeared in productions of Sound of Music, Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof, and Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat. Ray started out as a writer and then began songwriting, she often jokingly says that poetry is a gateway drug to songwriting. She was inspired by her aunt, Amy Ray (of the Indigo Girls), to start writing songs and has written ever since. Laurie incorporates the power of Brandi Carlile into her voice and the lyrical eloquence of Josh Ritter into her writing. She is a former Girls Rock Camp ATL camper and volunteers there every summer. Laurie believes firmly that musicians have an incredible platform to amplify the voices of those who do not have a voice and that every musician with an audience has a duty to be an activist. Laurie has opened for Hannah Thomas, The Indigo Girls, Michelle Malone, and Anna Vogelzang. She has performed at Eddie's Attic, the Red Clay Theater, Vinyl @ Centerstage, Red Light Cafe, Terminal West (opening for the Indigo Girls), and has played every year at the Oakhurst Porchfest. She has written and composed original music for Oxford College of Emory’s production of King Lear performed by the Oxford Ensemble of Shakespearean Artists. Alternative and Folk combined in a singer/songwriter from Decatur, GA. www.Laurieraymusic.tumblr.com