Wonder child of the young British folk scene
Laura Marling is the wonder child of the latest draft of British folk performers. Bagged a Brit Award for Best Female Artist and signalled by the collective press as the Joni Mitchell of the 21st century. Both her debut ‘Alas, I Cannot Swim’ and early 2010 successor ‘I Speak Because I Can’ were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Rightly so too. Her second album in a year was just recently released under the title ‘A Creature I Don’t Know’ and, this time too, it's no collection of hastily thrown together leftovers but rather pure, tormented folk that once again stands out in the genre. A fine extract from the great talent that Laura possesses, now already, as Marling is only 21 years young.
Following an in-no-time sold-out concert in the Botanique's tiny Witloof Bar, that was much enjoyed, Ms Marling is now ready for a concert in the AB.
Support-act will be singer-songwriter Pete Roe (from London) who, as musician, moves in the same circles as Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons and is also a member of their touring bands.