Laura Marling is a folk singer-songwriter and musician from Eversley, Hampshire, England.
She is youngest of three daughters, and learned guitar at an early age.
Her father, Sir Charles William Somerset Marling, the 5th Marling Baronet,
ran a recording studio, introduced her to folk music and shaped her musical taste.
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Birth Name:
Laura Beatrice Marling
Born:
February 1st, 1990 (age
)
From:
Eversley, Hampshire, England
Genres:
Folk, folk rock
Instruments:
Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, ukulele
Years active:
2006–present
Associated acts:
Mumford & Sons
Mystery Jets
Noah and the Whale
Did You Know:
• She dated
Noah and the Whale
singer/guitarist Charlie Fink briefly before the pair separated in 2008.
•
She also dated Marcus Mumford of
Mumford & Sons
until late 2010.
Laura Marling Quotes:
"[It was] a bit of a blessing and a bit of a curse....[because] I couldn't slot myself
into the age-appropriate genre".
(about her folk music upbringing)
"When I play, I am very much in the space where I was when I wrote the music. You could slay me quite easily,
I'm at my most vulnerable. I am very private, in all aspects of my life, to everybody,
so why is it that I get up on stage every night and open myself in front of strangers?
I'm not sure if I've got the bottle for it, any more"
"I sound awful saying it but I think it can be like that. I see a lot of people in unstimulating relationships.
And not just boyfriend-girlfriend relationships. They find themselves in stagnant friendships.
If people were a little less scared [of ending things] they'd get more out of life... You meet the right
person at the right time and they fulfill a certain something in your life. You fulfill something in
theirs. But there's a time limit to that. Unless you choose to be bloody good company for the rest
of your life, do you know what I mean?"
"I am a solitary person but I love people, I'm not a misanthrope. I like the idea of speaking
only when it's strictly necessary. The closest I ever feel to people is in shared experience.
I'm still exploring that, I don't know where it's going to lead me."
Laura Marling Awards:
2011
Brit Award for Best British Female
NME Awards for Best Solo Artist
Tour Dates: