Since it’s been six years since Laura Roy played her last Halifax show on our stage and then decamped for London in the UK in 2017, so it’s only fitting that her first performance back in town would be at The Carleton as well. The show is on Tuesday, November 7th and live music gets underway at 7 PM. Tickets are $28 + HST advanced, or $35 + HST at the door. C’mon out to welcome Laura home, it’s been too long!
Laura Roy is a Canadian artist, musician, producer and Grammy-nominated songwriter. Born and raised in the small village of Canning, Nova Scotia, she is a graduate of the NSCC Music Arts Program as well as an alumni of the Gordie Sampson Song Camp. From 2015 -2017 while being based in Toronto, Laura participated in several songwriting camps across the country with the Songwriter’s Association of Canada, honing her songwriting skills and developing her artistry.
In 2017, she decided to move to London, UK to further her music career. Since moving to London, Laura has been making waves in the alternative r&b scene through multiple independent artist releases and collaborations. Her Forte EP (2019) won her an ECMA for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, her Tides (2021), and Odyssey EPs (2023) gained support from CBC/BBC radio, a feature in Niche Music Japan, Loop Magazine and placements on multiple Spotify Editorial playlists including R&B Weekly, Chilled R&B, New Music Friday UK, Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds R&B. Songwriting collaborations with Lianne La Havas and Doja Cat have put Laura on the map as a songwriter to watch, gaining two Grammy nominations for her contributions on Doja Cat’s Planet Her album in 2021.
Currently describing her artistic sound as folk-r&b, Laura blends her unique influences from an upcoming in rural Nova Scotia with a love for r&b/soul music. She has also worked as a professional backing vocalist, for pop heavy hitters Camila Cabello, Anne Marie and UK-based artists, Jordan Rakei, Mae Muller, Sam Ryder, Jack Garratt and Mabel.