Laura Cannell

The musical explorations of British fiddler and composer Laura Cannell travel between early music, folk traditions, and earthy avant-garde improvisations. A native of Norfolk, Cannell studied at the London College of Music and University of East Anglia before founding the inventive folk ensemble Horses Brawl with guitarist Adrian Lever and cellist Jonathan Manton in 2003. Following the group's 2005 debut, Manton departed and Horses Brawl remained a duo on subsequent releases like 2007's Dindirin and 2011's Wild Lament. For their fourth LP, 2012's Ruminantia, multi-instrumental...