East Tennessee’s Own Todd Steed and The Suns of Phere joins us this day!

Above all else, Lauren Oxford wants to let you in. An award-winning songwriter and folksinger, she crafts songs that reward close, careful listening. Her lyricism pushes the boundaries of what it means to be open, pulling universal revelations from personal excavations and weaving them alongside imagery that unfolds like a painting, tangible and real, into the room. She uses alternate tunings to create unexpected chords and colors in her music that feel like their own kind of imagery, and she isn’t afraid to stretch the limits of a voice that sounds like the earth after rain. Lauren’s trademark strength, however, is the ease with which she throws open every door and window of her soul, wielding a rare and arresting vulnerability like a beacon of light. Her goal is always to create a space for listeners to feel seen, known, loved, and safe enough to step in alongside her. For those who do, the result is a powerfully cathartic and healing experience that feels like group therapy.

Lauren Oxford, her debut album, was released in 2022 and features instrumental contributions from many of her dearest friends, which give her songs the lush, orchestral backdrop that allows them to truly shine. As a solo performer, she has played shows from Seattle to Atlanta, from the Bay Area to Chicago, in the United Kingdom, and in & around her home in East Tennessee.

Lauren is also one fourth of folk “queertet” The Starlight Darlins, along with Sage Christie, Gray Buchanan, and Emily Johnson-Erday. The strength of their first EP, recorded at the Walnut Valley Festival and released in 2022, has led to two separate tours in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest.