This was never meant to be an album. I did it on a whim in a friends studio in Spokane, Washington. It was going to be just something I used to send to the copyright office...I guess I was so relaxed that in the end it came really well and I decided to release it as a solo acoustic CD. I had just moved from the east coast to Los Angeles and was playing out as a solo act and actually needed an album like this to get gigs and to sell at gigs...and there you have it. Five Mile River Road is a river and a road in my home town of Darien, CT....the title track was written for the love of my life Kim Ketchel. Hope you enjoy. SINGER/SONGWRITER LAURA COYLE Laura is a lifelong songwriter and performer. She has recorded and performed hundreds of her original compositions winning a Billboard Songwriters Award along the way. She has released two full-length CD’s, “Lift Your Head” and “Five Mile River Road”. Her third release is due out in the Autumn of 2011. Laura began her musical journey in the tri-state area, taking up her artistic residency in New York City. She became a mainstay at performances spaces such as; Toads Place in New Haven, CT, and she was a regular down in New York City’s Greenwich Village at popular venues such as: The Bitter End, The Village Gate, Cornelia Street Cafe, Cottonwood Cafe, Speakeasy, etc. Laura toured regularly throughout New England, Boston and Cape Cod, opening for Jonatha Brooke of “The Story” several times. Laura was a featured performer at the annual “Martha's Vineyard Singer Song-writer Retreat" at the Wintertide Coffee House started by Christine Lavin and is a featured artist, along with artist like Martin Sexton, on a CD compilation of the same name. She was also chosen as a finalist in the competition for The Guinness Fleadh Festival on Randall’s Island. After recording a three-song demo with top session players in Nashville in the late 90’s, Laura relocated to Los Angeles for 9 years to pursue her music and a career in acting. Laura cultivated a second loyal following there and appeared in countless Los Angeles venues. While in Los Angeles Laura’s music attorney got her on Ed McMahon’s “Next Big Star” where she won “Best Female Vocalist”. Laura was launched in Japan when she first moved west and received national TV and radio exposure there. Laura was chosen as “Artist of the month” on the then number one women’s website, ivillage.com, following fellow artist, k.d. Lang. Laura’s albums, videos and several additional music compilations are available at www.lauracoyle.com Born in Montréal and raised in Connecticut Laura graduated Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut with a BFA in acting and a minor in voice. Laura now resides in her home state of Connecticut. PRESS "Laura’s voice is incredibly beautiful and she plays the guitar like it is an extension of her very soul, she writes fantastic songs and holds the stage like few others." - Jane Lynch, Happy Accidents Memoir, September 2011 "Poetically worded tales of spiritual and romantic longing," - Los Angeles Times feature article "When Coyle unleashes full volume, the vibration could knock over Martinis in a three block radius ... Laura Coyle rocks," - Music Connection "Laura Coyle will soon become a household name," - LA & Orange County's LIVE Magazine "Laura Coyle is a hefty dose of Shawn Colvin with a dash of Melissa Etheridge, only better," - LA & Orange County's LIVE Magazine "LA based singer/songwriter Laura Coyle's solid new CD "Five Mile River Road" showcases her vivid storytelling and gutsy vocals," - Los Angeles Times CD Review, Nov. 25, 1999 "Coyle's originals offer breath-taking chord changes and lyrics with real substance and meaning ... Coyle again shows there are no limits to her voice," - Darien Times "Very, Very Cool ... Something big coming," - www.audiocandy.com