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Lorna Bracewell has been making music professionally since the tender age of 13 when she received her first paycheck as the drummer for the band Crosseyed. Although, the crowd could barely see her pre-adolescent head peeking out from behind her tom-toms, they could hear her passionate exuberance for the backbeat loud and clear. That love of the simplest musical element, rhythm, is something Lorna, now 22 and a seasoned singer/songwriter/guitarist, has not outgrown. She beats on her acoustic - it's a jumbo Taylor... Ouch! - the same way she grew up beating on her drumset and the crowds still love it. There's just something compelling about seeing such an expression of release and abandon emanating from such a skinny frame and a smiling face. Lorna's passion is rivaled only by her prolificness. She has recorded and released four self-produced full-length albums of original music in as many years on her own label, Braced Well Records. She has toured extensively in the United States and Europe and shared stages with artists from Dar Williams and Mellissa Ferrick to Amy Grant and Colin Hay. Lorna's proudest achievement is her "On this Earth" benefit concert series. She founded it in the beginning of 2006 and already it has become an integral part of the Tampa Bay art scene. The first season of On this Earth featured performances by Lorna, of course, Indie-pop darling Adrianne, poet Venus Jones, the always bawdy and delicious Amy Steinberg, and Florida Orchestra members Lane Lederer (oboe) and Sasha von Dassow (cello). More importantly, the first season helped raise funds and awareness for the YWCA of Tampa Bay, CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) of St. Petersburg and Pinellas Habitat for Humanity. To learn more about Lorna and On this Earth, to buy albums or tickets, or to check out an always up to date calendar of Lorna's live performances, visit www.lornabracewell.com.
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