Who is Laura Macfarlane?
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Laura Macfarlane, formerly known as
Lora Macfarlane, is a
Scottish-born
rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter based in
Australia. Originally from
Glasgow, she arrived with her parents in
Perth when young, and was involved in a number of bands there from the late 1980s onward, including The Brautigans. She relocated to
Melbourne in the early
1990s, playing with
hardcore punk band Manic Pizza and forming The
Sea Haggs/Keckle (involving long-time collaborator
Iain McIntyre) and
Popemobile (with
Ben Butler). In
1995, she went to
Seattle and began playing drums in
Riot Grrl band
Sleater-Kinney. She appears on their self-titled debut, on which she also sings a track titled "Lora's Song," as well as drumming and singing backups on their seminal follow up
Call the Doctor. She subsequently returned to
Melbourne and founded
ninetynine, initially as a solo project. Ninetynine soon became a band, and have since released four albums and toured the world's
indie scenes many times.
Laura Macfarlane has appeared on a number of records playing a variety of instruments--vibraphone, Casiotone keyboards, drums, and guitar among them. She has played with numerous other bands, including Clag, Disaster Plan, and New Buffalo.
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