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Katey Laurel

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Denver-based Folk-pop songstress Katey Laurel crafts both radio-friendly pop tunes and lush, cinematic songs destined for film and TV. Katey has been honored as a finalist in the Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Competition, a winner and alternate in two categories of the Walnut Valley Festival NewSong Contest in Winfield, KS and a showcase artist selected for the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati, OH. Her music has been featured as part of Microsoft Windows 7 “Playlist 7” and Heineken “Ultimate Playlist” sponsored song programs, and she was one of 7 national finalists in the Nine West “Voices of Vintage America” contest. Most recently, she has been nominated as “Best Local Band” by Denver ABC Channel 7’s “A-List”, Westword “Singer/Songwriter 2011” and she is the 2011 Texaco Country Showdown Colorado winner.

As a live performer, Katey has shared the stage with Matt Morris, Katie Herzig, Bill Mallonee, Braddigan (of Dispatch), The Bittersweets, Trevor Hall and others.

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