Meet PrideFest Performer Laurie Dameron

A lifelong Colorado resident and entertainer, Laurie Dameron will make her PrideFest debut this Saturday, June 21 on the Main Stage at 1:30 p.m. She will perform selections from her vast repertoire of folk, pop, country, blues and jazz, including selections from her newest CD, a collection of her favorite standards.





Drew: Hey, Laurie, how is your new CD different from your first two, ‘Utah Dream’ and ‘Looking Through the Blue’?
Laurie: The new one is unlike the first two in that were all original and this one is twelve of my favorite jazz standards and one original that’s bound to be a hit. The title cut is “I Can’t
Wait to See You Again.
I went on a date one night and when this woman dropped me off I got my guitar out and I started thinking, ‘god, I can’t wait to see her again’ and it was the fastest song I ever wrote. I wrote it in about an hour and a half.

Wow, so how’d that story end?
Well, the story is that she had just gotten out of a ten-year relationship with another woman and she didn’t really want to get serious and just wanted to be friends. Then about a month or two later, she had a girlfriend. But at least I got the song out of it.

I know this will be your first time performing but do you usually attend PrideFest?
Actually, I’ve only been once, a few years ago, to watch the parade. It was great. I thought the Dykes on Bikes were spectacular.

What is your message for readers of the PrideFest Blog?
I just want to inspire people and also help them forget about their troubles for a while.

For more information about Laurie Dameron visit her website www.lauriedameron.us.