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Cara Luft is a dynamic performer with deep roots in both folk and rock ‘n roll, who

got her start at age four playing autoharp and dulcimer in her family’s band. Raised by folk-musician parents in the heart of the extensive and passionate traditional music community in Calgary, she was steeped as a youth in a setting of spiritual music, house concerts, folk clubs and festivals. A whole new world opened up when her parents gave her an acoustic guitar and she discovered Led Zeppelin.

An extremely accomplished guitarist and captivating singer, Cara is a highly acclaimed solo performer, her shows flowing with engaging, witty stories and powerful original and traditional songs. Her vibrant delivery and rock solid confidence make her a joy to behold in live performance. Luft is clearly at home on the stage and she invites her audience into her world with a confidence and humility that is both rare and endlessly appealing. Cara’s first full-length album, “Tempting the Storm”(recorded in 2000) was nominated for a Prairie Music Award for Outstanding Roots Recording. In early 2002 she co-founded the group The Wailin’ Jennys. Recording and touring with the band for three years, Cara was the spark behind the Jennys and pivotal in the development of their Juno-Award winning album “40 Days” (Best Roots Recording). Her spirit and innate musicianship were instrumental in the group's rise to the forefront of the Canadian roots music scene. She left the trio to return to her own writing and solo career, recording and mixing her new album “The Light Fantastic” between February and April 2006.

Assembling a cast of characters from some of Canada’s top folk and rock groups –

including producer Neil Osborne (54-40), multi-instrumentalist Hugh McMillan (Spirit

of the West, James Keelaghan), violist/fiddler Richard Moody (The Bills), Winnipeg

session drummer/percussionist Christian Dugas (Madrigaia, Alana Levandoski), and

mix engineer Warne Livesey (Matthew Good, Midnight Oil, The The) – Cara’s new album is a cornucopia of sonic delight. Her large and dedicated legion of fans eagerly awaits this newest creation. A bit of Carole King meets early Zeppelin with a dash of Sigur Ros, and songs ranging from country (There’s a Train) to folk (Wilcox), roots rock (Falling Away) and traditional (Black Water Side), with a modern spiritual (Jerusalem), “The Light Fantastic” is a crossover album with excellent airplay potential. Her original songs are underpinned and anchored by finely honed evocative lyrics, the entire album replete with deft musicianship and sensitive, effective arrangements.

She is a deep and funky wonder….

muscularly musical... – Frank Goodman – Puremusic (NYC)

“The Light Fantastic”

Produced by: Neil Osborne (54-40, Jets Overhead) Engineered By: Lloyd Peterson and Neil Cameron Mixed By: Warne Livesey (Matthew Good, Midnight Oil, The The, 54-40) Recorded at: Private Ear (Winnipeg) Mixed at: Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver) Musicians: Cara Luft: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Piano Hugh McMillan: Bass, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Lap Steel, Guitar Christian Dugas: Drums, Percussion Richard Moody: Viola, Fiddle Bill Western: Pedal Steel Ravi Singh: Tabla Cranbrook Anie: Backing Vocals Donovan Giesbrecht: Backing Vocals Neil Osborne: Backing Vocals, Harmonica

Track Listing:

1. There’s a Train 4:48 2. No Friend of Mine 3:56 3. Talk for Awhile 4:51 4. Black Water Side 3:41 5. Lord Roslyn’s Daughter 4:52 6. Give it Up 3:38 7. No Strength 3:46 8. Wilcox 4:12 9. Jerusalem 3:45 10. Down to the River 5:33 11. Falling Away 4:45 12. The Light 6:35 13. Settle for Grey 3:35

What the critics say…

“This is her time, this is her year and THIS is the album. Ladies and Gentlemen, make room in your music world for Cara Luft. Songwriting as good as any I heard in all of 2006, begins my 2007. And just when you think you've got her style and passion nailed down, she busts out in a completely different direction. Take the song There’s a Train… it’s like a modern day version of Buffalo Springfield's Bluebird… soft, gentle folksy beginning and then 3 minutes in, the song kicks into a rocking finish that stays with you long after the cd is over. And that’s just the first track on ‘The Light Fantastic.’ As I said, make room for Cara Luft...before she kicks your door down!” – Terry David Mulligan – Host, CKUA

“Cara's new record is great, real, and heartfelt - as she is. No fluff or extra notes - just the good stuff!” – Buddy Miller

“I just had the privilege to listen to a few tracks from Cara Luft`s new album ‘The Light Fantastic.’ [These tracks] are indeed fantastic and I hope it is not too long before she graces our UK shores!” – Robert Mills – Maverick Magazine, UK

“Cara Luft comes from folk singing parents and a lifetime of guitar playing, her rhythm work on acoustic is truly dense, muscularly musical. She rocks. But that’s just a turn of the diamond, as her ballad of the forgotten, Untitled, reveals. She is a deep and funky wonder.” –Frank Goodman – Puremusic, NYC

“Cara's voice, songwriting, guitar playing, energy, passion, fire, sense of humor, and zest for life make her a great addition to any festival lineup.” – Rick Fenton – former Artistic Director, Winnipeg Folk Festival

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings say: “You f*%&# blew me away!” – Tom Wilson “I love the way she plays guitar and am very much looking forward to her new musical adventures, post Wailin’ Jennys. Go Cara go!” – Stephen Fearing

“Cara Luft has pretty much established herself as a leading light amongst the international folk/folk rock fraternities. Despite her obvious love of folk, Luft has a hankering for the life of a rock star, trading Celtic folk influences for nifty rock guitar licks. Add to that Luft’s stunning guitar work, earthy vocals (which are as much suited to the trad material as they are to groove laden indie rock), thoughtful and well crafted lyrics and tunes, and you have a very listenable and highly entertaining folk-rock album.” – Stu Olds – Musicworkz, UK

“Cara Luft's been listening to the right stuff way out there in Canada... ‘Tempting the Storm’ shows an abiding love of good old Brit trad and a canny way of writing her own remarkable folk rock grooves. On the up escalator for sure.” – Simon Jones – fRoots Magazine, UK