From the Basque Lands to the Scottish Highlands, and wherever the wind blows, Laura Silverstone has spent her life perfecting the art of traveling and entertaining.
Carefully weaving songs and landscapes together, she has developed a live show that transports her audiences around the world, from tropical rainforests to motorway service stations alike. But the stories and exotic destinations are by no means the only takeaway from watching her live performance. Katerina Visionaria In 2023, her distinctive percussive lap guitar playing caught the attention of the Spanish franchise of the popular TV show Britain’s Got Talent, where she wowed the judges and was given the prestigious Golden Buzzer. Silverstone ended up making it all the way through the live grand finals before narrowly missing out on the top prize. This exposure introduced her to a whole new worldwide audience—an opportunity she didn’t watch go by. In 2024, she crowdfunded her second studio album, Heartwood, and self-released it in July '24 to great critical acclaim. The release received over 20,000 Spotify streams in its first week and was featured in multiple international radio stations and podcasts, such as BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal (Scotland), Good Stuff In Between podcast (Scotland), and live interviews on Radio Skye (Scotland) and Cadena Ser (Spain). Her self-booked tour, Heartwood, took her around the world, from opening for Steph Strings (AUS) to collaborating live with Skinny Living (UK) and Kim Churchill (AUS), all in 2024. Another collaboration worth mentioning is her live performance with Glen Hansard in Berlin in 2019. The Heartwood Tour sold hundreds of tickets across the UK, Europe, Australia, and saw her debut in the US. In 2025 she has already performed at DKOS at Celtic Connections, being awarded “Highly Recommended Act” by the festival’s panel. This year, Silverstone will also be performing at HebCelt festival (Lewis), Kelburn Garden Party (Largs), Endless Summer (Glasgow) and Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings VIII (Edinburgh). With influences such as Newton Faulkner, Ben Howard, John Butler and Alanis Morissette, Laura Silverstone combines modern folk textures with rock, soul, jazz, and anything else at hand, creating her own distinct musical blend. This, together with the force of her soulful vocals and powerful stage presence, has made her a must-see live act