Laura Weber White, raised in Corvallis, Oregon began playing fiddle when she was 9 years old. By the age of 12, she had developed a love for old-time fiddling and competing in fiddle contests throughout the western United States. Under the direction of her teacher, Joey McKenzie of McMinnville, Oregon, she went on to win many regional championships including Oregon State Junior Champion, Sierra Nevada Junior Champion, and Northwest Regional Junior Champion. Her family supported her in the rigorous fiddle contest circuit through her teenage years, enduring late nights and many miles. At age 17, Laura was titled National Junior Fiddle Champion at Weiser, Idaho, which she calls one of her proudest moments.
In December, 1989 at age 18, Laura moved to Nashville, Tennessee to tour with Patty Loveless as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Soon after, she moved to Sakaide, Japan to play fiddle in a bluegrass band. Upon returning to Nashville the following year, Laura toured with several other artists, including James House, Pam Tillis, Harley Allen, and others. She had the opportunity to guest with Roy Acuff on the Grand Ole Opry, and also appeared with Ray Price & his Cherokee Cowboys on the same iconic stage. She went on to tour with her then future in-laws, June Carter and Johnny Cash.
Laura has released two solo albums: Among My Souvenirs in 2003, and Awake But Dreaming in 2010. Encompassing the ideals of traditional country music, the songs were handpicked from the catalogs of her favorite singers and players. She has dedicated much of her life to teaching, preserving, and promoting these timeless sounds, hoping to restore traditional country music to where it should be; on our radios and in our homes.
In 2009, twenty years after her previous national title, Laura returned to the National Fiddle Contest and won first place in the adult division. She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Jeff White and her two children, AnnaBelle and Jack.
Laura’s playing and singing can also be heard on recordings with artists such as Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Sheryl Crow, Billy Joe Shaver, Earl Scruggs, Larry Gatlin, and Emmylou Harris, and many others.