At age 10, Laura learned to play mandolin and guitar from paternal grandmother and regional Old Time musician, Betty Orshaw.  By age 13, she had recorded the highly acclaimed fiddle project, The Grizzly Bear Chair and in 2005 released Grandad’s Flying Squirrels, a compilation of Southern Old-time, Bluegrass, Celtic fiddle tunes and vocals.

Laura performs regularly as a duo with her father, Mark.   She also fiddles with two premier Northeastern bluegrass bands, the Lonesome Road Ramblers and The Lykens Valley Bluegrass Band.  She is a graduate of Penn State University and is currently finishing her Masters in Education at Bloomsburg University.  Laura balances her busy college schedule with performing and teaching.  If you are in or around the Bloomsburg area and interested in taking fiddle or mandolin lessons, feel free to send Laura an e-mail.