Lorraine Garland
Encyclopedia
Lorraine Garland is a folk music
ian from Minneapolis, Minnesota
. She sang and played fiddle
with science fiction
author Emma Bull
in folk duo The Flash Girls
and with the band Folk UnderGround
. Currently, she is a member of the goth / folk / rock / traditional Celtic duo Lorraine a' Malena with Malena Teves. The two of them are also members of The Hidden Variable with Chris Ewen.
Lorraine is known in literary circles as the personal assistant to writer Neil Gaiman
, who has written some of the songs for each of the above musical groups.
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
ian from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. She sang and played fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
with science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author Emma Bull
Emma Bull
Emma Bull is a science fiction and fantasy author whose best-known novel is War for the Oaks, one of the pioneering works of urban fantasy. She has participated in Terri Windling's Borderland shared universe, which is the setting of her 1994 novel Finder...
in folk duo The Flash Girls
The Flash Girls
The Flash Girls are a now defunct folk music duo based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.. The duo consisted of Emma Bull, a noted science fiction author, and Lorraine Garland, also known as "The Fabulous Lorraine". Garland is also notable as Neil Gaiman's personal assistant; the group formed at a Guy...
and with the band Folk UnderGround
Folk UnderGround
Folk UnderGround is a musical group from Minneapolis, MN, USA, who blend traditional music and new songs with dark and darkly comic themes. The members include Lorraine Garland , Trevor Hartman , and Paul Score .The band formed in the summer of 2002 when guitarist Paul Score and Trevor Hartman...
. Currently, she is a member of the goth / folk / rock / traditional Celtic duo Lorraine a' Malena with Malena Teves. The two of them are also members of The Hidden Variable with Chris Ewen.
Lorraine is known in literary circles as the personal assistant to writer Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
, who has written some of the songs for each of the above musical groups.