Laura Smith (singer)

Laura Smith
BornMarch 18, 1952
DiedMarch 7, 2020(2020-03-07) (aged 67)
GenresFolk, adult contemporary
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bodhrán, piano
Years active1989–2020
LabelBorealis
WebsiteLaura Smith
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Laura Smith (March 18, 1952 – March 7, 2020) was a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1995 single "Shade of Your Love", one of the year's biggest hits on adult contemporary radio stations in Canada, and for her adaptation of the Scottish folk song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" which she entitled "My Bonny". She recorded a version of this with The Chieftains, which they erroneously listed as "My Bonnie" on their album Fire in the Kitchen. In December 2010, that version received a nod for Song of the Decade from Bill Margeson at LiveIreland.