Laura Smith, born on March 14, 1952, in London, Ontario, was a Canadian folk singer-songwriter. Encouraged by poet Margaret Avison, Smith started performing in local coffeehouses before moving to Toronto in 1975. Her debut album, Laura Smith, was released in 1989 under CBC Variety Recordings. In 1994, her second album, B'tween the Earth and My Soul, earned her two East Coast Music Awards (Female Artist and Album of the Year) and two Juno nominations. She collaborated with The Chieftains on a version of "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", which received recognition from Bill Margeson at LiveIreland in December 2010. Smith's final album, Everything is Moving, was released in April 2013. She passed away on March 7, 2020, in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
