Lara Ruggles

Music – Boulder

Lara Ruggles lived an isolated adolescence in rural Arizona. She grew up homeschooled and off the grid and could often be found escaping into the desert hills on horseback at dusk. Loneliness, unrequited love, and the influence of imposing landscapes were central inspirations behind her first songs. She sang her first concert in three-part harmony and won her first poetry slam. Lara’s music is intensely soulful and unafraid to acknowledge the dark places within the range of the human emotional experience. She engages with her audiences in an unabashedly genuine way, telling raw stories and allowing her own vulnerability to be a point of connection and empowerment.