# Custer LaRue

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American singer

Custer LaRue Born Bath County, Virginia Genres Folk, Renaissance Instrument singing - soprano Years active 1983–present

Musical artist

**Custer LaRue** is an American [soprano](/source/Soprano) vocalist[1] of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. She specializes in [Renaissance music](/source/Renaissance_music) and traditional [folk music](/source/Folk_music) such as the [Child ballads](/source/Child_ballads) and music collected in [Appalachia](/source/Appalachia) during the early 20th century.

## Biography

LaRue is from [Bath County, Virginia](/source/Bath_County%2C_Virginia),[2] and attended [Mary Baldwin College](/source/Mary_Baldwin_College) and the [Peabody Conservatory](/source/Peabody_Conservatory), where she received a [Bachelor of Music](/source/Bachelor_of_Music) degree in 1979.[3]

She served as the lead singer for [The Baltimore Consort](/source/The_Baltimore_Consort)[1] between 1983 and 2004, and has also worked as a solo artist with ad hoc groups of supporting musicians, with recordings released on the [Dorian](/source/Dorian_Recordings) label.

In the movie *Hunters Moon* (1997) LaRue sings "Soldier Boy", a folk song, slightly changed, from the southern Appalachians.

In the 2004 film *[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(2004_film))*, LaRue's singing was used to voice-over [Reese Witherspoon](/source/Reese_Witherspoon)'s three songs "Over The Mountains/The Great Adventurer", "Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal", and "The Mermaids Song".[4]

In 2009, she was recognized with the Peabody Alumni Achievement Award Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Music in Maryland.[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lewis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lewis_1-1) Lewis, Dave. ["Custer LaRue"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/custer-larue-q35149/biography). [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). Retrieved 15 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** English dance and song n56-58 p22 English Folk Dance and Song Society - 1994 "Custer LaRue is a soprano with an interest in both early music and the ballad tradition of her native mountains of Virginia."

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Peabody_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Peabody_3-1) ["Peabody Institute - Alumni Association: Custer LaRue"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160205085734/http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/conservatory/alumni/award%20winners/Custer%20LaRue.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/conservatory/alumni/award%20winners/Custer%20LaRue.html) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Busack, Richard von (1 September 2004). ["Reese's Piece: Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair' is as sharp as Reese Witherspoon's impertinent heroine"](http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.01.04/vanity-fair-0436.html). *Metro*. September 1–7, 2004. Metro Publishing Inc. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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