After spending four years living in British Columbia, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in the fall of 1999 to further pursue her music career.

She developed an understanding of alternate tunings and both finger and flat-picking techniques, becoming an accomplished acoustic guitar player.

[3] She released the album The Light Fantastic in 2007,[1] which was produced by Neil Osborne of the Canadian rock band 54-40, and mixed by Warne Livesey.

[4] Luft toured Europe with Liverpool-based side musician Scott Poley, a music producer who plays guitar, pedal and lap steel.

In Canada she toured with bass player Gilles Fournier, sometimes with guest musicians Donovan Giesbrecht and Chris Neufeld of The Other Brothers.