............................................................ ....................................................... ........ Anni spends most of her days singing (& writing songs) in some capacity or another, she teaches singing, facilitates community choirs, "Vocal Noshes", & workshops on singing, harmony & songwriting at various festivals & gatherings. Anni performs with a very varied group of musicians & singers (not all at the same time) spanning a number of quite seperate genres. Blues, celtic, jazz, a'capella, contemporary folk & generally acoustic, she loves to bend what she is singing to an original style whether it be covers or original material (she writes prolifically, though only a small number of songs make it to the public arena generally).Described as versatile, passionate & evocative, Anni uses her voice to explore, express & expand the sensations & essential sentiment of the songs she sings. Anni has a real passion for harmony almost as if it were the langauge she was born to, & in some ways it has been a part of her life since she was a wee lass.It took a lot of convincing & time to get over nerves before Anni began performing but quite quickly after initial folk clubs & cafe exposure in the late 80's she began the festival circuit including Port Fairy, Maldon, Nat. Celtic festivals among others, quite regularly back then, there was a very quiet period of time (career persuing/baby raising) before she returned to singing, undertaking both a Music Diploma & a commitment to (& consistant training in) leading community singing groups & inspiring others to sing in whatever capacity possible.Most important to Anni is the sense of "sharing" music, not having ever desired to be a "star", rather she revels in the interaction & pure joy of combining & playing with more than one musical expression, whether that includes instruments or a'capella, she has expressed this as more than a pleasure, it is almost a "need", & is probably one of the contributing factors in the wide range of musical styles she feels comfortable adding her voice to. There are very few musical genres she is willing to close the door on these days, if they are generously thrown her way she is willing to explore & can normally find some wonderful element to connect with.Reflecting this very sentiment is the CD she began work on early in 2007 (it was supposed to be a live recording of a concert including many of her wonderful musical collaborators, the concert went ahead, but not the recording since there had been a recent family trauma)... As the year progressed she was encouraged to put her songs on CD anyway. Not straying far from a very "live" style, though in a studio. Since there was a lot of material which is quite disparate, she is now looking at 2 CDs! One with a relatively Jazzy feel & a more bluesy/folky style with a smattering of celtic as well, these should be beginning to wind up in late 2007, early 2008.
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