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Anna Phoebe

'Rock Gypsy'

About Me

Anna Phoebe is a London-based rock violinist who is gaining attention as an exhilarating and highly emotive performer....(continued on website)

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Member Since: 1/25/2006
Band Website: annaphoebe.com
Band Members: Just me - although I recently recorded an albumette with the best band in the world...(go to my website for details!) I play a 6-string Violectra electric Violin and my acoustic too for recording and more folky stuff. I travel around the world - a lot to the Middle East - as a soloist, as well as trying to play with as many different musicians as possible playing as many styles as possible....Recently toured with Jethro Tull, joined an AMAZING band called Oi Va Voi, and I'm also the String Director for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra West tour since 2004. (For a full biog click here) (Thanks to Erica and Ray for the layout!!!)
Influences: Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, Lenny Kravitz, Mozart, Jimi Hendrix, Marianne Faithfull, The Killers, Guns n Roses, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Blondie, Chili Peppers, Abdullah Ibrahim, Gwen Stefani, Bach, Queen, Primal Scream,Marlene Dietrich, ACDC, Fairouz, Ananda Shankar, The Bangles, Kate Bush, Gipsy Kings, Stephane Grappelli, Apocalyptica, Shakti, Billie Holliday, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Queens of The Stone Age, Bjork, Aimee Mann, Yo Yo Ma, David Bowie, Moloko, Philip Glass, Jascha Heifetz, Goldfrapp, The Flaming Lips, Madonna...the list goes on.....er.....etc etc.
Sounds Like: FUN!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

JORDANIAN ROYALTY, DEAD SEA MUD & BERLIN BICYCLES

JORDANIAN ROYALTY, DEAD SEA MUD & BERLIN BICYCLESBerlin really is a sexy city.I’m sitting on the plane flying back to London for 24 hours to play at a Russian wedding and already I can’t w...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:32:00 PST

TULL, OIVAVOI, KING HENRY VI & THE KING OF JORDAN

Made it back to the UK!The gig in Ukraine was fantastic - in the beautiful port town of Odessa. The architecture felt very Austria meets Rome in a strange mix of tumbled and run-down villas with cats ...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:02:00 PST

From Russia with love (and Jethro Tull)

From Russia with love (and Jethro Tull)It's been a while since my last post - i can't quite get my head around the fact it is quickly turning into late February!We just had two great shows in St Peter...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:48:00 PST

BACK IN BLIGHTY & JOINING THE CIRCUS!!!!!!!!

BACK IN BLIGHTY & JOINING THE CIRCUS!!!!!!!!I've joined the circus!! - well, almost! Sitting in front of a stage where i've just been rehearsing flying in a harness about 15 feet attempting to spin, d...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:45:00 PST

END OF TOUR!!! -SHOWS 62, 63, 64 65, 66, 67 & 68 - PEORIA, MOLINE, MADISON X2, GREEN BAY X2

END OF TOUR!!! -SHOWS 62, 63, 64 65, 66, 67 & 68 - PEORIA, MOLINE, MADISON X2, GREEN BAY X2TSO tour 2007/8 is officially over!!I am sitting at the hotel airport in Chicago surrounded by luggage, bottl...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:30:00 PST

SHOWS 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 & 59! AUSTIN, HOUSTON X2, DALLAS X2, LITTLE ROCK X2

SHOWS 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 & 59! AUSTIN, HOUSTON X2, DALLAS X2, LITTLE ROCK X2Not that many days, but LOADS of shows! First time for the band to do three matinee days in a row! MY KNEES HURT!! :) I ...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:48:00 PST

SHOWS 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 & 52 - MEMPHIS, BOSSIER CITY, OKLAHOMA CITY X2, SAN ANTONIO X2!

MERRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!Hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday with friends and family!!! We had a great dinner with all the band, crew and the families. A few of us then ...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 12:28:00 PST

p.s. Jethro Tull

p.s.I think i may be doing a couple of Jethro TUll shows next February - anyone fancy a trip to RUSSIA??? Moscow and St. Petersburg..... :)
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:53:00 PST

SHOWS 42, 43, 44, 45 & 46 - MINNEAPOLIS X2, MILWAUKEE X2 & INDIANAPOLIS

Crazy days this last week! Time is flying by! Hey - i have a new track to listen to on the website - it's me playing on Ten Years Gone...and then a cover of Kashmir featuring Damien Marley - check it ...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:44:00 PST

SHOWS 40 & 41 - DES MOINES, IOWA & GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA!

WOWEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! I feel like a little frozen iciclepop!North Dakota is very very cold!! Around -8 Fahrenheit which is -22.5 Celsius!!!!!!!FREEZING!!! Got off the bus this morning and took a deep b...
Posted by Anna Phoebe on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:24:00 PST