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About Me

* I have an album! I've had a myspace for over a year and not mentioned the fact I have an album at all. It's called "Waiting in the Wings" and it came out on Reiver Records in 2005. We'll be recording a second album in August and will hopefully have it out by Christmas. You can buy a copy of "Waiting in the Wings" by downloading an order form from my website. Old school, I know. When I catch up with online sales I'll let you know! I also have 2 albums out with Meridian, 1 with the Climax Ceilidh Band, 1 with The Tabbush Sisters and 1 with the European Youth Folk Orchestra.*I am a folk singer/song-writer gigging the acoustic scene around London and South East England. I was brought up in a folk singing family. Born in Hexham, Northumberland then lived in Peebles, Colwyn Bay, Crondall, Farnham, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Brighton and now Guildford. I did my first paid ceilidh gig when I was 15 and have been gigging ever since! I play in Meridian, The Climax Ceilidh Band as well as singing with the Tabbush Sisters. I run two community choirs, Brighton Vox and Guildford Vox which never fail to cheer me up, even when I have the mean reds, and also serve to remind me what day it is. I love cooking and I don't have a TV.The recipes I have blogged up here are my own experiments that I felt the need to share with the world. Cooking to me is a lot like song-writing, you don't truly know if what you've created is any good until someone else has experienced it, and liked it. I've written many more dreadful songs than I've cooked bad meals, but they don't count. You live and learn as they say...I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Website: annatabbush.com
Band Members: I sing and accompany myself on fiddle and melodeon.Nick Sowden is my producer, and guitarist and singer in my band. His roots are in rock and he's a genius.Rachel Drayson is the cellist in my band and is also the redhead beauty that got me into myspace. www.myspace.com/racheldrayson
Influences: My mum: Carolyn Robson, Tori Amos, Rachael Dadd, Joni, Tracy Chapman, Kate Rusby, Martha Tilston, Ron Sexsmith, Sarah McLachlan, Damien Rice, Nick Drake, Sinead O'Connor, The Levellers, Half Man Half Biscuit, Sting, Afro-Celt Sound System, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Karine Polwart, Climax Ceilidh Band
Sounds Like: ...a big mug of tea after a day of shopping in the rain...
Record Label: Reiver Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Spicy lentil cakes

I always find it difficult finding a centre for a "meat-and-two-veg" meal for vegetarians and vegans but these are perfect and quite easy to make, not to mention delicious, though I do say so myself!S...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:16:00 PST

Honey Roasted Parsnips

By popular request...Peel and chop parsnipsBoil for 6mins-ishRoast in up to an inch of oil (I use organic sunflower oil) for an hour at 230 degreesDuring the last 15mins of roasting, take parsnips out...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:36:00 PST

Mini Baked Potatoes with cheese and leek

Quick and easy lunch that I'm cooking as I type! I must confess that it was Delia who gave me the idea of mini jackets. Why not, eh? You can bake any potato really, and obviously, the smaller they are...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:25:00 PST

Red lentil and spinach lasagne

I was recently donated a box of gluten free lasagne sheets which are basically made out of rice and water. As a coeliac I haven't eaten lasagne in a while so I invented this recipe which is rather tas...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:03:00 PST

Veggie Rissotto

Lots of people, including myself, complain that rissotto in restaurants is too rich and sickly. The problem is that they add cream, but rissotto should be creamy without the cream so here's how:Ingred...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:18:00 PST

Broad bean and red lentil pate

This was a total experiment which turned out to be uttterly delicious:Ingredients:1 onion2 cloves of garlic1oz butter (or oil for vegan version)5 handfuls of red lentilsAbout 8 to 10 pods of broad bea...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:17:00 PST

Spicy Potato Wedges with garlic mayo

For garlic mayo dip:Before starting wedges crush a clove of garlic into about 4 tbsp mayo and a few splashes of lemon juice. Add plenty of black pepper and a dash of salt, mix, then leave in the fridg...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:16:00 PST

Dumplings for 2

Make stewBeat an egg in a mixing bowlGradually mix in half a cup of plain flour (any flour will do) and a teaspoon of baking powder until mixture is stickyIf mixture is dry add a drop of waterDump tea...
Posted by Anna Tabbush on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 12:02:00 PST