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Anthea Neads (musicians wanted)

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About Me

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Hi, my name's Anthea and I've been singing ever since I can remember and writing songs for about 13 years. Song-writing has got me through some of the really hard times and the songs that came out of those are very dear to me.

My songs are mostly about expressing myself - whether it's how I'm feeling at the time or how I think other people are feeling in a certain situation. I think I'm quite an empathetic person and I hope that comes across in my music.

I don't know what genre my music is - I play piano as well as guitar, and my guitar songs are generally a very different style to my piano ones. My influences are hugely varied.

Here's some recordings of my songs - very rough demos recorded at home, but I hope they give an idea of what my music's about. Please come and see me play live if you'd like to hear more, and come and talk to me at the gig - I love meeting new people! Or send me a friend request and become a myspace friend.

Thanks for checking out my page, and stop by again soon. Please also feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you want to get in touch or join my e-mail mailing list.

If you like what you hear, you can order downloads of some of my tracks at www.arkade.com/Anthea_Neads - a special offer means that the first 10 copies of each track are only 25p each.

Here are some extracts from reviews of my songs on www.slicethepie.com:

Castle Town:

"The vocalist is talented and the lyrics had me wanting the rest of the story. She captured my attention from the beginning. Great Song . HIT! 10/10"
"the vocals are simply breath taking very professional, alot of potential and exactly what you want for a nice mellow acoustic song. 8/10"

"The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become. 8/10"

Simple Pleasures:

"I really enjoyed listening to this song, its ample and angelical, pure and great. 9/10"
"her vocals are so tender & beautiful. overall: a good song by a talented performer. 8/10"

Please stop by and check out the myspace page of my band, Inimitable Dragonfly - click on the link below.

Take care,

Anthea x


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/23/2006
Band Website: reverbnation.com/antheaneads
Band Members: Often just little old me, although I love collaborating with my talented musical friends as well. I'd like to thank Annie Pilgrem in particular for her beautiful cello playing.

I also perform with my husband Matt, in our duo Inimitable Dragonfly - www.myspace.com/inimitabledragonfly

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Influences: Wildly varied, but here's a selection... Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Duke Spirit, Ginger, Dresden Dolls, Eva Cassidy, Susie Clarke, Martha Tilston, Anna Tabbush, Beth Orton, Joni Mitchell, Velvet Underground... that's just a small selection of the many artists that have moved and influenced me. What I listen to depends very much on my mood. As a saxophonist I also love music with a jazz or blues flavour, and any music where the sax is played beautifully. In an artist I look for emotional honesty, beauty, desperation, openess, passion, and energy - and I hope these are the qualities that come across in my own song-writing and performance.
Sounds Like: I don't know the answer to this one - but hopefully distinctively me!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

clips from radio appearance, & other news...

Hello lovely friends!This week I was privileged to perform and be interviewed on the radio, Brooklands FM - www.brooklandsfm.co.uk. I've posted 2 extracts on the show, each containing a song, on my my...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:26:00 PST

Folking Live Bracknell Launch Night Thurs 17th April

Hosted By: Folking Live BracknellWhen: 17 Apr 2008, 20:00Where: Cellar Bar, South Hill Park Arts CentreRingmeadBracknell, RG127PAUnited KingdomDescription:Folking Live Bracknell Click Here To View Ev...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:48:00 PST

musicians wanted

I’m looking for other folk-minded musicians to join me, to form a small acoustic band to play my own material. A fiddle, cello, and perhaps a flute would be most welcome - and I’m open to ...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:00:00 PST

new song posted

Hello my lovely friends,I've just posted a demo of my new song, "My Golden Bay" - would love it if you had a listen and let me know what you think... needs development I know - am hoping to collaborat...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:50:00 PST

gigs, New Years Resolution, and a new widget!

..> Hello friends!In my attempt to organise my life better (New Year's Resolution!), I've been booking gigs and trying to remember to post details on various web pages.I've found a great widget fr...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:12:00 PST

The beginning of something beautiful

Hello my friends, What a wonderful day I've had today. I've been recording all afternoon with my lovely friend Annie who is a beautiful cellist. We've done a new version of my most recent song - Movin...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:28:00 PST

Slice the Pie - please review me!

Dear friends, a while ago I randomly decided to join a website called Slice the Pie and submitted a few tracks for reviewing in their "Solo Singer Songwriter" arena. I didn't think anyone would even b...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:58:00 PST

Gig this Saturday - CD singles available

Hey everyone,Hope to see you at the Songwriter's Festival at Windsor Arts Centre this Saturday. I'm singing in Inimitable Dragonfly at 7pm, and doing a solo set at 9pm.We will have copies of our newes...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:53:00 PST

New song - adventures with my clarinet...

Hi everyone,Just wanted to let you know I've posted a new song - Songs of Loss - and I've been having fun arranging clarinet parts for it. This is the first time I've incorporated my clarinet (wh...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:26:00 PST

New tattoo and the world is great

I just wanted to say - yay! I got a new tattoo today from the lovely people at Eclipse in Camden Town - thanks Thomas!Also my new-ish beautiful purple violin now has 4 strings again - yay for that too...
Posted by Anthea Neads (musicians wanted) on Sat, 05 May 2007 10:50:00 PST