Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell (how to say: /ɑːneɪˈs/; born March 26, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell New Bedford Music Festival Summerfest New Bedford MA July 2010.jpg
Background information
Born (1981-03-26) March 26, 1981 (age 43)
OriginMontpelier, Vermont, U.S.
GenresFolk, Indie folk
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active2002–present
LabelsRighteous Babe Records
Associated actsBon Iver, Ani DiFranco
WebsiteOfficial Website

Early life

Anaïs Mitchell is the daughter of a novelist and a college professor. She started writing and performing songs at the age of seventeen. As a child, she grew up on a farm in Addison County, Vermont. She also traveled to the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. She later studied at Middlebury College.[1][2]

Career

In 2002, Mitchell recorded her first album The Song They Sang When Rome Fell.

In 2003 Mitchell won the "New Folk" award at the Kerrville Folk Festival.[3][4]

Her album, Hymns for the Exiled, was released on Chicago's Waterbug Records label in 2004.[1] This recording caused her to be noticed by singer/songwriter, Ani DiFranco. DiFranco signed Mitchell to the Righteous Babe Records label.[2]

In 2008 Mitchell was nominated in the Contemporary Artist category of the third annual Folk Alliance awards show broadcast.[5] In September that same year Righteous Babe Records released country e.p.

Mitchell released an album called Young Man in America, on her Wilderland Records label in 2012.[6]

Reception

Mitchell has gotten good reviews on her musical style and performance. An article in Acoustic Guitar magazine compares her to Dylan, Cohen, and Welch.[7]

A review in No Depression magazine said that Mitchell is "girlishly sprite and brimming with innocence" and says that she "brings to mind the hippie-throwback charm of Victoria Williams and "80s pop star Cyndi Lauper".[8]

Discography

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Anaïs Mitchell music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Official Website". Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. " New Folk Finalist History" Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Kerrville Folk Festival.
  4. "Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  5. "Ellen Jewell, Uncle Earl highlight Folk Alliance award nominees"[dead link] News You Should Note posted February 4, 2008 No Depression.
  6. (Feb 2012) American Original More From This Weeks Qa With Anais Mitchell.
  7. "Family politics, love, and music infuse the stunning Hymns for the Exiled. Vermont-based singer-songwriter details her new album." by Anand Nayak Songcraft: Anais Mitchell Acoustic Guitar April 2005, No. 148.
  8. No Depression

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