Artist description Folksinger Anna Stange, uplifting vocals. Guitar and Banjo accompaniment.

Music Style Folk-Acoustic

Musical Influences Pete Seeger, Mississippi John Hirt, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Flat & Scruggs, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Old Town School of Folk Music

Similar Artists Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Mary Travers, Peter Seeger-esque

Artist History Anna began playing piano & trumpet in elementary school. She bought a used guitar in college. In 1984, her trumpet was stolen in a burglary. She started playing that guitar and found a whole new musical expression. Anna has been performing music with and for children since 1990. A Family Album was released in June 2000. Miss Anna's Music Class: a pre-primer for little folkies was released in December, 2001.

Group Members Anna Stange

Instruments guitar, banjo

Albums A Family Album (2000); Miss Anna's Music Class: a preprimer for little folkies (2001)

Press Reviews The Villager, Chicago, IL, 9/00 (Jennifer Cooper) Folksinger Anna Stange has recorded and released her first compact disc, "A Family Album". The music captures Stange's spirited passion for folk music and showcases her vocal talents with such songs as The Midnight Special, Old Joe Clark and one of her favorites, Goodnight, Irene. Her style is entertaining, clear and enjoyable for all ages. The Daily Southtown, 7/20/00 (Elizabeth Kaufman) ...while from the classroom at the store's backside comes the sound of children clapping and Anna Stange's sweet, cheerful singing. Forum, 12/6/00 (Bonnie, Tom & Anne Roe, letter) Dear Editor, There's nothing quite like the feeling of finding an inspired gift, and this year I'v found one that fills five niece and nephew stockings. I owe it all - and much more - to Anna Stange, the Blue Island treasure whose singing has become part of childhood memories for our family. Anna has put out her first CD of toe-tapping, often amusing, sometimes poignant songs for kids and adults. From the time our daughter, Anne was 10 months old until she outgrew the toddler stage, we spent part of Saturday mornings in the company of little kids and their parents hopping and clapping to Anna's banjo picking and guitar strumming. The first time I heard Anna sing, my head popped up. Her voice soars sweetly over the music. Once in a while we still make a guest appearance at the old Saturday morning park district music class. But now we have Anna's voice filling our house with sweet sounds whenever we want. I even find myself listening to her CD on the way home from work, when nothing else will do to ease the stress of the day. So, thank you, Anna, for your music. it has become part of the fabric of our family.

Additional Info Anna performs concerts and workshops at festivals, libraries, schools, coffeehouses and other venues all around the country. Contact her directly for more information.

Location Blue Island, IL - USA

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