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Anna completed B.Music Hons in performance and musicology (UTas) in 1995. She freelanced professionally for a number of years a great strength being her ability to improvise and perform in a variety of styles including classical, contemporary and folk.As a young classical cellist, Anna toured internationally with the Australian Youth Orchestra. Anna has performed locally, nationally and internationally as both instrumentalist and vocalist; with numerous groups in various styles, most recently including Kazakstan Kowgirls and Recherche Baybes as well as Silkweed; and is regularly called upon as a session cellist as well as for festivals and benefits. Performances 1994-2005 include • Support for Carinda Christie at the Franklin Palais • Cygnet Folk Festival 1998-2005 inclusive (various bands, including Silkweed) • National Folk Festival 1997 (Bandecoute) and 2005 (Kazakstan Kowgirls) • Tamar Valley Folk Festival 1996 (Bandecoute) • Franklin Apple Harvest Festival 2003 Musically, Anna loves accommodating and accompanying other peoples’ flights of fancy, whether through low cello drones, atmospheric noises, or melodic harmony.
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