Anna Vogelzang Explained

Anna Vogelzang
Birth Place:Lexington, MA, US
Origin:Chicago, IL, US
Genre:Folk, alternative folk, indie pop, americana, singer-songwriter
Occupation:Vocalist, guitarist, musician, singer-songwriter, educator
Instrument:Guitar, banjo, ukulele
Years Active:2004–present
Website:http://www.theanna.com
Associated Acts:Pearl and the Beard, Emilyn Brodsky, Anthony da Costa, Amanda Palmer, Todd Sickafoose, Tyler Chester, Jay Bellerose, Adam Levy

Anna Vogelzang (born 26 February 1985)[1] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Based in Chicago, she composes and performs on guitar, ukulele, baritone ukulele, banjo, and kalimba, and has been touring the United States since 2007.[2]

Career

In her early career, Vogelzang gained accolades at songwriting competitions, including the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Showcase,[3] Telluride Troubadour Contest,[4] Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase,[5] and the National Women's Music Festival "Got Talent" Competition.[6]

In 2014, Vogelzang appeared on Wisconsin Public Television's 30-Minute Music Hour[7] and Wisconsin Public Radio's Simply Folk[8] programs. Her work in the Madison, WI community included teaching at Girls Rock Camp Madison[9] and founding the Wintersong Madison event,[10] a holiday revue which raised over $10,000 for Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin in 2014.[11] [12] [13] In 2015, Vogelzang recorded Hiker with producer Todd Sickafoose.[14]

In 2016, Vogelzang moved from Madison, Wisconsin to Los Angeles, California. She is on the songwriting faculty at the Los Angeles College of Music. In 2017 Vogelzang and Adam Levy co-founded the NELA Song Salon, a songwriting workshop for fellow local musicians that later became a residency at the Bootleg Theater.[15] Vogelzang recorded Beacon from 2017-2018 with co-producer Tyler Chester and musicians Adam Levy and Jay Bellerose, which later released in 2019.

Vogelzang has opened for Sara Bareilles,[16] Gillian Welch, Mirah, Laura Gibson,[17] Simone Felice,[18] Anais Mitchell, Wye Oak, and has shared the stage multiple times with Madison Cunningham,[19] Watkins Family Hour, Amanda Palmer,[20] Pearl and the Beard,[21] Franz Nicolay,[22] Emilyn Brodsky.[23] and Phox.[24]

Her full bio is available on her website https://www.theanna.com/bio-full

Discography

Accolades

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Login • Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/zk1nH_vAeI . 26 December 2021 . registration.
  2. Web site: anna vogelzang. theanna.com.
  3. Web site: 24 Chosen for Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artists Showcase. AcousticMusicScene.com.
  4. Web site: Music Contests < Telluride Bluegrass. bluegrass.com. 6 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206114520/http://www.bluegrass.com/telluride/contests-2012.html. 6 February 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Songwriter Showcase < Folks Festival. bluegrass.com.
  6. Web site: National Women's Music Festival. WIA. wiaonline.org. 6 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206111436/http://www.wiaonline.org/archive/2011/performers.php. 6 February 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Video: Anna Vogelzang – Watch 30-Minute Music Hour Online – WPT Video. PBS Video.
  8. Web site: Anna Vogelzang, New Releases & More – Jeff Durkee, Guest Host. Wisconsin Public Radio. 14 May 2014.
  9. Web site: Our Staff. Girls Rock Camp Madison. December 2013.
  10. Web site: About Wintersong . . 2014 . wintersongmadison.com. 26 May 2015.
  11. Web site: Indie-folk friends come together in Wintersong concert. Gayle Worland – Wisconsin State Journal. madison.com.
  12. Web site: Madison folk musicians give back with the third annual Wintersong concert – Isthmus. Hillary Sprecher. 10 December 2014. TheDailyPage.
  13. Web site: Superstar Madison Lineup Set for 3rd Annual Wintersong Event. localsounds.org.
  14. Web site: ABOUT – anna vogelzang. theanna.com.
  15. Web site: Salon Residency . 2022-07-23 . www.facebook.com . en.
  16. Web site: Sara Bareilles, with opening guest, Anna Vogelzang. SOLD OUT . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207054158/http://www.union.wisc.edu/event.asp?event_id=23423 . dead . 2015-02-07 . wisc.edu .
  17. Web site: AVA LUNA & LAURA GIBSON w/ Anna Vogelzang at The Frequency, Madison on Triple M . Triple M . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207055324/http://calendar.1055triplem.com/event/2012/03/07/ava-luna-laura-gibson . 7 February 2015 .
  18. Web site: Simone Felice and Anna Vogelzang on 6/6/2014 at The Press Room in Portsmouth, NH on JamBase. jambase.com.
  19. Web site: Anna Vogelzang w/ Madison Cunningham, Jamie Drake, Rett Madison @ Bootleg Theater (LA) 2/24 . 2022-07-23 . The Bluegrass Situation . en-US.
  20. Web site: A Tribute to Rebecca Rosenthal: A Night of Music, Art & Remembering – Oct 7 – Somerville Theatre. greatnortheast.com.
  21. Web site: Pearl and the Beard charm fans with harmonies and cuteness at the Majestic Theatre – Isthmus. Jen Herritz. 22 September 2012. TheDailyPage.
  22. Web site: Friday in Der Rath: Franz Nicolay w/ Anna Vogelzang. WUD Music.
  23. Web site: Tickets for Amanda Palmer / Vermillion Lies / Anna Vogelzang / Emilyn Brodsky – Lakeshore Theater at TicketWeb. TicketWeb. 6 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701130344/http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=276905. 1 July 2015. dead.
  24. Web site: Madison's folk musicians serve up creativity and generosity at Wintersong – Isthmus. Lanni Solochek. 4 December 2013. TheDailyPage.
  25. Web site: 2014 WAMI Nominees Announced . WAMI – Wisconsin Area Music Industry . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206101404/http://wamimusic.com/2014/03/11/2014-wami-nominees-announced/ . 6 February 2015 .
  26. Web site: 2013 Winners. MAMAs Awards.
  27. Web site: 2011 Winners. MAMAs Awards.

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