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Songs and Samples
Jane's Song
If My Mind Was A Hound
I Take Notice Of Kindness
Close Call
The Ghost Upstairs
The Sky's Proposal
My Star
My Treasure
The Ballad Of The Nameless Son
How I Love Her
Silver Veil
This House Of Mine
Goodbye Pirates
Some Nice Things People Have Said
Anna Wolfe's music seems to come from a very pure and supremely original place. In a world of cookie cutters and franchises, her evolving journey as a songwriter and artist should be wonderful to watch.
- Beth Neilsen Chapman
Anna Wolfe is) one of the most gifted young songwriters I've met in many, many years. She has this remarkable ability to weave a story. Anna is a real original with a totally unique voice.
- Paul Reisler,
Trapezoid
Anna Wolfe is a gifted poet and singer whose work has tremendous courage and insight. Her songs are completely fresh and unique. She is without a doubt one of the most original artists I have met in many years.
- Wendy Waldman
About Anna Wolfe
Anna Wolfe is simply unforgettable. Maybe it's her intriguing, yet innocent voice, belying an ancient, simple wisdom in her lyrics that leaves a lasting impression. It could be the combined experience of a young heart and old soul, resulting in songs that earn her praise with her peers and with an ever increasing legion of fans.
Or perhaps it's the combination of softness, laced with brilliance, in her blonde hair and blue eyes that gives no hint at first meeting of her inner strength and fortitude. Whatever it is, Anna seems to leave a profound piece of herself with everyone who hears her music.
Growing up in Ohio, in a 150 year old "haunted" farm house, set the stage for Anna's intuitive and observational abilities to emerge, translating later into a significant advantage for the future songwriter.
At home, communing with horses, the vastness of nature and being sensitive to and aware of the energies around her, Anna developed an intuitive and keen ability to delve into and identify what's been buried below the surface.
It was that journey that laid the groundwork for Anna to earn her reputation with other noted songwriters. Anna had four albums under her belt, performed over the years solo and with her own duos and bands, logging countless performances and successes locally behind her.
But, it was when she attended Colorado's Rocky Mountain Songwriting School in the summers from 2001-2003, that veteran teacher Paul Reisler knew Anna's songwriting prowess was undeniable. Introducing her to other well-known writers, they also encouraged and supported Anna's path.
Anna's career took a definitive leap forward in 2003 as well while attending a folk conference in Nashville. Beth Nielsen Chapman, who had met Anna through Rocky Mountain, introduced her to Wendy Waldman. Upon hearing one of Anna's earlier performances, Waldman was single mindedly determined to catch every subsequent showcase that Anna was playing until the wee hours of the morning.
Impressed and moved, Wendy offered to produce her now current CD, My Treasure, (2005). Recorded in 2003/2004 at Waldman's own California studio, Wendy's production brings out every nuance of Anna's writing, with a strong supporting cast of musicians and backing vocals, contributed by both Wendy and Beth Nielsen Chapman.
Recently relocating to Nashville with her husband Philip, Anna and her new CD are set to make an indelible stamp on the acoustic music world.
News and Reviews
Like Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde and even Jewel, all of whom know the value in singing with feeling, singer/songwriter Anna Wolfe follows tradition with the same boldness of voice.
- Rachel Heisler,
The Alibi, Albuquerque, NM
Anna is an artist of a human. She has the spiritual dignity to allow nature to sing through her creating webs of grace to capture an audience and lead them to their lost freedom. Anna's independence is what unites people in their uncommonness. This is the gift that makes music make a treasure of us. Anna Wolfe is not just a star, she is a constellation.
- Charles John Quarto
Thursday, December 16th 2004
By: Lyt Wood
Slate Mills resident Anna Wolfe, with producer Wendy Waldman, has just completed her new CD, “My Treasure.”
I am trying to decide what kind of album this is. Is it the kind you want to curl up with on a snowy, introspective day, contemplating every line of soulful lyrics? Or the kind to listen to in the company of friends, with all the dials cranked up, reveling in the alluring melodies and fast-changing rhythms? Mostly the former I guess, but that song about Death is awesome!
It is definitely not the kind of music that you will want to play as background. You won’t, I’m afraid, hear much of it on the radio. This music will demand your attention. You will need to sit down and listen.
Anna’s acquaintance with Rappahannock County began and ended with what she calls “profound experiences” at Ki Theatre. (She and her husband Philip Vaandrager will be moving soon to Nashville.) In the spring of 2002 she attended Paul Reisler’s songwriter’s camp, where I heard her perform “The Ballad of the Nameless Son” and was immediately her fan. The couple moved to Rappahannock County shortly after that.
Anna’s other “profound experience” at Ki was as director of music for “The Shepherd’s Play” this year. This is a medieval Nativity play with about twenty musical pieces, many of which are songs based on the original folk melodies.
My own very personal impression is that Anna’s compositions speak to me more deeply than anything I have heard for a long, long time. Is it because I have known and worked with her personally, or know some of the people and events (and even houses) that she sings about? I don’t think so. I have never met the Great Master Joni Mitchell (whom Anna cites as an important influence). But Joni’s song about the “Constant Stranger” (aka guardian angel) still brings tears to my eyes. And in that same song are those most terrifying words of all: “LOVE IS GONE.” Anna’s songs about her grandmother or great, great uncle or the ghost in that house make us all part of the same family. And the mystery that is Christopher, her “treasure” strikes very deep indeed.
The music itself is simply elegant. Besides Anna’s singing and guitar and piano, there are strings, a pennywhistle and other instruments on selected songs. But the instrumentation is sparse. Every note shines like the shooting stars she is singing about.
My favorite example is the exquisite cello passage (played by Emily Wright) on the title song. Just a few notes, a few seconds long, so perfectly placed and played so simply and sensitively, they touch our very hearts.
That is what I think sets this music apart: It is completely unpretentious. No cop-out fade-out endings, no breathy girlie stuff. A true treasure in these seemingly mindless, fearful, superficial times.