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ANA EGGE "Ana's an exceptional songwriter, listen to the lyrics..a folk Nina Simone!" -LUCINDA WILLIAMS "Ana has the rare gift of being so eloquent and simple that she takes your breath away. I just love her." -SHAWN COLVIN "Ana has one of the prettiest voices I've ever heard and her songs are beautiful and refreshingly original" -RON SEXSMITH "I love everything about 'Out Past The Lights' - the songs, the playing, the production, the way it was recorded...wonderful record...beautiful work." -BUDDY MILLER BILLBOARD MAGAZINE Mar. 26th, '05 ANA EGGE Out Past the Lights Brooklyn-by-way-of-Austin songsmith Ana Egge emerges from opening-act status for the likes of Shawn Colvin and Ron Sexsmith to deserving headliner with her fourth CD, "Out Past the Lights," a breakout collection. Egge sings about tangled relationships and new beginnings in her lyrical tunes that are dreamlike and haunting, delicate and rough, folksy and hard-strum rocking. While she could easily play the folk card with her acoustic guitar-crafted songs, Egge takes them to a new level, with instrumental flavors and textures from country (pedal steel), jazz (trumpet) and pop (electric guitar). Sexsmith contributes harmony vocals, guitarist Tony Scherr plays a stinging slide on the gritty "Closer to the Motor," and trumpeter Shane Endsley soars through the indelible pop tune "Straight to My Head." Highlights include "Motorcycle," which captures the freedom of the two-wheel-experience, and the quiet, show-stopping gem "Victoria," that clocks in at barely more than two minutes. -dl A folk singer with the guts for the job: Folk music has long enjoyed a powerful association with social consciousness. A lot of gifted folk singers seem too fragile or precious for the burden of their work. Not so with Ana Egge, confessing loneliness without shame in the melodious Sailor, tackling patriotism without pride in the symphonic country of City of Liberty, and nailing Red-State/Blue-State disconnect on rollicking gem, Wedding Dress on her self-made guitar! The craftsmanship in these songs is impeccable. The lyrics are so vivid and heartfelt, honest and seem to come from a very unique perspective. Yes we're all unique but it is the skilled writer who can put this down on paper in such a way as to make you feel you are learning about the soul of someone very different then you yet the same. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: Winner Village Voyage Songwriter Search '96 (Village Voice/Austin American Statesman) Winner Austin Music Awards '98-'99 BEST FOLK Winner Austin Music Awards '98-'99 BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER Ana lent her voice to the soundtrack for the movie "Baby Dance" (a Jodie Foster prod.) along with Lucinda Williams, Terry Allen, and others. DISCOGRAPHY: River Under the Road '97 -Lazy SOB Recordings Mile Marker '99 -Grace Records 101 Sundays '01 -Grace/Sodarock Out Past The Lights '04 -Grace/Parkinsong COMPILATIONS: Forever Dusty: A Tribute to Dusty Springfield '98 -R&D Records Uprooted '98 -Shanachie Parkinsong: 28 Songs Of Hope '04 -Parkinsong My Old Man: A Tribute to Steve Goodman '06 -Oh Boy/Red Pajamas |
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