Anna Vogelzang

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Anna Vogelzang
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Vogelzang performing at The Overture in 2014.
Background information
Born Lexington, MA, US
Origin Chicago, IL, US
Genres Folk, alternative folk, indie pop, americana, singer-songwriter
Occupation(s)Vocalist, guitarist, musician, singer-songwriter, educator
Instrument(s)Guitar, banjo, ukulele
Years active2004–present
Website

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]

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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] [ non-primary source needed ]

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

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