About this project
For over 15 years Ana’s voice and talent have inspired fans and fellow artists alike. The majority of her previous six records have been made through the generous support of her musical community, taking the time in between their own projects to record her songs. [see full bio below] Though each record has earned critical praise, she has yet to reach a broader audience. Now, things are changing. The legendary Steve Earle has agreed to produce her seventh record. “I always figured she’d find a champion to help her get her folksy music out there,” said CMT’s Craig Shelbourn. The Hardcore Troubadour has pledged to work with Ana on her next album if she can raise the funds to do it right. But one champion won’t be enough. Ana needs you--friends, fans, and music lovers--to make the record she’s been destined to make, one that at long last is worthy of her formidable gifts as a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist.
Steve Earle has reserved six days at Levon Helm’s studio in Woodstock, NY where Ana plans to record twelve new songs accompanied by a full band. Paying for the studio time, producer, engineer and other musicians all adds up – everyone needs to be paid to continue the work that they do. While Ana and her label will still have to cover much of these costs themselves , funds raised through Kickstarter will help immeasurably by underwriting part of the cost of the recording, manufacture, distribution, and promotion of the record on CD and digital formats.
Ana will release this CD on the independent label GRACE/PARKINSONG RECORDS. GRACE/PARKINSONG RECORDS. is a joint venture between Ana's own GRACE RECORDS, and PARKINSONG RECORDS, a not-for profit label dedicated to raising awareness of the need for increased funding and research for Parkinson's Disease. PARKINSONG was founded by the adult children of a PD sufferer. Its 2004 release Parkinsong Vol. 1 - 38 Songs of Hope, features Bonnie Raitt, Crosby and Nash, and thrirty six other contemporary singer-songwriters, including Ana Egge. For more info, go to www.parkinsong.com
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Autographed copy of the new CD plus copy of 38 Songs of Hope featuring Ana, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby and Nash, Neko Case, Alejandro Excovedo, and many more.
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Above rewards plus Ana's previous CD "Road To My Love "
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autographed copy of new CD and Ana's previous 2 recodings --Road To My Love and Lazy Days
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Autographed "Road To My Love" poster photographed by Mark Seliger, plus the autographed copy of new CD, a copy of "Road To My Love" and "Lazy Days".
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Autographed copy of the new CD plus four of her previous records including Road To My Love, Lazy Days, Out Past The Lights and River Under the Road, as well as a copy of 38 Songs of Hope.
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Drinks with Ana for you and a guest next time you're in NYC + autographed copy of the new CD
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autographed copy of the new CD and "special thanks" mention in the liner notes
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autographed CD and Ana will write and record a personalized song for you or someone you love and a vinyl single on New Scotland records (Canadian release only) A side 'Farmers Daugher' B side 'Storm Comin'
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autographed CD and Ana will perform a house concert for you and up to 50 of your friends
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autographed CD and "executive producer" credit on the CD
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In Robert Frost's iconic poem "The Road Not Taken," the narrator looks back wistfully on a lifetime of choices and how the "road less traveled . . . has made all the difference." Ana Egge has been forging her own path for over a decade now. In the tradition of her parents, who Ana says were "motorcycle-riding hippy farmers in North Dakota, who created the unconventional life they wanted," Ana's path as an artist has been much the same -- challenging herself to follow her instincts rather than trying to fit into any particular mold. This honest approach has produced an impressive body of work and earned Ana a reputation as a musician's musician, with unforgettable live performances and lyrics that paint vast landscapes and stories in her singular style. It's no wonder she's been compared to legends like Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, and Bonnie Raitt. But, perhaps USA Today said it best when they wrote, "[Ana] can write and sing rings around" her contemporaries.
Tall, blonde, and lanky, Ana holds listeners spellbound with the passion of her performances and unique sense of melody and phrasing. But perhaps it is her voice that has most captivated fans and critics throughout her career. Mentors and supporters from Ron Sexsmith to Lucinda Williams have been singing Ana's praises ever since she moved to Austin at age 19, toting a guitar she built herself, and playing songs of unusual depth and maturity. After a concert in New Jersey, Lucinda Williams told some friends, "Listen to her lyrics. Ana is the folk Nina Simone." Shawn Colvin says - "Ana has the rare gift of being so eloquent and simple that she takes your breath away. I just love her."
In 1997, the release of River Under The Road signaled Ana's arrival on the indie-folk scene as she explored wellsprings of emotion and displayed musical gifts far beyond her years. Two years later she followed with her first live record, Mile Marker, which captured her exceptional and original guitar style and voice in intimate venues across America. In 2004, after relocating to Brooklyn, Egge brought the same timeless sensibility and emotional risk taking to an urban landscape with Out Past The Lights, hailed by Billboard as "[A] breakout collection.”, and “consistently excellent" by USA Today.
After years of constant touring, Ana was ready for a break from the demands of the road. But even during her well-earned sabbatical Ana's spark continued to smolder, and in 2007 she released the critically acclaimed concept record Lazy Days, a covers album celebrating the all-but-forgotten virtues of laziness in our work-obsessed and over-stimulated culture. Inhabiting songs by luminaries as diverse as Stephen Stills, Ray Davies, and Sandy Denny, stretched Ana in new directions, and inspired her to visit previously uninvestigated places in her vast musical range. While on her Lazy Days tour, Ana found herself creating the most provocative work of her career. "I think because I wasn't singing my own songs every night, I felt free to dig deeper."
With Road To My Love, Ana delved into her family history in "Farmer's Daughter." Over the lonely call of the pedal steel, she lets us share in the tender, exposed, and desolate feeling of being alone on the prairie. She confronts fidelity and trust in "Quitting Early," taking a note from Joni Mitchell with a sophisticated, jazz-inflected take on the precariousness of modern relationships. The warm harmony vocals of Trish Klein & Frazey Ford of The Be Good Tanyas on "More Than A Day" are a perfect match for this '60's inspired soul song. Finally, Ana carries it home to her American roots with a haunting rendition of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" that puts her peerless vocals and virtuosity on the resonator guitar on full display.
This October, Ana will return to the studio to record her seventh album with Steve Earle at the helm. Stay tuned!
