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(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) – Anni Piper, Australia’s award-winning “First Lady of Blues,”
makes her triumphant return with a two-month Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour kicking
off Monday, July 28, with a
one-week residency of shows at Blues On Whyte, 10329 82nd Ave. July 28-29-30, 9 p.m., free;
July 31, 10 p.m., free; August 1-2, 10 p.m., $4.; August 3, 9 p.m., free. Info:
(780) 439-3981 or http://www.bluesonwhyte.ca/
Anni Piper blends deep,
sexy vocals with a high-energy bass playing style (often barefoot), making for a
thoroughly enjoyable live experience.
On the recording end, Piper won “Best Blues Album” at
the 2013 Canberra Roots & Blues
Awards in Australia for her collaborative effort with Nicole Hart on
the critically-lauded Split Second (Blues Leaf Records). Piper was
nominated in the “Female Vocalist Of The Year” category for the 2014 Australian Blues Music
Awards.
Anni Piper, Australia’s award-winning
First Lady of Blues.
ANNI PIPER – BACKGROUND
Piper first started playing electric guitar at age
twelve, but switched to bass at age fourteen. In 2004 Anni released an album
entitled “Jailbait” in her native Australia, for which she won “Best New Talent”
at the 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards. Subsequent album releases include
2007’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” 2010’s “Chasin’ Tail” (released by Blues Leaf), and her
newest, 2013’s “Split Second.” Blues Leaf also released “Two’s Company,” a
compilation from her two Australian releases. Throughout her burgeoning career,
Piper’s charismatic stage presence and sultry vocals have garnered her both
great reviews and multiple music industry awards nominations.
WHAT THE
MEDIA IS SAYING…ABOUT ANNI PIPER
“If you enjoy
award-winning talent with a splash of the wild side, sultry Australian performer
Anni Piper won’t even come close to disappointing you. And you don’t have to
travel Down Under!” NAPLES DAILY NEWS
“Raw and raucous, down and dirty, Down Under blues.”
ILLINOIS TIMES
“A songwriter of distinction, her songs
have a blues sensibility while still addressing the issues of
today.”
EDMONTON JOURNAL
“Barefoot in a red cocktail dress and
brandishing both an electric bass guitar and a powerful blues vocal tone, this
down under diva makes quite the impression.”
VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY
The Alternate
Root magazine invited Anni Piper to perform on their popular television show
“The Extended Play,” taped this past Spring in front of a live studio audience
in Boston. Watch it here:
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