About Angela

I started piano lessons at age five but they didn't last long. What piano instructor can work with a student who refuses to practice? Ten years later, dreaming of putting ex-boyfriends in their place and wooing new ones all from the big tall stage, I took up guitar, songwriting, and singing. I still didn't practice much, just wrote and played what I thought sounded right and people started gathering to listen. Today, the lyrics are much less angsty and quite a bit more meaningful, but I still play mostly around home - Duluth, Minnesota. Coffeeshops, bars, community/charity/fundraising events, and beach fires get me most often, but I also busk on the Lake Walk and always while on a trip abroad.

I started playing solo shows...then added a drummer...then a bassist...and I started playing piano more...basically the bigger sound of a band excites me and it can be hard to go back to solo gigs. Being the stereotypical singer/songwriter in Duluth is great! Making audience members cry and approach me with how much a song has touched them is still, and probably always will be, a huge compliment. However. The line of a full band has been crossed and it's hard to go back. I'm a sucker for a good beat and the realization of, "I can have that in my music...?!" is more than I can ignore. A new project might be in the works. Hint, hint. Once a Duluthian, always a Duluthian; I keep the recording local at Sacred Heart Studio with Eric Swanson. Come out and see a show! And please introduce yourself - I love to meet a new listener.

The film thing was pretty much an accident - I'd never thought about creating a video. The one I did was just a good idea with resources and support to complete it. DuluthQ, a group of young folks in town who like to talk about social justice issues and come up with a project or two along the way, helped gather funding and resoruces to make the filming possible. The result was amazing. Personally, I gained so much insight to, and respect for, Duluthian life outside the little box I live every day. The free premeire event was packed and many folks were turned away. A reception followed and the discussions that took place there were sparks for a community discussion about the realities of poverty in Duluth and how to begin addressing them. It has been used in colleges, local schools, business staff trainings, etc. Take a look! Several copies are also available at all Duluth Public Libraries.

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Self-titled CD released July 24th, 2010, featuring guest musicians Dre Monson (upright bass), Allen Olson (drum set), Dave Mennes (djembe), Adam Sippola (male vocal, whistling), recorded and mixed by Eric Swanson at Sacred Heart Studio.

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