anita george
"The Australian songbird is a rare treat - a solo female vocalist who can sing beautifully, write moving songs, play guitar wonderfully well and exude warmth for the audience all at the same time."
Teresa Mallam, Free Press, Canada 2007
"Australia's Anita George is a singer/songwriter who plays emotional and entirely engaging music that has much in common with Ani DiFranco. So, if Ani DiFranco was actually Australian, she'd kinda be Anita George."
NXNE Festival, Canada 2007
With her unique fusion of acoustic folk roots, independent Australian singer-songwriter Anita George has been captivating audiences with her rich voice, percussive guitar playing and poetic sensibilities.
Her second release ‘The River’ has gained national airplay on Triple J and community radio in Australia, and international airplay on the UK’s largest commercial radio station. Having been selected to showcase at the NXNE festival and due to tour Canada in 2007, George is a powerful female artist who has earned her place in the international music scene
A wandering troubadour at heart, Tasmanian born George honed her craft over several years of touring festivals and venues across the Australia including Falls Festival, Australian Music Week, the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Backdrop Festival (Qld), Manchester Lane, the Cornish Arms (Vic), Tongue and Groove (Qld), Das Kapital (ACT), the Republic Bar (Tas), Nannup Music Festival (WA) and International Women’s Day Festivals (Vic, WA and Tas). She was a grand finalist in the Australian Busking Championships 2005.
She has two releases behind her - the full length CD ‘Shooting for the Moon’ released in July 2005 and ‘The River’ released in October 2006 - and her song ‘Caught in the Middle’ has also been included in compilation ‘Amplified – Sounds of Tasmania’ released in November 2005.
Labelled by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘Hobart’s purveyor of sultry blues folk’, George is steadily gathering a loyal following through her constant national and international touring schedule and garnering a well deserved reputation as being in the forefront of the next crop of emerging Australian musical artists.
‘To say that the Australian music scene is bursting at the seams with solo singer-songwriters is an understatement of big proportions. While the quality of such artists can vary frustratingly, it makes coming across something special that extra bit satisfying. Enter Anita George and her latest EP, The River... On opening track, The Lost, George sings of the realisation of a love long lost in a suave and stylish manner... The next step in George’s journey is the stunningly beautiful Prodigal Son. It is a gorgeous track in both its sentiment and simplicity…. Rounding out this impressive EP is the understated Soar, an inspiring track powered by George’s heavenly vocals.’
Music Review by Faster Louder www.fasterlouder.com.au
