Anaïs Mitchell November 19, 2009

Thursday, November 19
Anaïs Mitchell
Two Shows:
The Tony Hillerman Library
8205 Apache NE (near Wyoming and Menaul)
12 Noon
and
Los Griegos Library
1000 Griegos NW
6 PM
Both shows are free! No tickets necessary.

Vermont native Anaïs Mitchell entered the underground folk scene in 2002. Mitchell, who grew up on a sheep farm, makes small-sounding, big-thinking folk albums that play like a front-porch serenade. Her 2004 release, Hymns For The Exiled, reached the ears of Ani DiFranco, a songwriter whose fusion of personal and political themes was a formative influence on a teenaged Mitchell. After seeing a few of Anaïs' captivating concerts, DiFranco signed the artist to her label, Righteous Babe Records. Her RBR debut, The Brightness, was released in 2007. Mitchell is currently working on plans to stage her original folk-opera, Hadestown, based on the myth of Hades and Eurydice, as she continues to tour and do what she does best: pluck heartstrings and sing.

This is the latest in a monthly series of free events we'll be doing in collaboration with the Friends for the Public Library.

Official Website: http://www.ampconcerts.org