"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.
With her unique fusion of acoustic folk blues, independent Australian singer-songwriter and wandering troubadour Anita George has been captivating audiences with her rich voice, percussive guitar playing and poetic sensibilities. The lead track from her second release ‘The River’ has gained national airplay on Triple J and community radio in Australia and international airplay on ‘Talksport’, the UK’s largest commercial radio station. Having been selected to showcase at the NXNE festival in Toronto, Canada, George is quickly emerging as ‘one to watch’ on the international music scene.
Growing up in her artistically diverse hometown on Hobart, Tasmania, George honed her craft over several years of touring festivals and venues across the country 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; PBS Fm Festival of Song and winner of the NMIT Battle of the Bands 2005 with a recording prize enabling her to record her EP The River.
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.
Hey Anita, I heard that you're playing in this show tonight, I'll most likely be there too!
ALEX HALLAHAN & BAND at the WESLEY ANNE Tuesdays in November with a revolving door of special guests each week:
Tuesday 3rd November + Anita George Tuesday 10th November + Lady Grey Tuesday 17th November + The Stillsons Tuesday 24th November + Fee Brown + Gen Finnane
Hey Anita!!! How are you?? i'm doing great!!! i mean how can i not.. i'm getting the chance to meet you!!! oh sorry how rude!!! i'll introduce myself!!! my name is Anna!!! i was helping Margaret on this page but i use to be more involved with the people from Ireland!!! But now that Margaret has left to follow her own dreams and path... well i'm the one thats going to be answering her messages!!! I'm really excited!! she has told me sooo much about you!!! and i can't wait to get to know you better!!! to know more about whats coming up check out the new video I just posted in the blog section!!! It's entitled 'When Faith Becomes a hopeful season of blooming dream' Have an awesome day!!! can't wait to hear from you!!! Anna ;)
Hey sweetie!!! I was thinking about you the other night, walking in Montreal... I went past that little place we had gone to that night we met! :) It was a fun night... and I must say that I'm really happy to have met someone as amazing as you... and I'm not exaggerating at all here! You got a beautiful soul and a beautiful heart! :) And thinking about you that night made me realise I miss our chats, as non-often as they were! :)
Had a look at your page and it looks like things have been smiling on you lately! :) what's next for you? what are you up to? :)
here, it's all exciting as we'll be having so many new things coming up in the next few weeks/months! :) so we're really excited about that... and busy... but we took 2 weeks off to relax and rest... so it's all good! we're ready...
For the rest, I'm still working at the bank and I started writing blogs for the UK page about things that touch the people in the UK and I love it! :) Posted the last one yesterday, about fear... if you want to check it out! :)
Hi Anita. How's life in the big city these days? I'm glad to see you're still finding time to get away gigging & travelling. Is the new album coming together yet? I'm looking forward to its release, don't forget to keep me up-to-date! anytime u need a contry escape feel free to come visit this end of the island :) Hope ur keeping well. Take care & keep on being you. Dave. xoxx
Thanks Anita for joining me here on this gigantic shared music fest we call MySpace. I have enjoyed listening to your tunes while I painted the other day, and again this morning. Tiana
It's a shame we didn't get to catch up while you were in town but I totally understand. Hope you had a good time at the Nationals and that you knocked em dead :o)
Hope to see you some time soon. Hugs Ange and Jake xx
Thankyou for being a friend of New Translation. Hope you checked out our new carribean funk track Find A Home & Looking Back At it All our funk rock track. Drop by anytime and say hello.
Heya Anita, Bea has raved about you :) Digging "The River". Love the slide guitar and sweet li'l pattering drum energy. How's your music career coming along? Awesome to see you're in the National Folk Festvial. Hope we can do a gig together one day. You got any CDs comin' out? jb
