tag:www.annafritz.com,2005:/blogs/what-s-new?p=2What's New2023-11-10T20:35:33-08:00Anna Fritzfalsetag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/73021502023-11-10T20:35:33-08:002023-11-10T20:38:17-08:00Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Vigil<p>I'm honored to be playing instrumental music for this event, as well as bringing a message (through song) on behalf of my Quaker meeting:</p><p>Announcing the 8<sup>th</sup> Annual<br><strong>Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Vigil</strong><br><strong>Sunday, November 19<sup>th</sup> 4pm</strong><br>First United Methodist Church<br>1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland OR 97205<br><a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.firstunitarianportland.com/" target="_blank">https://fumcpdx.org/</a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="http://tinyurl.com/tdorinterfaithpdx" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/tdorinterfatihpdx</a></p><p>Gather with us in person for an interfaith service featuring local spiritual leaders, public officials, music and a candle lighting ceremony for the fallen. This TDoR service is open to the entire community and is being hosted by transgender and interfaith allies. We invite all people, transgender or cisgender to join us in this reverent observation. There will be a reception after with the opportunity for socializing with light refreshments provided. For more information, please contact Emma Lugo at <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:transpositivepdx@gmail.com" target="_blank">transpositivepdx@gmail.com</a> or 503-756-5801. Sponsored by First United Methodist Church.</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/78928/591225b4f414cd2c04a7c46696911e2dafdcc385/original/tdor-vigil.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_inline border_" /></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/72357412023-07-01T15:48:14-07:002023-10-16T07:46:55-07:00Northeast Tour 2023!<p>Tell your friends! Go to the <a class="no-pjax" href="/shows" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Shows">shows page</a> for details….</p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/78928/598d8524bdbe48710fae0dec1da7c6ee13c315bb/original/ne-tour-2023-flier.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/72357052023-07-01T14:18:41-07:002023-07-01T14:18:41-07:00Offering at Friends General Conferece Gathering<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/78928/ed81cb7c6cd5db898adbcdaece78445756755492/original/tf-edit-img-0328.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Quakers from all over the US and Canada (and beyond) are gathered together by Friends General Conference for a week of worship, workshops, and community. This year, gathering is in Monmouth, Oregon, July 2nd - July 8th and I will be making this offering for attenders:</p><p><span class="text-big"><strong>Meeting for Worship for Lament</strong></span></p><p><i>With our feet on the earth and circled by trees, we will use the music ministry of Friend Anna Fritz and the container of Meeting for Worship to make space for embodied grieving. Friends have the need to actively mourn the legacies of patriarchy, colonization, and racism being enacted on all of our bodies and the body of the world. Anna will offer her Spirit-gifted songs to help us touch and lift up the pain we are carrying. There will be music (cello and voice), singing together, and a time for wailing and keening, followed by a return to waiting worship to hold our personal and collective grief in the Light.</i></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/72030772023-05-04T14:46:59-07:002023-06-18T14:31:10-07:00AN ILIAD - free invited performance May 13, 2023<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/78928/c7b6af8fbc6e653729aef9fbbeb1cbef868e6d1a/original/an-illiad-facebook-photo-cropped.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_right border_" />Actor Paul Susi and I are remounting </span><strong>An Iliad</strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">! We're giving a free invited performance on </span><strong>Saturday May 13 at 7 pm</strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">, at the West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Donations gratefully welcome to fund a return to the prisons we originally visited with this work before the pandemic.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">We were inspired and commissioned to remount the play by the brave 6th graders at West Sylvan Middle School, who have been studying the Iliad as a response to the traumas and upheaval they've been experiencing this school year (private performances are happening for them at their school library that week!). Join us for the May 13th performance at WHUUF: 8470 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223.</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">**AN ILIAD is a modern retelling of the ancient epic by Homer written by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, performed by Paul Susi and Anna Fritz with an original musical score composed by Anna Fritz.**</span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/71530872023-02-13T11:21:54-08:002023-02-13T13:54:11-08:00Show in Nehalem, OR - March 4, 2023<p>I'm delighted to be playing a solo show at St. Catherine Episcopal Church in Nehalem. The north coast is a dear place to me. I used to live in Arch Cape years ago and now spend a lot of my writing/composing time in Manzanita. There is an old Sitka spruce tree there on Neahkahnie Mountain that gifted me a song that I will surely sing with you this night. Excited to connect with community at the ocean! </p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="/shows" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/78928/5c08b45855a4039652d586cd073a6e02f3ca5242/original/af-poster-2023-march-in-nehalem-for-web.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/71029472022-11-15T13:27:55-08:002022-11-15T13:30:01-08:00Music for Transgender Day of Remembrance<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/3183bfb62837e9018c683b83660a090ae219158c/original/screen-shot-2022-11-15-at-12-10-50-pm.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_thick" alt="" /><br>I'm honored to be providing cello music again for the Interfaith Vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance here in Portland, Oregon. I'm so grateful for the unique brilliance of each of the trans and nonbinary people I've had the privilege to love, witness, collaborate with, and know in my life. Mourning the loss of those taken from us and recommitting to fighting for justice is an important practice for me and I'm grateful to do it in interfaith community. I hope that you'll join us in person, online, or at your own TDOR event locally.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Saturday, November 19th, 2022<br>4:00pm<br>(gathering music begins at 3:40pm)<br>First Unitarian Church, Eliot Chapel<br>1211 SW Main St.<br>Portland, OR</p>
<p>Gather with us in person or virtually for an interfaith service featuring local spiritual leaders, public officials, music and a candle lighting ceremony for the fallen. This TDoR service is open to the entire community and is being hosted by transgender and interfaith allies. We invite all people, transgender or cisgender to join us in this reverent observation. </p>
<p>There will be a reception after with the opportunity for both indoor and outdoor socializing with light refreshments provided.</p>
<p>MASKS ARE REQUIRED for in-person attendance. <a contents="Click here for more info and livestream details." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.firstunitarianportland.org/events/tdor/">Click here for more info and livestream details.</a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/70647982022-09-20T17:32:35-07:002022-09-20T17:38:17-07:00Writing a play....?!?!<p><span class="font_regular">There’s a reason there’s been little news to report here for many months: I’ve been deep in the process of writing a dramatic work that incorporates theater, music, and projections of visual art called <em>The Antigone Cycle</em>. After bringing it into the light for an initial read through of the script with music cues in May, it required some rest, some breathing room. As the season turns, I’ve put some writing retreats on the calendar to edit, re-draft, and start making a plan to workshop the play. </span></p>
<p><span class="font_regular">If you’re curious, you can hear an excerpt of the score for solo cello, read more about the project, and support the writing process here:</span><br><span class="font_regular"><a contents="my patreon page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-and-tender-65974037" style="">My Patreon Page</a>.</span><br><span class="font_regular">That’s what makes this all possible!</span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/656d1b091aaeec55536d2d441a1f7f4ea5344fab/original/img-1675.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_thick" alt="" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_small">Me with Neahkahnie Mountain, my direct supervisor.</span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/68107332021-11-15T16:15:59-08:002021-11-15T16:18:16-08:00Transgender Day of Remembrance Interfaith Vigil<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/0d8b16d2cc919a59df5b029a6ec008b5ad3dee12/original/candle-image.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_none" alt="" /><span class="font_large">November 20, 2021<br>5pm - 6:15pm (pacific)</span><br><a contents="hybrid (online with limited in-person attendance in NE Portland, Oregon)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/304564934511163/">hybrid (online with limited in-person attendance in NE Portland, Oregon)</a></p>
<p>Honoring and remembering transgender people around the world whose lives have been lost to anti-transgender violence. This observance is open to the entire community and is being hosted by transgender and interfaith allies. The event will include music, speakers, and a candle lighting ceremony by interfaith leaders.</p>
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<p>I'll be playing instrumental cello music (my own compositions from theater productions in Oregon prisons) to open the event and during the candle lighting. <a contents="Click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/304564934511163/">Click here</a> for more information, to register to attend in person, or to attend online.</p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/67198422021-08-17T18:11:11-07:002021-08-20T13:05:48-07:00Prayer for the Living World: Music in the Garden<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/89ddf899bdc76936bc66005db3668163488a4a48/original/img-9113-tf.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_medium" alt="" /></p>
<p>First live performances in the time of covid....</p>
<p>August 27th, 28th, and 29th at Multnomah Friends Meeting in Portland, Oregon.</p>
<p>This series of mid-day offerings will involve prayerful performance, singing together, and silent worship in the style of Friends (Quakers). It is with unending gratitude that I hold this space for us to return to the use of song to reach for the holy. Through the resonance of the cello and the power of our raised voices we will celebrate and give thanks, grieve and lament, and plead for help in these difficult times. </p>
<p>Those who attend will need to be vaccinated and masked. In order to limit the number of people in the garden, <span class="font_large"><strong>a reservation will be required for attendance.</strong></span> Request a reservation by emailing anna@annafritz.com with the number of people and the date you wish to attend (Friday August 27th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Saturday August 28th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm; or Sunday August 29th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm). You will receive a reply either confirming your reservation or letting you know the event is full. There is no cost for this offering, but there will be an opportunity for attenders to make donations as they are led.</p>
<p><span class="font_small">Photo by Mulysa Melco</span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/63297652020-05-25T13:28:06-07:002020-05-26T10:23:24-07:00WE ARE EVERYTHING - a new single<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/279fd05d19d826e694e889f1f9a75a74ef64ce8a/original/portrait-of-anna-by-reeva-wortel-small.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></p>
<p><a contents="New single available now!" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop" style=""><span class="font_large"><strong>New single available now!</strong></span></a></p>
<p>Painting by <a contents="Reeva Wortel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.reevawortel.com/" target="_blank">Reeva Wortel</a></p>
<p>I’m offering this song to my people - all people - for free. It is medicine, and all who need medicine should have it, especially in the midst of pandemic.</p>
<p>If you have the means to offer something in return, you can set your own price. Or, if you want to help see me through this time when it may be a year or more before I can return to most of the work that I do, <a contents="my Patreon page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/annafritz" target="_blank">my Patreon page</a> is a way to offer a monthly gift automatically. </p>
<p>I pray that you are well.</p>
<p>I pray that your beloveds are well. </p>
<p>I pray that we can move through our lives knowing that we are all one great heart beating.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2364598/we-are-everything" style="" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE</a></span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/59650282019-11-18T17:58:32-08:002019-11-18T18:08:49-08:00QuakerSpeak Video: Music as Ministry<p>It was a huge honor to be interviewed and play some of my music for QuakerSpeak. This is a video project of the publication Friends Journal, based in Philadelphia. The work I do as a songwriter, singer, and cellist was named by my Quaker meeting here in Portland, Oregon as a ministry in 2016. You can learn more about what that means to me and how my spiritual life has changed the way I approach my work:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="V0BOcmgMNqs" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/V0BOcmgMNqs/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V0BOcmgMNqs?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/59629902019-11-16T12:38:53-08:002019-11-16T12:45:15-08:00More Devotedly Podcast<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.moredevotedly.com/episode/an-iliad/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/c69b973d95c6fb3cf2d2f32d69887c671f79df18/original/screen-shot-2019-11-16-at-12-22-49-pm.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a><span class="font_regular">Actor Paul Susi and I got to talk about our experiences bringing our production of AN ILIAD to prisons across Oregon. We were interviewed for the October 17, 2019 episode of this great new podcast that focuses on artists using the power of their work for positive, progressive change. It was a deep and moving conversation with Douglas Detrick (executive and artistic director of Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble) and it's beautifully curated for the podcast. Enjoy hearing an in-depth account of this work, and check out the other episodes - conversations with other great Portland artists working for change.</span></p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.moredevotedly.com/episode/an-iliad/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/bf5410ba83bf5ab8677fc6bfbfbe04bb559cf1ac/original/screen-shot-2019-11-16-at-12-23-25-pm.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.png" class="size_s justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="CLICK TO LISTEN" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.moredevotedly.com/episode/an-iliad/" target="_blank">CLICK TO LISTEN</a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/59142332019-10-03T10:32:30-07:002019-10-08T17:19:27-07:00AN ILIAD in October!<p>I wrote a score for solo cello for this modern interpretation of Homer's <em>Iliad</em>. We toured it to eleven prisons, two schools, a homeless shelter, and two public venues last fall. This month we are remounting the show, offering performances at colleges, prisons, houses of worship, and Portland City Hall.</p>
<p>This project is focused on knitting together disparate audiences, using an ancient text that examines the cycles of violence, trauma, and rage that continue to affect us today. Every performance involves a conversation with the audience immediately afterward: a moving way to deepen the experience of the work and to bring together the splintered pieces of our communities, on either side of the prison walls. All shows are either free or by donation with no one turned away.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="AN ILIAD" data-link-type="page" href="/an-iliad"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/ee12bbeeae6004ed07c3f5aa25e1916e3f9cd758/original/2019-an-illiad-poster-digitalasimagefile.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thank you to Judy Lackey for beautiful poster design!</p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/58408832019-07-29T14:40:51-07:002019-07-29T14:42:44-07:00Alberta Street Pub: Sunday, August 4th<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/73e2a667fa5542819bcf52e51077cb87ddfbaa7e/original/facebookalbertastpub2019-page001.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">Live Solo Show</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">1036 NE Alberta St.</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">Portland, OR</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="MORE INFO HERE" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><strong><span class="font_large">MORE INFO HERE</span></strong></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/58131642019-07-03T14:41:14-07:002019-07-03T14:42:23-07:00An article I wrote for a magazine!<p>It's about the spiritual struggles of self-promotion as an artist, from my own Quaker-cello-wielding-activist-folksinger perspective. You can read it on my Patreon page (just click on the images below) and, if you're so inclined, pitch in to support what I do.</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/28115204"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/f2b1094e56dde5910c58c651566f58fb2df6d3b2/original/screen-shot-2019-07-03-at-2-37-45-pm.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/0e004de3d1d2b33c8955702e93ac2347d5230b5f/original/screen-shot-2019-07-03-at-2-38-30-pm.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/57635722019-05-21T22:40:33-07:002019-05-21T22:59:08-07:00Sunday, June 16th in Portland with Mirabai Peart<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4240649"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/5ba40efa31567356faf6caf0badb65824b2ec025/original/artichokewithmiraposter-tf-copy.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>I'm excited to split a bill with Mirabai Peart for the debut of her solo project in Portland! She's an incredibly talented musician I've had the pleasure of playing with on many recording sessions. I'm delighted that we'll get to experience her original compositions for viola and voice in such a perfect intimate setting. Advance <a contents="tickets" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4240649">tickets</a> highly recommended!</p>
<p>In her solo project debut, <a contents="Mirabai Peart " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mirabaipeart.com/">Mirabai Peart </a>gathers her many folk influences and her curiosity for dark and complex harmonies to see how a viola and voice can weave together. Some textures and melodic inflections are reminiscent of Bjork while the dynamic lyricism of other moments may recall Joanna Newsom, two major influences. Her songs are deeply personal and explore the subjects of creative journey and discovery, grief and loss along with hope and determination to live honestly and fully in these times.</p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/57326622019-04-25T15:36:18-07:002019-05-21T22:46:03-07:00Friday June 14th in Portland with Juniper and the Wolf<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/4bed44faeaa3fd7ee745706b4aebeb70c4093c14/original/misspizzaflierjuniperwolf.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p>Looking forward to sharing the stage with this magical troubadour! <a contents="Juniper &amp; The Wolf " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://wewhomove.org/music">Juniper & The Wolf </a>(aka Genevieve Andersen) is a duo of one; a storyteller turned singer-songwriter, traveling around the world to collect, study, reproduce & re-imagine folk traditions, old & new—from different eras, languages, countries & cultures.</p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/55943182019-01-13T17:09:32-08:002019-01-13T17:24:46-08:00February 9, 2019 at the Sou'wester<p>We're going to the beach! My long-time collaborator David Waingarten and I are playing out at the lovely <a contents="Sou'wester Lodge " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.souwesterlodge.com/" target="_blank">Sou'wester Lodge </a>on the Long Beach peninsula just north of Astoria, Washington. The show itself is free! We'll be playing in the cozy living room of the main lodge building where you can get a room, or stay in one of their cool vintage trailers. There's a sauna and the beach is about a block away. It's a good excuse to get away for the weekend, reconnect with the great waters of the Pacific, and steep your soul in healing music. And you'll get 20% off your lodging if you tell 'em you're coming to see us!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/79956c42c40b385fcea221f5c9924c40c9ad36a6/original/davidwannafritzsouwester.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />David and I will each play our own sets, but I'll be contributing some cello to David's songs. If you want a taste of what that's like, I played all over his last record. You can listen to it <a contents="here!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://davidwaingarten.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">here!</a></p>
<p> </p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/54869382018-10-25T23:06:17-07:002018-10-25T23:09:26-07:00Praise for An Iliad<p><em>"Paul Susi plays 'The Poet,' who gives an impassioned telling of the story of the Trojan War. He's joined by Anna Fritz, who composed and performs original cello music for the play. The music she creates is haunting and beautiful – capturing both the thunder of war and the soft mourning of death. When Fritz, a Portland folksinger, finally shares her voice with the audience, it's an ethereal sound, as if from the Muses themselves."</em></p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><em>- The Oregonian</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Public performances in Portland, Oregon</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Sunday, October 28th and Sunday, November 4th</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong><a contents="BUY TICKETS HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=nwctc">BUY TICKETS HERE!</a></strong></span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/54646412018-10-10T23:45:27-07:002018-10-21T23:16:56-07:00Public Performances of An Iliad<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_regular">We are one week into our five-week tour of correctional facilities in Oregon and tickets are now available for the two public performances we'll be giving. It is proving to be a profoundly moving experience, sharing this work with people who are living in prison. The connection felt in these rooms has been deep and the post-show talk backs full of hearts brimming with gratitude, both on the stage and in the audiences. Please join us as we perform this play on the outside - bridging the divide in our community made by prison walls.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=nwctc"><span class="font_xl"><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><strong>PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!</strong></span></span></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/53968132018-08-21T23:39:10-07:002018-09-07T23:42:38-07:00Portland Tribune Story<p>I'm writing a score for the play <em>An Iliad </em>and we'll be touring it to prisons in Oregon this fall. The Portland Tribune ran a feature story about this project. Click on the image below to read it!</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/403641-300338-an-iliad-will-play-to-captive-audience-pwoff" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/221d8f7fa567848fb854847537ab77196be6604d/original/iliad-weblink.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/53770342018-08-06T18:12:43-07:002018-08-06T18:12:43-07:00October Prison Tour: An Iliad<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/21f7c91855e44d200209095321d5928bcbbbb89d/original/iliad-facebook-cover.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">I'm composing and performing the music for this play touring prisons all over Oregon this fall.<br>Help make this project possible! You can provide support (and learn more) on my Patreon page right <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/annafritz" target="_self">HERE</a>.</span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/53770222018-08-06T17:48:50-07:002018-08-08T00:12:42-07:00Immigrant Rights Fundraising Concert<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong>Project Voice Fundraiser</strong></span><br><span class="font_xl"><strong>Justice & Music</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_xl"><strong>Saturday, September 22nd, 7:00 - 9:00pm</strong></span><br><span class="font_large"><strong>First Congregational UCC, Portland</strong></span><br><strong>1126 SW Park Avenue</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Mark Babson, Bajo Salario, Anna Fritz, Jill Townley</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>$20 in advance, $25 at the door (cash or check only at the door)</strong></p>
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<p> </p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/53138312018-06-23T13:33:19-07:002018-06-23T13:36:16-07:00Mississippi Pizza with Douglas Detrick<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/e3d29343d7b11ea1d1738fb546921b44c62f223d/original/35923093-2031694636840956-8833302600225914880-n.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_xl">Sunday, July 8th</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">early show! 5:00 - 7:00pm</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">Mississippi Pizza Pub</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">Portland, OR</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a contents="details here" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="" target="_self"><span class="font_large">details here</span></a></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Read the full article here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/entertainment/music/anna-fritz-blends-the-cello-folk-music/article_2709705c-f12e-552e-91c6-3e5020ce7144.html" target="_blank"><span class="font_xl"><strong>Read the full article here</strong></span></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/51945492018-04-21T11:17:04-07:002018-04-21T11:34:51-07:00Cover and interview in Western Friend Magazine<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Western Friend Interview" data-link-type="page" href="/western-friend-interview" target="_self"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/3bea0586f0093b0dd49a2e2b2b6fd19d9e6b2b44/original/westernfriendcover.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">I’m deeply honored to be featured in an interview and on the cover of the latest issue of Western Friend Magazine. The music I put into the world grows from deep Quaker roots. I speak in this interview about how that spiritual path and the Quaker community help anchor my work. Read more </span><a contents="here" data-link-label="Western Friend Interview" data-link-type="page" href="/western-friend-interview" target="_self"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">here</span></a><span style="color:#e74c3c;">.</span></span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/50886062018-02-20T00:17:04-08:002018-02-20T15:54:38-08:00March 2018 Tour<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/9c6fd8e31be84ffed456b1e2e5f9de0a3976f090/original/2018marchtourad.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Portland, OR" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1977061892614498/" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Portland, OR</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="Santa Rosa, CA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/573561179670765/?active_tab=about" style="" target="_blank">Eugene, OR</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Santa Rosa, CA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/590423051304963/?active_tab=about" style="" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Santa Rosa, CA</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Yucca Valley, CA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/149395159093491/" target="_blank"><span class="font_large">Yucca Valley, CA</span></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/49703362017-12-09T15:47:01-08:002017-12-09T15:49:39-08:00The Sou'wester in 2018<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/06698c51715f488b2b5c83221433d89c1b58fd25/original/baptistarmssouwesterflyer-page001.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/49332462017-11-14T23:56:39-08:002017-11-14T23:56:39-08:00Fall Tour Dates<p><a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/fd20c6df920fb343f27c208691ddc2b1f13039da/original/ontourflyer-page001.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>NOVEMBER 18th: Eugene</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>NOVEMBER 20th: Chico</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>NOVEMBER 22nd: Santa Rosa</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>NOVEMBER 26th: Portland</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><span class="font_large"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS</strong></span></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/48334102017-08-31T14:03:56-07:002017-08-31T14:07:17-07:00Interview on Citizens' Climate Radio<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://citizensclimatelobby.org/citizens-climate-radio-ep-15-panama/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/8738b2127b3b76fb10cc08af237236ce6c4148fe/medium/screen-shot-2017-08-31-at-2-01-53-pm.png?1504213364" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>
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<p>I was interviewed recently by the brilliant queer Quaker performance artist Peterson Toscano for his show on Citizen's Climate Radio. We talked about connection to the land, right relationship to indigenous peoples, and direct action. Check it out and share with your friends!</p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/47070472017-05-12T17:03:01-07:002017-08-31T00:56:18-07:00New Video! (from Ballard Sessions LIVE #6 in Seattle, WA)<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="Z4Np6d5nvGA" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Z4Np6d5nvGA/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z4Np6d5nvGA?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="324" width="576" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br>This is a brand new song of mine, not yet released, called "Send Somebody." It speaks to the helplessness I know many of us are feeling in this unbelievable time. And it asks us to listen deeply - to that still small voice - for how we are being called to act.<br><br>HUGE thanks to Tos Fackenthall for the opportunity to perform at Fremont Abbey in Seattle, WA (April 25, 2017), and for this beautiful video!</p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/46598832017-04-05T16:43:36-07:002017-04-05T16:43:36-07:00Seattle and Portland Shows in April<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="font_large"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/a31334f89a2e877dcf7c27dcdd62e91758e95ba5/medium/img-3626-tf.jpg?1491435464" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Songs of Love and Resistance with </span><span class="font_xl">Seth Martin - on tour from Korea!</span><br><br><span class="font_large">Tuesday, April 25th : Seattle<br>Ballard Sessions</span><span class="font_large"> Live at Fremont Abbey</span><br><span class="font_regular">4272 Fremont Ave. N</span><br><span class="font_large">doors 7pm/show 8pm<br><a contents="GET TICKETS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://ballardsessionslive6.brownpapertickets.com/" style="">GET TICKETS</a><br><br>Sunday, April 30th : Portland<br>Mississippi Pizza Pub</span><br><span class="font_regular">3552 N. Mississippi Ave.</span><br><span class="font_large">5pm - 8pm<br><a contents="MORE INFO" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="">MORE INFO</a></span><br> </div>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/46039092017-02-23T13:09:03-08:002017-03-23T19:37:26-07:00Al's Den in Portland with Hollis Peach<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Monday, March 13th, 7:00pm</strong><br>FREE!</span><br>Playing my own solo set and joining these talented lovelies on a tune or two.<br>303 SW 12th Ave., Portland, OR 97205</p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/cb3279d408820c6335f759867f7b5aa8343b1b87/original/als-den-march-2017.jpg?1487883939" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/44890532016-11-29T15:08:14-08:002017-03-23T19:39:11-07:00Now Available: Anna Fritz Songbooks, TShirts, magnets, AND music!<p><br><a contents="Now Available:Anna Fritz Songbooks, TShirts, magnets, (AND music)!" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop" style=""><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/2d1edca1eb407807c6ae9150e3e6cea0507ebfa2/small/vneckfront.jpg?1480459784" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/8de4fc301f19cbff9a472663fc644ef62ddb32c2/medium/vinyl.jpg?1480459774" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/ef7cb2664d824cfd12eba61230d5566f06f04992/medium/songbookcd.jpg?1480459729" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/bedd8d1d1d007ba538691781fd714a27b929bcdc/small/magnet.jpg?1480460326" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/43784792016-09-18T12:35:25-07:002017-04-28T19:10:38-07:00Announcing: ALBUM RELEASE SHOW!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/cb673486e433fd057fee1fe3a5365e432bfda00a/original/releaseshowimageforwebsite-page001.png?1474226499" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><span class="font_xl">Sunday October 16th at The Secret Society</span><br><span class="font_large">116 NE Russell St. - Portland, OR - doors at 6:30 / show at 7:00pm</span></strong></span></p>
<p>I'm throwing a party with some great musicians from Ashland, OR to celebrate the release of my new album: <span class="font_large"><strong><em>On A High Hill</em></strong></span>. You'll be able to purchase the new album for the first time on CD or VINYL (!) and we've got a whole slew of beautiful merch featuring artwork by Anna Garwood and design by Vivian Reidler Gerritsen.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Tickets available now ($10 advance, $12 at the door) </span><a contents="https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1319963" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1319963" style="" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2980b9;">https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1319963</span></a></span></strong></p>Hailing from Ashland, Oregon, <span class="font_large"><strong>Hollis Peach</strong></span> is a duo comprised of Dan Sherrill and Jacqui Aubert, two founding members of folk-orchestra Patchy Sanders. They pull inspiration from the folk revival of the 60s and 70s, contemporary indie and psych folk, Americana, and gospel music. Their sound is characterized by innovative songwriting, guitar playing, and powerful, sultry harmonies. They are touring in support of their April 2016 release, Sometimes We Feel the Same, recorded at Dreamland Studios in Woodstock, NY with 3-time Grammy-winning producer/engineer Dave Clauss. Listen at hollispeach.com.
<p>After countless years of travel and gathering inspiration, M. Henry began writing and singing his own songs as <span class="font_large"><strong>King Roy Wing.</strong></span> The Southern Oregon band has a style developed from a passion for good humor, Thai curry, and Made in America folk music. They create beautiful folk songs, with an occasional spattering of gritty punk raw energy. Think early Avett Brothers if there were a few women in the group -with the addition of some fresh homemade blackberry jam, bread, and butter. Listen at www.kingroywing.com.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/42947602016-07-26T10:58:31-07:002017-04-28T19:11:36-07:00Mississippi Pizza with Seth Martin (on tour from South Korea)<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/6615549a4723aedaeeffbf8b638e38ff1d840fe4/original/sethannamisspizzafacebook-page001.png?1469505536" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><span style="color:#c0392b;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Sunday, August 21st, 5:00pm</strong></span><br><span class="font_regular"><strong>3552 N. Mississippi Ave.<br>Portland, OR</strong></span></span><br><span class="font_regular">It is a great joy to share the stage once again with the one-man-revolution that is Seth Martin! In the tradition of such folk legends as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Utah Phillips, his songs and stories are relevant, moving, and crucial in our times. I hope you won't miss his only Portland appearance this year! It's an early show, so get yourself back from the river in plenty of time to order a pizza and get your folk on!<br><a contents="MORE INFO HERE" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><span style="color:#c0392b;">MORE INFO HERE</span></a></span><br> </p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/41786262016-05-12T17:00:05-07:002017-01-15T13:18:56-08:00Artichoke Music show with Luca & Il Violino<div>
<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/0fb40e64090085bf77456c5eac767c132192e497/medium/artichokelucaposter.jpg?1463097245" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br><br><br><span class="font_large">Delighted to be headlining this show at Artichoke Music in Portland!<br>I'm excited to hear the work of Luca Ciarla - a wildly talented violinist on tour from Italy who will open the show. My focus thus far in 2016 has been exclusively on recording a great new album, so this is my first show in months! I'm looking forward to getting back on stage and weaving some music magic with you all. More info <a contents="HERE." data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">HERE.</a></span>
</div>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/40898482016-03-15T19:24:56-07:002017-04-28T19:12:15-07:00Pre-Order the New Album!<br>Thanks to a wildly successful kickstarter campaign (more than $17,000 raised in three weeks!), the new album is on schedule for a fall 2016 release! If you missed your chance at the kickstarter campaign, you can <a contents="pre-order a copy of the album" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">pre-order a copy of the album</a> on CD, Vinyl, or digital download. Just click <a contents="here:" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop">here:</a><br><a contents="" data-link-label="Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/shop"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/7bf408283abb734d16d1e79947ca85d7fb15be96/original/hhcoverart-v2.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/40474092016-02-17T20:05:37-08:002017-01-15T13:18:56-08:00Kickstart the new album: On a High Hill<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">WE MADE IT!<br>The Kickstarter campaign for the new album was successful!<br>We raised over $17,000 in just a few weeks, which means this record can happen AND we'll be making a music video for my song "Leave it in the Ground." Click below to learn more:</span></div><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1092588804/on-a-high-hill-a-new-anna-fritz-record"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/2638da0b769b56f1c9e1c409d65d96c4da296128/original/promocardfront-1.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Take me to Anna's Kickstarter campaign!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1092588804/on-a-high-hill-a-new-anna-fritz-record"><span class="font_xl">Take me to Anna's Kickstarter campaign!</span></a></div>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/40140272016-01-28T22:53:37-08:002017-04-28T19:12:33-07:00On a High Hill: a new Anna Fritz record!<br><span class="font_regular">Help make this new album possible. Back the Kickstarter campaign <strong>by February 22nd</strong>. <a contents="Click here to give your support!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1092588804/on-a-high-hill-a-new-anna-fritz-record" target="_blank">Click here to give your support!</a></span><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1092588804/on-a-high-hill-a-new-anna-fritz-record"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/1ea7cd752cabef14f7d311b8d2d70c3a329c39a6/large/screen-shot-2016-02-04-at-10-05-57-am.png?1454609257" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/39814002016-01-08T19:13:49-08:002017-04-28T19:13:01-07:00Climate Arts show: January 30th with Kim Stafford<p>Honored to share the stage with poet/essayist Kim Stafford at Climate Arts show on January 30th at University of Portland!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/3458dd9c2b8ec2c0c911074ea064134ae30ebf25/original/climate-arts-posterforemail.jpg?1452309197" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/39060792015-10-29T13:25:36-07:002017-04-28T19:13:29-07:00Last Solo Show of the Year!<span class="font_xl"><span style="color:#DAA520;"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/d24aef0730d2664bb945596d4d1261af7af0f73c/original/annafritzroadsodas.jpg?1446150281" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></strong></span></span><br>Hope to see lots of you at Mississippi Pizza on November 8th! I haven't been playing solo shows this fall because I've been busy with all the behind-the-scenes pre-production work that goes into making a new album (watch for a kickstarter campaign coming soon....). But I miss you all and the magic that happens when we connect through song, so please join me! I'll be playing first, followed by my friends the Road Sodas. They are dedicated climate activists and fantastic musicians! You can read more about the Road Sodas <a contents="here." data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" target="_blank">here.</a>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/37116032015-05-22T00:32:04-07:002017-04-28T19:15:22-07:00Leave it in the Ground / Announcing June Tour Dates!<span style="color:#0000FF;"><u><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/275f70c9a826891680d679e729db3c0eec5939b3/large/june-tour.jpg?1432280112" class="size_l justify_left border_none" alt="" /></strong></span></u></span><br> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><u><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Announcing June Tour Dates!</strong></span></u></span></div>I'm looking forward to seeing all you folks in Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (my home state!). If you have friends in these places, please send them my way - I'd love to meet your people! This tour is partially supported by a grant from the Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership. Though many of the shows are at Friends Meetinghouses, all are welcome!
<div style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Full schedule here!" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style=""><span style="color:#2980b9;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Full schedule here!</strong></span></span></a></div>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/36717532015-04-22T12:56:37-07:002017-04-28T19:16:20-07:00Tours On the Horizon....!It's been a busy spring in my teaching studio which has been keeping me off the stage, but there's a lot coming up!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/a4df723375dabbd781f75e51d6dd21f17f21f78b/medium/sethannaforfacebook.png?1429729857" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><span class="font_large"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">Washington Tour with Seth Martin</span></strong></span><br><span class="font_regular">Seth<strong> </strong>is a fantastic songwriter<strong>,</strong> performer, and human with a good sense of humor and respectably radical politics. He's a treasure. And he's moving to South Korea in June, so you should definitely make one of these shows if you can!<br><span class="font_large"><strong><a contents="Seattle: Friday, May 8thWhidbey Island: Saturday, May 9thOlympia: Sunday, May 10th" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows">Seattle: Friday, May 8th<br>Whidbey Island: Saturday, May 9th<br>Olympia: Sunday, May 10th</a></strong></span></span><br><br><br><br><br><span style="color:#FF8C00;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Sitting in with the Shook Twins</strong></span></span><br><br>Representing two-thirds of our indie-rock string trio, Kyleen King and I are <a contents="" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/a352b5dcad6f5dcc2c57f685b85a687a6f153f6f/small/996113-10153071334203955-7074498311365588676-n-194x300.jpg?1429730314" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /></a>backing up Portland's folk darlings, the Shook Twins, at The Old<br>Church next week:<br><span class="font_large"><strong>Shook Twins</strong></span><div>
<strong>The Old Church</strong><br>1422 SW 11th Ave., Portland, OR<br><span class="font_large">Thursday, April 30th at 7pm</span><br>Bevelers open<br>$5 (free with PSU student ID)<br>All ages, bar with valid ID</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/7983cc18973b02c741324a664f9779bf79c462fb/large/c02380a4-d7a1-4be1-8618-73e38b20f24c.png?1429732008" class="size_l justify_left border_none" alt="" /></div><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>I've been awarded a grant from The Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership to help support a tour this June. I'll be performing mostly at Friends Meetinghouses, but all shows will be open to the public. The tour traces a northerly path from Portland, Oregon to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stay tuned....shows will be announced shortly! Sign up on the mailing list to stay in the loop!Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/35640532015-02-27T17:56:39-08:002017-01-15T13:18:56-08:00Huck Notari show / Seth Martin Tour<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/14b5d97df2d6f1c8412ca15fcb8c5cd4d416f9a7/medium/img-2503-2.jpg?1425087971" class="size_m justify_right border_" /><span class="font_regular">I'm recently back from a brief camping trip at the Oregon Coast to chase away the winter blues. Sometimes the best way to deal with a reality you don't like is to unite with it completely (e.g. go out in the dreary rain) so it can reveal its beauty to you. The coast was marvelous, and actually quite dry, and now I'm home to play some music for you folks in Portland and very slightly beyond!<br><br><span style="color:#0000CD;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Show with Huck Notari at The Ranger Station (SE Portland):</strong></span></span></span><br><strong><span class="font_regular">Saturday, February 28th, 7:30pm</span></strong><br>4260 SE Hawthorne Blvd.<br>free (suggested donation)<br>I'm sharing the bill with local country-folk artist Huck Notari who writes beautiful timeless songs that make you wish you lived in a cabin in the pines with a wood burning stove. And a dog. I'm on first and then Huck plays around 9, accompanied by Karin Nystrom. <a contents="You can listen to some of Huck's music here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://hucknotari.bandcamp.com/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">You can listen to some of Huck's music here.</span></a><br><br>And announcing:<br><span style="color:#FFA07A;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Songs of Spirit, Justice, and Rebellion: a mini-tour with Seth Martin</strong></span></span><br>I'm excited to announce three upcoming dates with folksinger Seth Martin, who I see carrying on the tradition of our mutual heroes Pete Seeger and Utah Phillips. After appreciating each other's work from afar, we've decided to put what we do on the same stage. We're both songwriters with a lot to say about justice and rebellion, we're both deeply connected to Quaker communities, and we're both committed to getting folks singing together! I hope you'll join us at a Friends meeting or church near you! <a contents="Click here for dates and locations." data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"><span style="color:#FFA07A;">Click here for dates and locations.</span></a><span style="color:#FFA07A;"> </span><a contents="You can check out Seth's music here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://sethmartinandthemenders.bandcamp.com/"><span style="color:#0000CD;">You can check out Seth's music here.</span></a>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/34510412015-01-04T00:13:52-08:002017-04-28T19:17:21-07:00January happenings!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/e1cad0b599f152bbf4fe4be37c449ef22019aa2a/medium/img-2134.jpg?1420354583" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><br><br><br>I'm back from Christmas in the Sonoran Desert outside of Tucson and New Years in southwestern Oregon performing for a bunch of wonderful Quakers. Time to start the new year off with some hometown happenings! <span style="color:#8e44ad;"><strong>I'll be in Portland for the whole month of January</strong> </span>and here's what I'm up to:<br><br>A show at Mississippi Pizza with David Waingarten: Sunday January 11th, 5:00 - 7:00pm. <a contents="Details here." data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="" target="_blank"><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><strong>Details here.</strong></span></a><br><br>A public singing action at the Planning and Sustainability Commission meeting: Tuesday January 13th, 1:30pm. (THIS IS A NEW UPDATED TIME! Rally at 1:30, hearing at 2:30) (COME SING! A bunch of us are going to sing "Leave it in the Ground" as testimony when they discuss whether to let a propane export terminal go in on the Columbia River right here in Portland!) <strong><a contents="More info here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://portlandrisingtide.org/planning-sustainability-commission/" style="" target="_blank"><span style="color:#8e44ad;">More info here.</span></a></strong><br><br>A solo show at Magnolia's Corner: Friday January 23rd, 7:00 - 9:00pm. <a contents="Details here." data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" style="" target="_blank"><span style="color:#8e44ad;"><strong>Details here.</strong></span></a><br> Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/33967082014-12-13T21:16:14-08:002017-04-28T19:18:02-07:00Last Show of the Year! <div class="captioned justify_right"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/9dab379d9a7b3782b301acab618f059df867c0bf/medium/10845994-10152685018797779-6592057072162035811-n.jpg?1418534055" class="size_orig justify_right border_" /><p class="caption">rehearsing with Anne-Marie</p></div><br>Tomorrow, <span class="font_large"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Sunday December 14th</strong></span></span>, is my last show of the year and my first solo show in Portland since the summer! (How did that happen?!? All that touring, I guess.) I'll be splitting the bill with the lovely<span class="font_regular"><a contents=" Anne-Marie Sanderson " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://annemariesanderson.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong> </strong></span>Anne-Marie Sanderson </a></span>and we've been working up a little <strong><span style="color:#B22222;">surprise holiday treat</span></strong> for you all! Once in a lifetime, not to be missed! :-)<br><br>We'll be <span class="font_large"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>at the Waypost</strong></span></span> at 3120 N. Williams Ave. The show starts at <span class="font_large"><span style="color:#008000;"><strong>8:00pm</strong></span></span> and will wrap up by 10pm. Suggested donation $5 - $20 with no one turned away. It sounds like the Waypost has done some significant renovating since I was there last, making lots more room for concert-goers. Come have a warm drink and listen and sing! I'll try to balance my set between the introversion of this dark time of year and the fire of this important social change we're clamoring for right now. Let's sing some prayers for justice and for healing, then go forth and make it so.Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/33023822014-11-18T16:52:09-08:002017-04-28T19:19:01-07:00Leave it in the GroundI've been teaching folks a brand new song at my shows this fall that is a tool in our work to halt climate change. In my travels over the last couple of months, singing this song with a room full of people has been the most powerful moment of most every show. Raising our voices together to claim our power, our connection to the land, and our refusal to see it desecrated is a moving experience. I hope this song can help to raise this kind of energy, joy, and resolve at the actions you are planning. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, find the proposed fossil fuel terminal nearest you by clicking <span class="font_large"><strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.sightline.org/research/northwest-fossil-fuel-exports-2/" style="" target="_blank"><span style="color:#f39c12;">HERE</span></a><span style="color:#DAA520;">.</span></strong></span> As promised, here are the lyrics and a recording to teach you how the song goes!! TURN THE TRAINS AROUND!!!<br><br><br><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="428" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/112229570" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/112229570">Leave it in the Ground</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user12608122">Anna Fritz</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br><br><span style="color:#e67e22;"><strong><span class="font_large">Leave it in the Ground</span></strong><br>by Anna Fritz</span><br><br>Coal, oil, gas<br>none of these shall pass<br>Leave it in the ground<br>and turn the trains around<br><br>Cascadia is a place of great power<br>We stand at the mouth of the river<br>rooted to the land and its people<br>we turn the trains around<br><br>We are a people awakening<br>We are a people reclaiming<br>We are a people demanding<br>turn the trains aroundAnna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/32476242014-10-23T16:38:06-07:002017-04-28T19:19:55-07:00Last minute tour dates!!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/266837e65cfa74855ed7291eb4222fad3343372d/medium/meonferry.jpg?1414103544" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br>My solo tour up in NW Washington was so beautiful, abundant, and alive that I gotta get out and play some more! Traveling around and over the Salish Sea was a beautiful experience and the rooms full of present, engaged, and singing people were a joy to play for and connect with! More please!! :-)</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a contents="Wednesday November 12th - ASHLAND, OR" data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1abc9c;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Wednesday November 12th - ASHLAND, OR</strong></span></span></a></p>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/32163602014-10-03T12:17:52-07:002017-04-28T19:20:39-07:00New Show Added to NW Tour!<div class="captioned justify_right"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/957c2fefdc05caa8abe56080a4e05f83172e0bcb/medium/photo.jpg?1412275675" class="size_orig justify_right border_" /><p class="caption">People's Climate March - PORTLAND!</p></div>
<div>I'm getting geared up for my travels to the beautiful state of Washington and I'm excited to announce an additional show:<a contents=" Olympia on October 17th! " data-link-label="Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/shows"> <span style="color:#008000;"><strong><span class="font_large">Olympia on October 17th! </span></strong></span></a>We've also added an opening act for the performance in Port Townsend on Monday, October 13th. Her name is Alexa Sunshine Rose and you can check her out right <span class="font_large"><strong><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.alexasunshinerose.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#008000;">HERE</span></a></strong>.</span> I'm working on some new material that I hope to share with folks at these shows - some of it from a songwriting retreat I did in southern Oregon this spring, and some of it that has sprung from the rising tide of energy in this world to fight climate change!! Come sing with me!<br> </div>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/31908172014-09-17T00:43:22-07:002017-04-28T19:21:09-07:00Announcing: Pacific Northwest Tour!<div style="text-align: center;"> </div>
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<div>Your favorite cello-wielding folksinger is hitting the road! It's been wonderful to play at home this spring and summer, sharing music with the communities I love in my own dear Portland. This fall, though, I've been invited to perform in several towns in the beautiful state of Washington so I'll be north-bound in October.</div>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Can't wait to see all you Washington folks! If you know people in the area, <b>please tell your friends! </b>They'll get to enjoy the music you already love and it'll help me out immensely!</p>
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</div></div>Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/30646542014-07-08T16:25:18-07:002017-04-28T19:21:57-07:00Solo shows for sizzling summer! (BYOPopsicles)Thanks to everybody that came out to the shows I played with Carsie Blanton at the end of June! It was great to finally get my solo act up on a legit club stage with a spotlight and everything. :-) Big gratitude to all you Seattle folks who weren't too shy (or too cool) for singing along. It warmed my heart to hear your voices! July is keeping me grounded at home with a <a contents="house show at Foster Eco-Village this weekend" data-link-label="Live Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/live-shows" target="_blank"><span style="color:#FFA07A;">house show at Foster Eco-Village this weekend</span></a>. Come check out the beauty of their permaculture gardens and stay for the cello music and singing!<br><br>And then, Sunday July 20th, the one and only Kyleen King splits the bill with me at Mississippi Pizza. Kyleen and I have been playing strings on some pretty killer records lately (look for the next My Morning Jacket and Decemberists albums), but we've yet to share the stage as solo artists. I'm looking forward to this, and it's not just because there's gluten free pizza involved. Early show! See you there!<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/f4ec00c3257e3331ceec6f07de0e02856c62b12a/original/kyleenshowfacebookevent-v2.png?1404861800" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/30317702014-06-21T21:31:36-07:002017-04-28T19:32:33-07:00KBOO Radio Interview and Carsie Blanton shows (Portland and SEATTLE!)<div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/ae5ea049a1627b2beb6e52eefbc9e09e07074e87/medium/withdwatmagnolia.jpg?1403411272" class="size_orig justify_left border_" alt="" /><p class="caption"><span style='color:#0000FF;'>with David Waingarten - photo by Noah Kleiman</span><br><br> </p></div><br>David Waingarten and I had a blast playing together last night at Magnolia's Corner, but before we did, I gave a live in-studio performance at KBOO Community Radio. You can listen to the whole thing right here!<br>Coming up next weekend, I'll be performing at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Portland at NE 20th and Killingsworth. The lovely and talented Carsie Blanton will be in town (one night only!) with her hot-shot New Orleans band to play sultry classic jazz tunes from her new record. That's on Saturday night, June 28th, at 7pm. And then on Sunday, June 29th, I'll follow those guys up to Seattle where I'm opening for them at the Columbia City Theater at 8pm. Come on out Seattle folks!!<br>xo,<br>Anna<br><br><br><br> 30:09Anna Fritztag:www.annafritz.com,2005:Post/30067722014-06-10T13:48:57-07:002017-04-28T19:23:38-07:00Summer Shows!<div class="captioned justify_right"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/78928/c55cee23fb3691f3711b814c83381726ccf4e2ba/medium/bloomshow2.jpg?1402428584" class="size_orig justify_right border_" /><p class="caption">Photo by Noah Kleiman</p></div><br>The beauty of Portland summer is upon us, I'm settled in a new apartment that is deliciously close to Mt. Tabor, and there is much music to share!<br>I played a solo set at Bloom Festival this weekend at Tryon Life Community Farm in the Maple Grove. What a sweet and special place. Lovely to see your faces!<br>But I'm just getting started!!<br>My next two public performances will be at Magnolia's Corner with the one and only David Waingarten who has a whole new batch of beautifully crafted songs he's getting ready to release (which happen to be rather cello-heavy! :-)<br>And then my old friend Carsie Blanton is coming to town (from New Orleans) with her band on a CD release tour. We're going to put on a show together at Redeemer Lutheran Church in NE Portland. <a contents="All the details are HERE" data-link-label="Live Shows" data-link-type="page" href="/live-shows" target="_blank"><span style="color:#FFD700;">All the details are HERE</span></a><span style="color:#FFD700;"> </span>with some more July dates and more to be announced soon......<br><br>For now, I'm off to do some recording with The Decemberists! Yee-haw!!<br>See you out there!<br>xo<br>AnnaAnna Fritz