WEBVTT 00:00:00.966 --> 00:00:07.266 [Music] 00:00:07.266 --> 00:00:07.732 Q: Let's 00:00:07.733 --> 00:00:10.066 talk right about your new album solo, 00:00:10.066 --> 00:00:12.066 works. Here we have a copy of it 00:00:12.066 --> 00:00:15.199 and this is your fourth studio album. 00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:17.833 What was some inspiration you 00:00:17.833 --> 00:00:18.399 drew from 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:21.433 to make this fourth one. A: Well the 00:00:21.433 --> 00:00:23.433 first three CDs were all with 00:00:23.433 --> 00:00:26.466 band. So I play the fiddle, the violin, and 00:00:26.466 --> 00:00:28.066 I would have a great band backing me up 00:00:28.066 --> 00:00:30.132 playing my original compositions. But for 00:00:30.133 --> 00:00:30.799 this one 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:33.433 I chose to write pieces just for solo 00:00:33.433 --> 00:00:34.066 violin, 00:00:34.066 --> 00:00:37.332 or violin and voice, or piano and voice, 00:00:37.333 --> 00:00:39.733 or also the Swedish nickel harper. So 00:00:39.733 --> 00:00:41.499 they're all solo compositions on this 00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:41.900 one. 00:00:41.900 --> 00:00:45.500 So I'm all alone. Q: And what are you hoping 00:00:45.500 --> 00:00:48.133 people take away from this. What is a 00:00:48.133 --> 00:00:49.499 message you want to maybe 00:00:49.500 --> 00:00:52.233 convey through it? A: I think it's a real 00:00:52.233 --> 00:00:53.266 listening CD. 00:00:53.266 --> 00:00:56.799 It draws people in 00:00:56.800 --> 00:00:58.700 due to its intimate nature just being 00:00:58.700 --> 00:01:00.300 one performer and also the material 00:01:00.300 --> 00:01:02.233 that's on there it's reflective. 00:01:02.233 --> 00:01:05.099 A lot of it is a bit of a journey 00:01:05.100 --> 00:01:06.400 taking you on a journey when you're 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:07.500 listening to it. 00:01:07.500 --> 00:01:09.733 Either in a narrative way, sort of 00:01:09.733 --> 00:01:11.599 painting a picture or telling a story, or 00:01:11.600 --> 00:01:12.533 just 00:01:12.533 --> 00:01:13.999 the music itself taking you into an 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:15.733 emotional space. 00:01:15.733 --> 00:01:17.833 So it's a nice listening adventure. Q: And 00:01:17.833 --> 00:01:19.199 are you exactly and 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:21.733 are you trying to maybe reach different 00:01:21.733 --> 00:01:23.499 emotions through the different songs? 00:01:23.500 --> 00:01:24.233 Maybe 00:01:24.233 --> 00:01:25.899 again take them on that adventure going 00:01:25.900 --> 00:01:27.833 upside down? A: I think that that naturally 00:01:27.833 --> 00:01:29.266 happens with what I write because I tend 00:01:29.266 --> 00:01:30.132 to write things, 00:01:30.133 --> 00:01:32.633 write music in all sorts of different 00:01:32.633 --> 00:01:34.466 styles and different flavors. 00:01:34.466 --> 00:01:36.232 So, some tunes are more up, some tunes are 00:01:36.233 --> 00:01:37.733 more reflective, 00:01:37.733 --> 00:01:41.799 some might be sad, some are more joyful. 00:01:42.300 --> 00:01:46.633 the, the gist of the whole CD came out of 00:01:46.633 --> 00:01:49.433 improvisation to begin with because I 00:01:49.433 --> 00:01:51.333 love to improvise. I love to just make up 00:01:51.333 --> 00:01:52.699 things on the spot. 00:01:52.700 --> 00:01:54.866 And I was doing that one day in a little 00:01:54.866 --> 00:01:56.466 chapel in Italy 00:01:56.466 --> 00:01:58.632 and someone heard it and suggested that 00:01:58.633 --> 00:02:00.399 I'd do a concert of that. 00:02:00.400 --> 00:02:02.066 When I did that concert and people 00:02:02.066 --> 00:02:04.466 came in and engaged with me in that way 00:02:04.466 --> 00:02:06.532 where I was playing solo, I realized that 00:02:06.533 --> 00:02:08.299 there was something very special there. 00:02:08.300 --> 00:02:10.000 A special connection between audience 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:11.666 and performer and 00:02:11.666 --> 00:02:14.066 a special requirement for me as the 00:02:14.066 --> 00:02:15.732 performer and the composer 00:02:15.733 --> 00:02:19.666 to write pieces that supplied everything. 00:02:19.666 --> 00:02:21.332 I supplied the melody, the rhythm, the 00:02:21.333 --> 00:02:23.499 harmony, all in one. 00:02:23.500 --> 00:02:25.033 For one instrument. So it was a really 00:02:25.033 --> 00:02:27.099 fun challenge to take on. 00:02:27.100 --> 00:02:28.933 Q: And you were saying this happened in 00:02:28.933 --> 00:02:31.266 Italy. Your music's taken you 00:02:31.266 --> 00:02:34.299 all around the world, and have you maybe 00:02:34.300 --> 00:02:35.900 drawn inspiration from the places you've 00:02:35.900 --> 00:02:36.933 traveled? 00:02:36.933 --> 00:02:38.799 I read that you've taught all around the 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:40.133 world as well too. 00:02:40.133 --> 00:02:42.799 A: Yes I like to try to add a little bit of 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:43.333 teaching 00:02:43.333 --> 00:02:45.199 when I'm traveling and the funny thing 00:02:45.200 --> 00:02:46.866 is that whenever I'm traveling that's 00:02:46.866 --> 00:02:47.899 when 00:02:47.900 --> 00:02:50.466 I get inspired to write music the most. 00:02:50.466 --> 00:02:52.299 When I'm at home, I guess, there's 00:02:52.300 --> 00:02:54.800 a lot of the mundane. You know doctor's 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:55.666 appointments, 00:02:55.666 --> 00:02:57.599 take the dog for a walk, whatever it is, 00:02:57.600 --> 00:02:59.033 and I'm always playing when I'm at home. 00:02:59.033 --> 00:02:59.999 But 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.133 the compositional thing tends to happen 00:03:02.133 --> 00:03:03.599 the most when I'm traveling. I'm not sure 00:03:03.600 --> 00:03:04.133 why. 00:03:04.133 --> 00:03:06.533 So lucky for me I get to travel a lot 00:03:06.533 --> 00:03:07.433 with my music 00:03:07.433 --> 00:03:10.533 and that has led to a lot of especially 00:03:10.533 --> 00:03:11.666 with this CD. 00:03:11.666 --> 00:03:13.266 A lot of the compositions were composed 00:03:13.266 --> 00:03:15.032 while I was traveling. 00:03:15.033 --> 00:03:18.633 Q: Back to the 00:03:18.633 --> 00:03:20.866 groups that you've collaborated with. 00:03:20.866 --> 00:03:22.132 Such a wide 00:03:22.133 --> 00:03:25.833 wide range of artists. From James Taylor, 00:03:25.833 --> 00:03:26.699 Led Zeppelin, 00:03:26.700 --> 00:03:30.000 Blue Rodeo, and such a wide range of 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:31.833 genres. As well, what are some things you 00:03:31.833 --> 00:03:33.199 consider when doing 00:03:33.200 --> 00:03:36.000 soul work like this, that you also have 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:36.466 to 00:03:36.466 --> 00:03:39.732 kind of be aware of when doing work with 00:03:39.733 --> 00:03:43.199 such artists. A: Right, well it really is 00:03:43.200 --> 00:03:44.866 in a way it's like two different careers. 00:03:44.866 --> 00:03:46.532 I've been a side person for 00:03:46.533 --> 00:03:48.933 a lot of different singer-songwriters 00:03:48.933 --> 00:03:50.233 and for bands, 00:03:50.233 --> 00:03:52.299 and then I have my my solo career as 00:03:52.300 --> 00:03:53.900 well. 00:03:53.900 --> 00:03:56.466 So they are different but they're also 00:03:56.466 --> 00:03:58.399 very similar. 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:00.133 I've learned a lot from playing with 00:04:00.133 --> 00:04:02.133 some amazing musicians. 00:04:02.133 --> 00:04:04.633 I've learned the grace that they have 00:04:04.633 --> 00:04:07.433 on stage, the generosity that they have, 00:04:07.433 --> 00:04:09.666 in sharing their music with the people 00:04:09.666 --> 00:04:11.332 they're collaborating with on stage and 00:04:11.333 --> 00:04:13.599 with their audience in a very... 00:04:13.600 --> 00:04:15.200 a lot of the great musicians are very 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:17.100 humble and very modest and 00:04:17.100 --> 00:04:19.433 I think that's, for me that's been a very 00:04:19.433 --> 00:04:21.333 important lesson to learn. 00:04:21.333 --> 00:04:24.466 That music comes from a place like 00:04:24.466 --> 00:04:24.799 that. 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:28.000 It doesn't come from it being all about 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.300 yourself. It's all about the music which 00:04:30.300 --> 00:04:31.600 is just out there 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:34.300 and then practically, I mean you learn 00:04:34.300 --> 00:04:35.100 a lot from 00:04:35.100 --> 00:04:36.933 working with people that have experience. 00:04:36.933 --> 00:04:38.466 You learn 00:04:38.466 --> 00:04:40.066 how to get up there on stage and make it 00:04:40.066 --> 00:04:41.599 work no matter what happens. You know I 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:42.066 had one 00:04:42.066 --> 00:04:44.466 day where I hit the mic stand with my 00:04:44.466 --> 00:04:46.466 violin and the whole 00:04:46.466 --> 00:04:48.699 fiddle went out of tune all four strings 00:04:48.700 --> 00:04:50.466 and the bridge collapsed 00:04:50.466 --> 00:04:51.832 and I had to come in and sing on the 00:04:51.833 --> 00:04:53.599 chorus and I knew I had a solo coming 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:54.700 right after the course so 00:04:54.700 --> 00:04:56.400 while I'm singing the chorus I'm having 00:04:56.400 --> 00:04:57.833 to retune my fiddle 00:04:57.833 --> 00:05:00.066 put the bridge back up and then start 00:05:00.066 --> 00:05:01.199 soloing. 00:05:01.200 --> 00:05:04.300 So, the more you do it, like 00:05:04.300 --> 00:05:06.066 with anything, you know the better it 00:05:06.066 --> 00:05:08.932 feels and the more experience you gain. 00:05:08.933 --> 00:05:11.333 Q: Incredible. Well that's all the time we 00:05:11.333 --> 00:05:12.299 have today. 00:05:12.300 --> 00:05:14.700 Thank you so much for joining us, and you 00:05:14.700 --> 00:05:16.466 can get Anne's new album 00:05:16.466 --> 00:05:19.266 Soulworks out now. You will be at the 00:05:19.266 --> 00:05:21.099 Heliconian Hall in Yorkville tomorrow 00:05:21.100 --> 00:05:22.633 for an album signing and 00:05:22.633 --> 00:05:24.799 a performance as well. A: CD release concert 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:34.000 tomorrow night yes.