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Singer/Songwriter Annie Fitzgerald Combines Tender Lyrics Akin To Shawn Colvin A Timeless Sound Like That Of Ray Lamontagne A Soulfulness Kindred To Patty Griffin And A Quiet Intensity Similar To Damien Rice Then Stirs The Pot Into A Sound That’s All Her Own. Fitzgerald Grew Up In Crookston MN Where At Age Two She Began To Show Her Artistic Talents As A Dancer. She Began Piano Lessons At Age Six. Her Talent Allowed Her The Opportunity To Travel To New York City Chicago Hawaii And Atlanta. By The Age Of 14 She Had Become An Award-Winning Choreographer. She Focused On Her Music In College And Received A B.M. In Vocal Performance From The University Of Minnesota And Spent A Summer Training At The Mountview Theatre School In London. After Graduation She Worked In And Around As An Actress In The Minneapolis Area As A Member Of The Working Theater Community And The Actors Equity Association. In 2005 She Moved To NYC To Focus On Performing Her Original Music. Her Work On "Annie Fitzgerald" The EP Has Caught The Ears Of Millions Of Listeners On ITunes And Hundreds Of Radio Stations Nationwide. Her Song "Ain't That A Shame” From The EP Was Chosen Be On The 2007 Best Of The Songwriters Hall Of Fame Compilation CD Featuring The Most Talented Of The 57th New Writers Showcase And They Deemed Her An Artist To Watch. “When I Write Lyrics ” She Explains “I Want Them To Be As Accessible As Possible To The Listener. I Want Them To Be Able To Listen To My Music And Connect To An Emotion They Might Be Hiding Away. That’s One Of The Things Music Does For Me And I Find It So Important For Me To Stay True To Who I Am And To Be The Best Person I Can Be.” Annie's Debut Full-Length Album "In Good Time” Was Released On September 7th 2010. read less