Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Uh-Nay-Is Mitchell Born 26 March 1981 Is An American Singer-Songwriter Musician And Playwright From Vermont USA Who Attended Middlebury College. Anaïs' Voice Is Akin To Cyndi Lauper's & Song-Writing / Delivery's Inspired By The Confessional Styling Of Artists Such As Ani DiFranco. In 2002 She Released The Song They Sang... When Rome Fell. In 2003 She Was A Winner Of The New Folk Competition At The Kerrville Folk Festival. In 2004 Her Second Album Hymns For The Exiled Was Released Waterbug Records . On 8 Dec 2006 Anaïs' 'folk Opera' "Hadestown" Débuted Written / Produced In Collaboration With Composer Michael Chorney & Director Ben T. Matchstick . On 13 Feb 2007 Her Third Album The Brightness Was Released Righteous Babe . Hadestown A Concept Album Based On The Ancient Greek Myth Of Orpheus And Eurydice Was Released On March 9 2010. It Features Contributions From Justin Vernon As Orpheus Ani DiFranco As Persephone Greg Brown As Hades And Ben Knox Miller As Hermes Anais Herself Sings The Part Of Eurydice. Her Album 'Young Man In America' Was Released On Wilderland Records In The UK On February 13 2012 And In The US On February 28 2012. read less