TORONTO STAR: Folkie Ana Egge’s Maple Leaf with an Asterisk

Jan 31, 2012 | Press

By Nick Krewen When is a Canadian not quite Canadian? When she’s Americana songwriting folksinger Ana Egge (pronounced Eg-gy), born 35 years ago in Estevan, Saskatchewan, but raised in Ambrose, North Dakota and Silver City, New Mexico. “I was born in ’76 when it...

Record Dept.: Bad Blood Review

Jan 30, 2012 | Bad Blood, Press

Singer/songwriter Ana Egge, called the Nina Simone of folk by Lucinda Williams for her impassioned and confident lyricism, is out with her seventh studio album, Bad Blood. This time Egge turns her sharp storytelling lens on mental illness and family, touching on the...

CT ENTERTAINMENT: Bad Blood Review

Jan 23, 2012 | Press

Ana Egge’s haunting CD captures the feelings of those who have a mentally ill loved one by Mark Moring Your picture’s fallin’ like a figurine Breaking branches in our family tree . . . I loved you and I hated you I prayed for you and stayed away from you So sings Ana...

Alt-Country Musician Ana Egge Rocks the Lafayette Brewing Co.

Jan 22, 2012 | Press

The Exponent By ETHAN MERRICK, Staff Reporter The stage set-up was sparse with only a couple amps and a drum kit, creating the impression that the lone figure on stage was both larger and smaller at the same time. Ana Egge performed at the Lafayette Brewing Co....

Second Stage – NPR

Dec 11, 2011 | Press

The folk singer Ana Egge puts together a relaxed collection of covers on the appropriately titled album Lazy Days. With song titles like “Summer Wastin’” and “It’s My Lazy Day,” the album meditates on the simple pleasures of leisure time. Egge’s has a gorgeous...

Record Dept. Review – Bad Blood

Dec 1, 2011 | Press

Singer/songwriter Ana Egge, called the Nina Simone of folk by Lucinda Williams for her impassioned and confident lyricism, is out with her seventh studio album, Bad Blood. This time Egge turns her sharp storytelling lens on mental illness and family, touching on the...