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Anna Mieke

Singer from Wicklow

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Anna Mieke

Anna Mieke Biography

Anna Mieke is the musical project of Wicklow-born singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anna-Mieke Bishop, in which musical landscapes are weaved into song on Greek bouzouki, guitar and piano (and cello, in recordings). As a solo performer and collaborative artist, she has joined forces with a diverse mélange of other artists, most notably Brían Mac Gloinn (of folk duo Ye Vagabonds), who, as well as playing on all of the above, adds drones on Indian harmonium and fiddle accompaniment. Another, more recent, collaborator is Matthew Jacobson (of contemporary jazz ensemble Insufficient Funs) adding a flare on percussion. Themes and inspiration for Anna Mieke’s songs st...

Anna Mieke is the musical project of Wicklow-born singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anna-Mieke Bishop, in which musical landscapes are weaved into song on Greek bouzouki, guitar and piano (and cello, in recordings). As a solo performer and collaborative artist, she has joined forces with a diverse mélange of other artists, most notably Brían Mac Gloinn (of folk duo Ye Vagabonds), who, as well as playing on all of the above, adds drones on Indian harmonium and fiddle accompaniment. Another, more recent, collaborator is Matthew Jacobson (of contemporary jazz ensemble Insufficient Funs) adding a flare on percussion. Themes and inspiration for Anna Mieke’s songs stem from a colourful background of experience: learning Maori songs at school in New Zealand and sean-nós songs off the coast of Ireland; hitch-hiking through Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, picking up traditional songs along the way; cycling from her home in Wicklow to the southern tip of Spain; living in Granada for a while, and then, in Cork, performing cello in the experimental improv group, HEX.

Anna Mieke has shared the stage with many established artists, supporting the likes of Lisa Hannigan, Martin Hayes, This Is The Kit, Rozi Plain, Lankum, Gyda Valtysdottir (mum), Rachel Sermanni, Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire), and Ye Vagabonds, while sharing the stage with David Kitt, Landless and Rosie Carney. From performing in larger venues such as the National Concert Hall , to underground caves, to manor house ballrooms, to tiny cafés and bookshops, to the precarious ruins of a church, to forest hideaways in the hills of France, Anna Mieke has shared her songs in a curious combination of spaces. Following on from the release of two singles, Arbour and Keep It Whole in 2018, and Creature 12th April, Anna-Mieke will independently released her debut album Idle Mind April 26th 2019..

 

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Anna Mieke Tracks

Anna Mieke Discography

  • 2020SingleArbour
  • 2020SingleCreature
  • 2020AlbumIdle Mind
  • 2020SingleKeep It Whole
  • 2022SingleFor a Time
  • 2022SingleMannequin (Radio Edit)
  • 2022SingleSeraphim
  • 2022AlbumTheatre
  • 2022SingleTwin
  • 2023SingleOrnament
  • 2024SingleRed Sun (Live)
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