Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco (pronounced "AHH-nee") (born Angela Marie Difranco on September 23, 1970) is a progressive singer, guitarist, and songwriter. DiFranco is prolific, having produced three studio albums of new material and one remix album just in 1999 (see list below). She has released at least one album every year since 1990, except in 2000 (perhaps because she released three albums in 1999 and a double album in 2001.)

Recent Work

Educated Guess, was released on January 20, 2004. According to the Righteous Babe website, "not since the release of her second album back in 1991 has Ani been quite as much a solo act as she is on Educated Guess."http://www.righteousbabe.com/ani/educated_guess/more_info.asp The only other person involved in the record was Greg Calbi, who mastered it. DiFranco did all the performance and recording herself at home, and was involved in much of the artwork and design for the packaging.

Related Topics:
Educated Guess - January 20 - 2004

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A new album, Knuckle Down, was released on January 25, 2005. On July 22, 2005, Righteous Babe announced by e-mail that DiFranco has developed a case of tendonitis and will take a one-year hiatus from touring, returning to the road in the summer of 2006. DiFranco had toured almost continuously in the preceding fifteen years, taking brief breaks to record studio albums. Her 2005 tour concluded with an appearance at the FloydFest World Music and genre crossover festival in Floyd, Virginia.

Related Topics:
Knuckle Down - January 25 - 2005 - July 22 - Tendonitis - 2006 - FloydFest - World Music - Crossover - Floyd, Virginia

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DiFranco's former drummer, Andy Stochansky, has pursued a solo career as a singer-songwriter since leaving DiFranco's band.

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