EPK | Annie Fitzgerald

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Annie Fitzgerald is a classically trained vocalist, award-winning Singer-Songwriter & Sound Therapist in the Minneapolis area. She brings vast experience earned in the world of entertainment including dance, theater and choreography. Her exploration and deep connection with sound began in the body.

Annie was a School of Music Scholar and got her degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She went on to work professionally in musical theatre at the Ordway Center and as a company member at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres for several years before moving to New York City to pursue her music.

While an integral part of the NYC Indie scene, Annie was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame and presented an award by the legendary Hal David as an artist to watch. Welcoming a move back to her home state, she is a proud member of the MN music community. Named a MN musician rising to the top, her songs are regularly featured on the Current. Her 2023 single release “Anam Cara” was on the ballot for the Current’s Top 89 Songs of 2023.

Sound & energy healing come together in Annie’s work as a Sonic Energy Medicine Practitioner, infused with Reiki & weaving in shamanic ways of working with sound. Her lineage includes Three Trees, creator of SoulMonic™ Sound Healing. She brings sound healing and meditation to companies and organizations, as well as facilitates at St. Mark’s Cathedral, the Hewing Hotel, and several yoga studio’s around the Twin Cities metro.

Annie is also co-founder of Soul Sound & Soma – a Sound Healing Certification Program. Annie along with her co-founder Dawn Marian train sound healers through a comprehensive, soul-centered certification program that weaves together quantum energy healing tools, somatic awareness, intuitive development, mentorship, and ceremonial practice. Annie & Dawn also co-own Under the Moon Creative, a collaborative space for transformational events, sound and energy healing, and creative expression.

Annie’s work and her music is deeply influenced by the mystical expression of life and guided by a desire for self-expression, self-love and wholeness. She is dedicating some time this year to write and is currently in the studio working on new music, which includes her first recorded sound healing meditation.

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Singer-Songwriter Annie Fitzgerald’s music has been described as “a blend of Tori Amos’ intellectual appeal, Sarah McLachlan’s mystical charm and Edie Brickell’s baroque spirit” (Jamsphere). At the start of her career Annie was honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame as an artist to watch, while she was an integral part of the NYC Indie scene. Welcoming a move back to her home state, she is a proud member of the MN music community. Named a MN musician rising to the top, her songs are regularly featured on the Current and her 2023 single release “Anam Cara” was on the ballot for the Current’s Top 89 Songs of 2023. In addition to bringing healing through music, Annie is also a Sound Therapist, offering sound healing sessions and guided meditations to groups & businesses around the Twin Cities.

Annie’s work and her music is deeply influenced by the mystical expression of life and guided by a desire for self-expression, self-love and wholeness. She is prioritizing time this year to write new music, and is currently in the studio working on her first recorded sound healing meditation. For more about Annie and all her work in healing and music, visit https://anniefitzgerald.com.

Under the Moon – New Single 5/21/21

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“I Know That Sound” – Single & Lyric Video 3/12/21

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Press:

[Annie] is just one of those vocalists that takes bits and pieces of influences but blends them with originality and passion creating a sound unlike anything else. She is so much more than just a beautiful musician, she’s a poet and can fit words together in a truly magical way that many (myself included) would kill to be able to do. -Girl at the Rock Shows
“[her] increased sense of self infuses Annie’s music with a tenderness and openness that builds an authentic relationship with the listener in a way that went even deeper than I expected.” – Ann Treacy, Mostly Minnesota Music
“it becomes more than apparent that this fine lady can seriously SING and write an amazing tune almost immediately. When you hear the confident mix of melodic, sweet, bold, & powerful tones that she’s capable of…well…there’s just no hearing Annie’s voice any other way – she’s stunning.” – Sleeping Bag Studios
“Her new video for her song “Feels Like Summer” plays like a ritual designed to tease more sunlight out of August. Singing breathlessly between lens flares, Fitzgerald creates an enduring vision of summer. Bookmark it in your browser for January and it just may stave off your Seasonal Affective Disorder. “Feels Like Summer” is from the equally estival LP You & Me & the Sun, which dropped on June 1.” –Jerard Fagerberg, City Pages
“Annie seamlessly blends various elements of roots music genres into a cohesive package that is guaranteed to rock you, soothe you and charm you…… an album packed full of intimate honesty, emotional depth and a soundscape that perfectly sets the mood for each” –Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman, Middle Tennessee Music
“Fitzgerald takes folk songs into beautifully unexpected places….[she] is fearless when it comes to experimenting with sounds that are not always comfortable and predictable.” – Jeremy Soka, Skope Mag
“Fitzgerald’s vocals on the new pop-rock album conjure the full spectrum of the feminine, from intoxicating nymph on “Be Like a Tree” to tough rocker chick on “Black & Blue.” It’s a bright and feel-good collection of songs….” – Erica Rivera, City Pages
“Annie Fitzgerald has a voice that’s intoxicating…. an individuality that’s unmistakable” Bidisha Ghosal, Stere Stickman
“Fitzgerald has the ability to have you chilled, singing along and heartbroken all within a few songs. Her tone is smooth and falsetto flawless. Fitzgerald’s voice is simply sublime.” –FVReviews

Radio Heartland In-Studio Feature

Annie Fitzgerald Performs Live in the Radio Heartland Studio
Photo by Mike Pengra | MPR
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/04/24/annie-fitzgerald-performs-in-the-radio-heartland-studio

“Spellbound” Music Video Release (4/23/19)

Annie Fitzgerald’s version of magic is baroque and seductive, communicated in a breathy whisper, emerging like a natural element. In the new video for her single “Spellbound,” the witchy songwriter gathers in the forest with her fellow mages, divining strength from the river, trees, and winds. Brandi Ashman directs the congregation as they sing their curses towards an emerging moon. –Jerard Fagerberg, City Pages

DIRECTED BY: Brandi Ashman Creative⁣⁣ (http://brandiashman.com)
CAMERA/EDITOR: Logan Lovet