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ANJA MCCLOSKEY

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Half-American, half-German and raised in Northern Germany, Anja grew up listening to her grandfather playing the accordion, picking up the instrument herself at the age of 5. By 11, she had joined an accordion orchestra in Elmshorn, Germany, where she remained until 19. "I’ve always loved the accordion,” says Anja. “It has great texture and is very dynamic. Plus, when I moved to the UK, I realised there aren't that many accordion players around, so it feels kind of special.”

With influences including Abigail Washburn, Rufus Wainwright and Sharon Van Etten, Anja McCloskey is already a relative veteran of the music scene for her tender years. She has gained a raft of experience playing with avant-garde performance orchestra The Irrepressibles and folk-rock trailblazers Haunted Stereo, with whom she composed ‘Cross the Sea,’ a Q Magazine Track of the Day. Anja released her first solo EP ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’ late last year, winning over the likes of God Is in TV, Wears The Trousers and Drunken Werewolf Magazine – and is currently putting the finishing touches to her debut album, expected early 2012.

As a solo singer, Anja has played alongside the likes of US singer Allie Moss, Thomas Truax, Skinny Lister and The Phantom Band. With Haunted Stereo, she supported Badly Drawn Boy, Field Music, Thomas Tantrum, Micachu and The Shapes whilst with The Irrepressibles, she performed alongside The Guillemots, The Puppini Sisters and Paloma Faith. Anja has also recently returned from a 9-date US tour, travelling across 10 States. Her tour diary will be available free, with hard copies of the single, along with a compilation of music she discovered on tour.

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EC DAWSON

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