Anya Hinkle with Libby Weitnauer

An evening w/ award-winning songwriter Anya Hinkle featuring fiddle Libby Weitnauer

Born in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, ANYA HINKLE’s music is steeped in the tones of folk and bluegrass and seasoned by travels across the world with vivid storytelling, vibrant musicianship, and arresting honesty.

Anya won the Merlefest Chris Austin song contest and was a finalist in the Hazel Dickens songwriting competition in 2019 for her song “Ballad of Zona Abston,” and was runner-up in the International Acoustic Music Awards in 2022 for “Hills of Swannanoa.”

Anya tours nationally in the US as well as extensively in Japan and Europe. She has played stages at Merlefest, Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, La Roche Bluegrass Festival (France), and Bristol Rhythm & Roots. She has recorded some 10 albums in various collaborations both in the US and Japan. Her most recent album OCEANIA was recorded at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC with storied producer Kevin Moloney (U2, Sinéad O’Connor), featuring legendary Irish guitarist John Doyle and slide guitar master Billy Cardine. It will release in spring of 2024 on Red Parlor Records.

You may also like the following events from White Horse Black Mountain:

• This Monday, 5th January, 07:30 pm, Local Live with Jay Brown and Special Guests Pat Cardwell and Elaine Scott in Black Mountain
• This Tuesday, 6th January, 07:30 pm, Peggy “Blues Chanteuse” Ratusz @ Nothin But The Blues Jam in Black Mountain
• This Wednesday, 7th January, 07:00 pm, White Horse Jazz Showcase with Dr Bill Bares in Black Mountain

Also check out other Contests in Black Mountain, Music events in Black Mountain, Festivals in Black Mountain.