Anna Phoebe
| Anna Phoebe | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anna Phoebe McElligott[1] |
| Born | 18 February 1981 Germany |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Rock, Folk, Jazz, Celtic, Middle Eastern |
| Occupations | Violinist |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Associated acts | Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
| Website | Official Anna Phoebe Website |
Anna Phoebe (born Anna Phoebe McElligott, 18 February 1981 in Germany), is a London-based violinist, who is known for her proficiency in many musical genres, including rock, folk, jazz, Celtic, and Middle Eastern music.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Germany to a German mother, she has a Greek-Irish father.[2] The family moved to the United Kingdom when she was four, and she was raised in Scotland where she started learning the violin aged seven. She moved to London to study at the London School of Economics, studying Social Policy & Government.[3] While studying at LSE, Anna supported herself by working as a stuntwoman and worked on the Bond movie 'Die Another Day'. Her appearance was uncredited.
[edit] Career
Having played through university, on graduation she devoted herself to music, doing anything and everything as a session musician, working for producers, bands, singers in all genres.
Phoebe has been hired by many musicians, including Sean "P Diddy" Combs, Robin Gibb, Ronan Keating, Liberty X, George Michael, LeAnn Rimes.[4] Resultantly, she has appeared on various television shows, including Top of the Pops, The Michael Parkinson Show, MTV and GMTV;[3] as well as music festivals, including Glastonbury and The Big Chill. Phoebe also features in the theme tune for the Turner Prize 2005 exhibition, and played Oi Va Voi.
Phoebe was a guest star in 2007's "Jethro Tull World Tour," after an approach by Ian Anderson, and appeared on several occasions in later years with Anderson and his band.[3][5]
In 2009 Anna started working at the internet rock & metal station, TotalRock, as a stand in DJ.
In Summer 2010 she toured festivals with Roxy Music playing violin and keyboards.
She is currently playing with Jon Lord (Deep Purple) as his violinist, with performances in Russia and Sicily and as part of the Sunflower Jam which will be held at Royal Albert Hall in July 2011. http://www.thesunflowerjam.com/
[edit] Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Phoebe first joined the TSO West Coast Band in 2004. She was invited back in both 2005 and 2006, making her the first String Director and Soloist to return for a third year running, and returned in 2007 as part of the (east) band. As part of the TSO, Phoebe toured for three months every Christmas through 26 states around West and Central USA. She performed nearly 70 dates in arenas to audiences of up to 15,000 people. Venues have included the Phoenix Arena, American Airline Center in Dallas, the Pepsi Center in Denver, the Save Mart Center in Fresno, HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, and the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. She toured with the TSO East Coast band in 2008 and 2009. Anna decided to move on from TSO in August 2010 stating, "I feel that I have taken my role as TSO violinist as far as it can go and it is time for me to hand the bow to someone else". [6]
[edit] Solo career
Phoebe finished her debut solo rock violin albumette Gypsy, co-written with TSO rock guitarist, Angus Clark, and mixed and recorded by Nick Wollage. She released her second solo album on iTunes, titled Rise of the Warrior.
[edit] Personal life
In mid-2006, Phoebe began living with BBC news presenter Gavin Esler.[2][7]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- Gypsy (2006)
- Rise Of The Warrior (2008)
[edit] Trans Siberian Orchestra
- The Lost Christmas Eve (2004)
- Night Castle (2009)
[edit] Oi Va Voi
- Oi Va Voi (2007)
- Travelling the Face of the Globe (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ "Anna Phoebe McElligott". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/people/Anna-Phoebe-McElligott/892330343. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ a b "Newsnight's Gavin Esler goes public with his Vixen Of The Violin at art exhibition". Daily Mail. 2009-07-22. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1201405/Newsnights-Gavin-Esler-goes-public-Vixen-Violin-art-gallery.html. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ a b c David Randall (2007). "10 questions to Anna Phoebe". getreadytorock.com. http://www.getreadytorock.com/10questions/anna_phoebe.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Anna Phoebe". new-noise.net. http://www.new-noise.net/features/entry/anna-phoebe. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Anna Phoebe". j-tull.com. http://www.j-tull.com/musicians/annaphoebe/index.html. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ http://www.annaphoebe.com/News-TSO.htm
- ^ Sue Carroll (2008-10-14). "Violinist Anna Phoebe praises her newsman Gavin Esler". Daily Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/sue-carroll/2008/10/14/violinist-anna-phoebe-praises-her-newsman-gavin-esler-115875-20802403/. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
