Singer/ songwriter and 12-string guitarist Ann Reed will perform at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24. The talented Minnesota artist has performed all across the United States and Canada.
Beloved Minnesota singer/songwriter Ann Reed will perform at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24.
Reed is one of the few female guitarists who primarily play the 12-string guitar. Reed, a lifelong Minnesotan, began teaching herself to play at age 12 and has been a performer for her entire adult life. Growing up, she was influenced by artists including the Kingston Trio, early Joni Mitchell, Cream, Buffalo Springfield, the Beatles, and Pete Seeger — plus the writers and singers of her parents’ era: Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Rosemary Clooney.
A touring musician for over 30 years, Reed has covered Canada and the U.S. from coast to coast, performing at theaters and clubs. She’s also played numerous festivals, including Bumbershoot, Winnipeg, Black Mountain, and the National Women’s Music Festival. She’s appeared on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, ABC’s Good Morning America, NPR’s Morning Edition, and countless radio stations across the U.S. In 2007 she wrote and performed Heroes: A Celebration of Women Who Changed History and Changed Our Lives, a theatrical presentation produced by Minnesota Public Radio. In a departure from her usual repertoire, she has developed a musical tribute (with Denise Tabet) called Nothing but Class: The Songs of Dorothy Fields, honoring the first woman to be inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.
For tickets or more information, contact the North Shore Music Association (event sponsor) at (218) 387-1272.
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