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Artist
Anne Hills
12+ albums
folkfemale vocalistsMellowguitaracoustic
about
Anne Hills (born October 18, 1953) is an American folk singer-songwriter. As well as sole recordings, she has recorded albums in the trio Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills, and Cindy Mangsen, the duo Anne Hills & Cindy Mangsen as well as the duo Tom Paxton & Anne Hills and the trio Tom Paxton, Anne Hills & Bob Gibson. She also sung in the fourpiece Fourtold. Hills was born to a family of missionaries in India and grew up in Michigan. She studied at Interlochen, where she played in a band with Chris Brubeck and Peter Erskine. In 1976, she moved to Chicago and was a co-founder of the record label Hogeye Music. After releasing a few records on Hogeye, the label was bought out by Flying Fish Records in the mid-1980s. In 1984, Anne briefly was a member of a trio (along with Tom Paxton and Bob Gibson) known as the Best of Friends. In 1988 she began collaborating with Cindy Mangsen, with whom she released two duo albums. Together with Priscilla Herdman the three singers recorded as a trio in 1990 and again in 1997. In 1998, she contributed renditions to tribute albums for Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs. The 2000s saw her collaborating with Tom Paxton and singing in a fourpiece called Fourtold with Steve Gillette, Mangsen, and Michael Peter Smith. In addition to her musical endeavors, Hills also acts on the live stage. Additionally, she collaborated with Liz Paxson on a children's book with an accompanying album, featuring Hills and her daughter, Tamlyn. She lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvan
top songs
albums
Bittersweet Street
Angle Of The Light
Don't Panic
Woman of a Calm Heart
Never Grow Old
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Points of View
Never Grow Up
Tracks
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The Things I Notice Now - Anne Hills Sings the Songs of Tom Paxton
Beauty Attends: The Heartsongs of Opal Whiteley
On This Day Earth Shall Ring: Songs For Christmas
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger