Australia's First Lady of Blues, Anni Piper, Launches Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour

Award-winning Australian-based blues bassist-vocalist Anni Piper makes her triumphant return with a two-month Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour, kicking off July 28 with a one-week residency at Blues On Whyte in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Info: www.annipiper.com.

ANNI PIPER, AUSTRALIA'S AWARD-WINNING FIRST LADY OF BLUES  MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN WITH 2-MONTH CANADIAN/U.S. TOUR Performs Locally: BLUES ON WHYTE in Edmonton - July 28 thru Aug. 3   (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning "First Lady of Blues," makes her triumphant return with a two-month Canadian/U.S. Summer Tour kicking off Monday, July 28, with a one-week residency of shows at Blues On Whyte, 10329 82nd Ave. July 28-29-30, 9 p.m., free; July 31, 10 p.m., free; August 1-2, 10 p.m., $4.; August 3, 9 p.m., free. Info: (780) 439-3981 or http://www.bluesonwhyte.ca/   Anni Piper blends deep, sexy vocals with a high-energy bass playing style (often barefoot), making for a thoroughly enjoyable live experience. On the recording end, Piper won "Best Blues Album" at the 2013 Canberra Roots & Blues Awards in Australia for her collaborative effort with Nicole Hart on the critically-lauded Split Second (Blues Leaf Records). Piper was nominated in the "Female Vocalist Of The Year" category for the 2014 Australian Blues Music Awards.                  Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning First Lady of Blues.                                                    ANNI PIPER - BACKGROUND      Piper first started playing electric guitar at age twelve, but switched to bass at age fourteen.  In 2004 Anni released an album entitled "Jailbait" in her native Australia, for which she won "Best New Talent" at the 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards. Subsequent album releases include 2007's "Texas Hold 'Em," 2010's "Chasin' Tail" (released by Blues Leaf), and her newest, 2013's "Split Second." Blues Leaf also released "Two's Company,"  a compilation from her two Australian releases.  Throughout her burgeoning career, Piper's charismatic stage presence and sultry vocals have garnered her both great reviews and multiple music industry awards nominations.                 WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING...ABOUT ANNI PIPER "If you enjoy award-winning talent with a splash of the wild side, sultry Australian performer Anni Piper won't even come close to disappointing you. And you don't have to travel Down Under!"                     NAPLES DAILY NEWS "Raw and raucous, down and dirty, Down Under blues."   ILLINOIS TIMES                                      "A songwriter of distinction, her songs have a blues sensibility while still addressing the issues of today."                                                                                  EDMONTON JOURNAL "Barefoot in a red cocktail dress and brandishing both an electric bass guitar and a powerful blues vocal tone, this down under diva makes quite the impression."                                                                                                                    VERO BEACH NEWSWEEKLY The Alternate Root magazine invited Anni Piper to perform on their popular television show "The Extended Play," taped this past Spring in front of a live studio audience in Boston. Watch it here:                          Anni Piper Summer 2014 Canadian/U.S. Tour Itinerary July 28 (Mon.) July 29 (Tues.) July 30 (Wed.) July 31 (Thur.) Aug. 1 (Fri.) Aug. 2 (Sat.) Aug. 3 (Sun.) Aug. 15 (Fri.) Aug. 16 (Sat.) Aug. 20 (Wed.) Aug. 21 (Thur.) Aug. 22 (Fri.) Aug. 29 (Fri.) Aug. 30 (Sat..) BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE RAGING RIVER CAFE & CLUB A CASE OF THE BLUES FESTIVAL EL CORAZON VIE DE BOHEME SAPOLIL CELLARS RAM'S RIPPLE RAM'S RIPPLE   (more dates to be announced)    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Fall City, WA    Yakima, WA    Seattle, WA    Portland, OR    Walla Walla, WA    Moses Lake, WA    Moses Lake, WA                                                    www.annipiper.com                       https://www.facebook.com/AnniPiper.music Bradenton Times Lawton Constitution Illinois Times Edmonton Journal

The Big Apple Welcomes Anni Piper, Australia's First Lady Of Blues, in Concert at Hill Country BBQ Market

The Big Apple welcomes Award-winning Australian vocalist-bassist Anni Piper as she brings her three-month Winter 2013/14 Canadian/U.S. tour locally to Hill Country BBQ Market in NYC on Sunday, February 9. Info: www.annipiper.com.

ANNI PIPER, AUSTRALIA'S AWARD-WINNING FIRST LADY OF BLUES  LAUNCHES THREE-MONTH WINTER 2013/14 CANADIAN/U.S. TOUR Performing in New York City: Hill Country BBQ Market Sunday, February 9   (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning "First Lady of Blues" continues her three-month Winter 2013/14 Canadian/U.S. tour with a show locally at Hill Country BBQ Market, 30 W. 26th St., New York City, Sunday, February 9. 8:30 p.m. $10. advance, $15. door. Info: (212) 255-4544 or https://www.facebook.com/HillCountryBarbecueMarketNY.   Piper recently won "Best Blues Album" at the 2013 Canberra Roots & Blues Awards in Australia, for her collaborative effort with Nicole Hart on the critically-lauded Split Second (Blues Leaf Records). Anni is also nominated in the "Female Vocalist Of The Year" category for the 2014 Australian Blues Music Awards, it was just announced.              Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning First Lady of Blues.      Piper first started playing electric guitar at age twelve, but switched to bass at age fourteen.  In 2004 Anni released an album entitled "Jailbait" in her native Australia, for which she won "Best New Talent" at the 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards. Subsequent album releases include 2007's "Texas Hold 'Em," 2010's "Chasin' Tail" (released by Blues Leaf), and her newest, 2013's "Split Second." Blues Leaf also released "Two's Company,"  a compilation from her two Australian releases.  Throughout her burgeoning career, Piper's charismatic stage presence and sultry vocals have garnered her both great reviews and multiple music industry awards nominations.      Released earlier this year, Split Second continues receiving extensive international radio airplay (including charting on Living Blues) and was a recent "Pick to Click" on SiriusXM's popular Bluesville show while earning terrific reviews from music critics everywhere. Dr. Blues writes, "When two hot mama blues divas get it together, you can assure that fireworks are in store. Piper and Hart lead and follow, harmonize and highlight each other like sisters from another mother while the band provides all the heat needed to keep things at a boil." "If you enjoy award-winning talent with a splash of the wild side, sultry Australian performer Anni Piper won't even come close to disappointing you. And you don't have to travel Down Under!"                     NAPLES DAILY NEWS "Raw and racous, down and dirty, Down Under blues."    ILLINOIS TIMES                                      "A songwriter of distinction, her songs have a blues sensibility while still addressing the issues of today."                                                                                  EDMONTON JOURNAL Anni Piper Winter 2013-2014 Canadian/U.S. Tour Itinerary Dec. 16 (Mon.) Dec. 17 (Tues.) Dec. 18 (Wed.) Dec. 19 (Thur.) Dec. 20 (Fri.) Dec. 21 (Sat.) Dec. 22 (Sun.) Dec. 28 (Sat..) Jan. 4 (Sat.) Jan. 8 (Wed.) Jan. 9 (Thur.) Jan. 10 (Fri.) Jan. 11 (Sat.) Jan. 12 (Sun.) Jan. 13 (Mon.) Jan. 14 (Tues.) Jan. 15 (Wed.) Jan. 17 (Fri.) Jan. 18 (Sat.) Jan. 19 (Sun.) Jan. 21 (Tues.) Jan. 23 (Thur.) Jan. 24 (Fri.) Jan. 25 (Sat.) Jan. 28 (Tues.) Jan. 31 (Fri.) Feb. 1 (Sat.) Feb. 6 (Thur.) Feb. 7 (Fri.) Feb. 8 (Sat.) Feb. 9 (Sun.) Feb. 13 (Thurs.) Feb. 17 (Sun.) Feb. 19 (Tues.) Feb. 14 (Fri.) Feb. 22 (Sat.) Feb. 25 (Tues.) BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE TEDDY'S JUKE JOINT BRADFORDVILLE BLUES ROCKSTAR LOUNGE ACES LOUNGE ENGLEWOOD'S ON DEARBORN LITTLE BAR RESTAURANT BERT'S BAR & GRILL BERT'S BAR & GRILL GATORZ BAR & GRILL GATORZ BAR & GRILL CHRISSY'S COURTHOUSE   CHRISSY'S COURTHOUSE VERO BEACH INN VERO BEACH INN THE HURRICANE THE HURRICANE BAYSIDE GRILL VERO BEACH INN ZSHOWZ@HOLY SMOKE OM BAR & CHILL LOUNGE JONATHAN'S LANDING BETHANY BLUES Black Ryed Sally's HILL COUNTRY BBQ Market SLIPPERY NOODLE THE ALAMO MARTINIS ON THE ROCK THE CLUB STOOGES OZONE    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Zachary, LA    Tallahassee, FL    Lake City, FL    Bradenton, FL    Dearborn, FL    Goodland, FL    Matlacha, FL    Matlacha, FL    Port Charlotte, FL    Port Charlotte, FL    Naples, FL    Naples, FL    Vero Beach, FL    Vero Beach, FL    Marathon, FL    Marathon, FL    Key Largo, FL    Vero Beach, FL    Orlando, FL    New Smyrna Beach, FL    Magnolia, DE    Lewes, DE    Hartford, CT    New York, NY    Indianapolis, IN    Springfield, IL    Rock Island, IL    Quincy, IL    Jackson, MO    Omaha, NE

Anni Piper, Australia's Award-Winning First Lady of Blues, Kicks Off Canadian/U.S. Tour, 7 Big Shows At Blues On Whyte

Award-winning Australian vocalist-bassist Anni Piper kicks off her three-month Winter 2013 Canadian/U.S. tour at the same place she concluded last Summer's tour: Blues On Whyte in Edmonton, with seven nights of show starting December 16 and running through December 22. Info: www.annipiper.com.   ANNI PIPER, AUSTRALIA'S AWARD-WINNING FIRST LADY OF BLUES  LAUNCHES THREE-MONTH WINTER 2013 CANADIAN/U.S. TOUR  Performs Locally: Blues On Whyte - Mon. Dec. 16 thru Sunday, Dec. 22                                                          (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning First Lady of Blues, kicks off her three-month Winter 2013 Canadian/U.S. tour with seven consecutive nights of shows at the same venue she concluded her Summer 2013 tour: Blues On Whyte, 10329 82 Ave., Edmonton, Monday, December 16 through Sunday, December 22. Monday-Wednesday, 9pm-1am; Thursday-Saturday, 10 pm -2 am; Saturday, Matinee Jam; Sunday, 7 pm-11 pm. Admission $4. (Friday and Saturday only; all other nights, no cover). Info: (780) 439-3981 or https://www.facebook.com/blues.whyte.    Piper recently won "Best Blues Album" at the 2013 Canberra Roots & Blues Awards in Australia, for her collaborative effort with Nicole Hart on the critically-lauded Split Second (Blues Leaf Records).                     Anni Piper, Australia's award-winning First Lady of Blues.     Piper first started playing electric guitar at age twelve, but switched to bass at age fourteen.  In 2004 Anni released an album entitled "Jailbait" in her native Australia, for which she won "Best New Talent" at the 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards. Subsequent album releases include 2007's "Texas Hold 'Em," 2010's "Chasin' Tail" (released by Blues Leaf), and her newest, 2013's "Split Second." Blues Leaf also released "Two's Company,"  a compilation from her two Australian releases.  Throughout her burgeoning career, Piper's charismatic stage presence and sultry vocals have garnered her both great reviews and multiple music industry awards nominations.   Released earlier this year, Split Second continues receiving extensive international radio airplay (including charting on Living Blues) and was a recent "Pick to Click" on SiriusXM's popular Bluesville show while earning terrific reviews from music critics everywhere. Dr. Blues writes, "When two hot mama blues divas get it together, you can assure that fireworks are in store. Piper and Hart lead and follow, harmonize and highlight each other like sisters from another mother while the band provides all the heat needed to keep things at a boil."                          "If you enjoy award-winning talent with a splash of the wild side, sultry Australian performer Anni Piper won't even come close to disappointing you. And you don't have to travel Down Under!"                                              NAPLES DAILY NEWS    Anni Piper performing her song "Jailbait" live at the Bundeberg Blues Festival:

       Anni Piper Winter 2013 Canadian/U.S. Tour Itinerary

Dec. 16 (Mon.) Dec. 17 (Tues.) Dec. 18 (Wed.) Dec. 19 (Thur.) Dec. 20 (Fri.) Dec. 21 (Sat.) Dec. 22 (Sun.) Dec. 28 (Sat..) Jan. 4 (Sat.) Jan. 10 (Fri.) Jan. 11 (Sat.) Jan. 12 (Sun.) Jan. 13 (Mon.) Jan. 17 (Fri.) Jan. 18 (Sat.) Jan. 19 (Sun.) Jan. 21 (Tues.) Jan. 22 (Wed.) Jan. 25 (Sat.) Jan. 31 (Fri.) Feb. 6 (Thur.) Feb. 21 (Fri.) BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE BLUES ON WHYTE TEDDY'S JUKE JOINT BRADFORDVILLE BLUES ENGLEWOOD'S ON DEARBORN LITTLE BAR RESTAURANT BERT'S BAR & GRILL BERT'S BAR & GRILL CHRISSY'S COURTHOUSE   CHRISSY'S COURTHOUSE ACES LOUNGE GATORZ BAR & GRILL GATORZ BAR & GRILL BAYSIDE GRILL ZSHOWZ@HOLY SMOKE JONATHAN'S LANDING  THE CLUB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Edmonton, AB    Zachary, LA    Tallahassee, FL    Dearborn, FL    Goodland, FL    Matlacha, FL    Matlacha, FL    Naples, FL    Naples, FL    Bradenton, FL    Port Charlotte, FL    Port Charlotte, FL    Key Largo, FL    Orlando, FL    Magnolia, DE    Quincy, IL

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Anni Piper, Australia's First Lady of Blues, Concludes Tour w/ 7 Big Nights At Blues On Whyte

 

 

Australian vocalist-bassist Anni Piper concludes her successful two-month Canadian/U.S. tour with seven big shows at Blues On Whyte in Edmonton, Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28. Info: www.annipiper.com.

ANNI PIPER, AUSTRALIA'S FIRST LADY OF THE BLUES,

CONCLUDES HER SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN/U.S. TOUR 

Performs Locally: Blues On Whyte - July 22 Through July 28
                                                    

  (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - Anni Piper, Australia's First Lady of Blues currently enjoying success with her chart-topping collaboration with Nicole Hart, Split Second (Blues Leaf Records), concludes her very successful Canadian/U.S. tour with seven night's worth of shows locally at Blues On Whyte, 10329 82 Ave., Edmonton, Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28. Monday-Wednesday, 9pm-1am; Thursday-Saturday, 10 pm -2 am; Saturday, Matinee Jam; Sunday, 7 pm-11 pm. Admission $4. (Friday and Saturday only). Info: (780) 439-3981 or https://www.facebook.com/blues.whyte.

  Piper has been well-received by the press during her two-month stint on the road. http://www.thebradentontimes.com/news/2013/06/15/music/aussie_blues_star_comes_to_bradenton/- The (Bradenton (Fl.) Times); and http://www.swoknews.com/styles-new/entertainment/item/8166-anni-piper-sets-shows-in-lawton - and (Lawton (Ok) Constitution, are among the many interviews the blues-singing, bass-playing Australian native has done since the tour began in June.   

                     

                               Anni Piper, Australia's First Lady of Blues. 

   Piper first started playing electric guitar at age twelve, but switched to bass at age fourteen.  In 2004 Anni released an album entitled "Jailbait" in her native Australia, for which she won "Best New Talent" at the 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards. Subsequent album releases include 2007's "Texas Hold 'Em," 2010's "Chasin' Tail" (released by Blues Leaf), and her newest, 2013's "Split Second." Blues Leaf also released "Two's Company,"  a compilation from her two Australian releases.  Throughout her burgeoning career, Piper's charismatic stage presence and sultry vocals have garnered her both great reviews and multiple music industry awards nominations.

  Released earlier this year, Split Second continues receiving extensive international radio airplay (including charting on Living Blues) and was a recent "Pick to Click" on SiriusXM's popular Bluesville show while earning terrific reviews from music critics everywhere. Dr. Blues writes, "When two hot mama blues divas get it together, you can assure that fireworks are in store. Piper and Hart lead and follow, harmonize and highlight each other like sisters from another mother while the band provides all the heat needed to keep things at a boil."

                        
                                 Anni Piper - Press Quotes

"Strap yourselves in for safety and comfort as we whisk you away to bask in a little ray of Australian sunshine in the form of singer, composer, and bassist Anni Piper strutting her originals off her Blues Leaf Records release 'Two's Company'.  BE FOREWARNED: this lovely lass has a haunting voice like a siren leading good men blissfully to their doom!"                 BLUE MONDAY MONTHLY

"Anni is one of the young, exciting new Blues talents emerging in Australia... (and) is one of the premier Australian Blues songwriters, able to capture the economy of language and wit of the Blues in her lyrics."

                                                               BLACK MARKET MUSIC

"This girl's got it...welcome a new Blues Sister to the fold." 

                                                               4CM RADIO

   Anni Piper performing her song "Jailbait" live at the Bundeberg Blues Festival:    
        

   Anni Piper "Split Second" 2013 Canadian/U.S. Tour Itinerary

June 10 (Mon.) June 11 (Tues.) June 12 (Wed.) June 13-14 (Thur./Fri.) June 15 (Sat.) June 16 (Sun.) June 17 (Mon.) June 18 (Tues.) June 19 (Wed.) June 20 (Thur.) June 21 (Fri.) June 22 (Sat.) June 25-29 (Tues.-Sat.) June 30 (Sun.) July 1 (Mon.) July 4 (Thur.) July 11 (Thur.) July 12 (Fri.) July 13 (Sat.) July 19-20 (Fri.-Sat.) July 22-28 (Mon.-Sun.) ROCKSTAR LOUNGE BOSTON'S ON THE BEACH THE DIVE BAR HURRICANE BAYSIDE GRILLE BEACH SHACK BMERRY GASTRO PUB GATORZ BLUE ROOSTER ACES CHRISSY'S TAVERN BERT'S BAR APACHE HOTEL CASINO KNUCKLEHEADS THE ALAMO HOUSE OF BLUES SELLERSVILLE THEATER* UKRANIAN CULTURAL CTR. BELL TREE TAVERN  THE BLUES CAN BLUES ON WHYTE    Lake City, FL    Lake Worth, FL    Ft. Lauderdale, FL    Marathon, FL    Key Largo, FL    Cocoa Beach, FL    Stuart, FL    Port Charlotte, FL    Sarasota, FL    Bradenton, FL    Naples, FL    Matlacha, FL    Lawton, OK    Kansas City, MO    Springfield, IL    Chicago, IL    Sellersville, PA    Whippany, NJ    Southern Pines, NC    Calgary, AB    Edmonton, AB                                               *Opening for Chris Duarte

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