Star Anna Constantia Krogstie Bamford
[Nicole Brodeur]
''Seattle Times'', 16 July 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2011. is an American singer and guitarist from
Ellensburg, Washington
Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States. It is located just east of the Cascade Range near the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 82
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who plays
Americana
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and
alt-country
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.
Her band Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs includes Justin Davis (guitar), Keith Ash (bass), and Travis Yost (drums). Since summer 2010, the band has also included Ty Bailie on keyboards. Davis replaced original guitarist Corey Dosch, who left the band to pursue his Ph.D.;
Ash replaced earlier bassist Frank Johnson.
[Chelsea Krotzer]
Ellensburg's Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs just do what they love
''Daily Record'' (Ellensburg, Washington), 25 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
Life and musical career
Star Anna was born in 1985. She began playing drums at the age of 11. During high school, she played in a
punk rock band named No Continuous Standing as a drummer. When she reached the age of 16, she became a guitarist and started writing songs. Her early songs were specifically Christian but later expanded to include personal material in her songs.
Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs appeared with the
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
The Seattle Symphony is an American orchestra based in Seattle, Washington. Since 1998, the orchestra is resident at Benaroya Hall. The orchestra also serves as the accompanying orchestra for the Seattle Opera.
History
Beginnings
The orchest ...
on October 26, 2012. The orchestra performed two of Star Anna's songs, arranged by Scott Teske, and a piece composed by Teske with lyrics by Star Anna.
In his weekly column for Seattle alternative press weekly
The Stranger,
Duff McKagan
Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5, 1964), sometimes credited as Duff "Rose" McKagan, is an American musician. He played bass for twelve years in the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late ...
wrote positively regarding her singing voic
Discography
* ''Crooked Path'' (2008)
* ''The Only Thing That Matters'' (2009)
* ''Alone in This Together'' (2011)
* ''Call Your Girlfriend'' (Single) (2012)
* ''Go to Hell'' (2013) with Ty Bailie (keyboards/organ/piano), Julian McDonough (drums), Jacques Willis (vibraphones), Will Moore (bass), and Jeff Fielder (guitars)
* ''The Sky Is Falling'' (2014)
* ''Light in the Window'' (2016)
Notes
External links
Official site
* Barbara Mitchell
Star Anna: A Bruising Breakup Song NPR Song of the Day, 7 October 2009
* Chelsea Krotzer
''Daily Record'' (Ellensburg, Washington), 25 September 2009
* Keesha Davis
Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs—Your New Favorite Band ''Dog Canyon'' magazine (Texas), 29 July 2010.
* Megan Scott, eburban.com
Interview:Star Anna 11 August 2011
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American alternative country singers
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Living people
Singer-songwriters from Washington (state)
People from Ellensburg, Washington
Year of birth missing (living people)
Country musicians from Washington (state)
21st-century American women