Anna And Elizabeth

for any who finally want to pick up an instrument gathering dust in a closet, for any who want to get familiar with the mysteries of their own voice -- a seasonal reminder, we teach lessons ! anna : online + in person in brooklyn. sliding scale. link in bio to learn more or to sign up! elizabeth : online ! email at elizabethlaprelle@gmail or dm her personal ig image description : a block printed poster in blue with the text "music lessons guitar fiddle banjo voice" vibrates through a few iterations of the printing, in animation. a guitar, banjo and fiddle amongst flowers.

join us in supporting this family, haitham & sons and new baby girl ! linkinbio hand drawn poppies and text reads "support haitham and his family in gaza" with an image of a father holding two smiling sons on a couch, and a qr code. haitham shared : "Because of my disability and the difficult situation in Gaza, finding stable work has become almost impossible. Rebuilding the shop is also not possible right now due to the high cost of equipment and the lack of electricity. This fundraiser is simply meant to help our family have a small and stable source of support — something like a modest monthly income that can help us cover basic needs like food, medicine, and essential care for our children. We are not asking for luxury, only for the chance to live with dignity and take care of our children during this very difficult time. Any support, or even sharing our story, can make a real difference for our family. Thank you for taking the time to read our story and for standing with us. With gratitude, Haitham and family"

not too late to sign up for winter cowan classes !!!! @elizabethlaprelle is teaching singing ! @arg___art is teaching banjo !! online ! for 8 weeks 💗💗💗 head to @cowancommunitycenter to sign up , and to check out the other marvelous offerings ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

From Anna : new york ! has been many a moon since i did an in-person workshop ! and been too long since i’ve visited the fine folk at jalopy — excited to host an in-person banjo workshop in a few weekends! callin it LEARNING ON THE FLY — often, i’ve learned or taught by slowing things down, breaking tunes down into small parts and gradually speeding up, BUT for this class, we’re going to approach things from the opposite direction, and focus on sharpening the skills of learning tunes “at speed” We will break down some of the steps and skills for this process, including: - identifying common patterns/fingerings in the different tunings (and patterns to practice at home!) - listening skills that help you understand what you are hearing — keeping track of (and remembering) the different parts of a tune - making a simple bare-bones version of a tune when it’s new (and how to gradually add detail to it!) We’ll also work on some background rhythm licks and chords to play/support the fiddler with as you’re figuring the tune out. Sign up on jalopys website!To inquire about scholarship/financial aid, please email [email protected]. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️Some fun news coming soooon for a pair of online classes both of us are teaching this winter!💕💕💕💕💕💕

💫 🎂 In honor of its 10th anniversary, @annaandelizabeth ’s now legendary self-titled record will be available on vinyl (white & black editions) for the first time ever on 10/10 🪕🔥

hey y'all : WE ARE TEACHING LESSONS ! both of us are teaching sliding scale lessons online -- elizabeth ❤️ folk song, vocal technique, clawhammer banjo. dm @elizabethlaprelle anna 🌿 voice, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and a class for sick singers. you can dm @arg___art and get more info/sign up on their website / annarg.art <3 online, mostly <3 throw back to this lovely video shot by @beehivepro at the @thefloydcountrystore many moons ago !! the whole video is in the link in our bio. video description : two white women one with orange sweater and banjo, the other with navy shirt and guitar, sit together and sing at a microphone. their playing is rhythmic, droney. elizabeth sings : "that poor young man in darkness, cares not for the gospel life, til suddenly hears the whistle blow, and the little black train in sight. oh lord won't you please spare me, i see my wicked plight. have mercy lord upon me, please come and set me right. but death had fixed his shackles, upon his chain so tight. before he got his business fixed, the little black train in sight. there's a little black train a comin fix all your business right there's a little black train a comin and it could be here tonight.

coming back on here on occasion, for news of our various current projects <3 u can follow @elizabethlaprelle + @arg___art to stay up to date <3 [ and we might have news related to the anniversary of our self titled album to share soon <3 ] anyone in NYC this month ? anna is mounting a big storytelling/experimental music show on the 24th ! it's free ! AIR CHANGE PER HOUR Thu 24 Apr, 2025, 8pm Free! RSVP ! @issueprojectroom link in bio ! complete access info there and in chat (masks required, wheelchair accessible. CART, sound + audio descriptions) ISSUE is proud to present AIR CHANGE PER HOUR, the first commission from 2025 Artist-In-Residence Anna RG that interrogates relationships between sound, space, and accessibility in the context of airborne safety. Rooted in the ongoing realities of the pandemic, this work challenges expectations of silence in performance spaces by embracing the presence of air purifiers—not just as functional access objects, but as sonic, conceptual and political agents within the room. they said purifiers were loud, meant audible sound. held silence over safety, one sense above another. but here in the corner the purifier is humming furniture music in Bb. it is holding duets between the loud of the ache in my head and the song through the fog. it is setting a room, shared resonant lung, and in we move the air we borrow, and here it filters what our bodies cannot. accompanist to a row of stories; like held their breath and wait for help, like letters from a fever. lean in, a rumble, lean in, what kind of future breeze, out of the corner of your eye? Image description: musical score over three slides. five horizontal lines of a western musical staff, upon which float five symbols. 1. a curling treble clef; 2. a time signature with the word Sick over the word Time. 3. a red arterial painted glob with thin lines extending diagonally; 4. a black rectangle hanging from a middle staff line, the symbol for a whole rest. 5. two small black dots before a pair of vertical lines, a repeat symbol. Beneath the score are the words “sound,” “rest,” and “repeat.”

Some stills from our short film, Jeano A fifteen minute imaginative exploration into how we engage with the dreams of the past, and the thresholds that bridge time and space. “Jeano and Jeanette” was sung in 1941 by Margaret Shipman in her kitchen in Lee, MA and recorded by Helen Hartness Flanders. In 2018, the duo Anna & Elizabeth found the recording of Margaret’s singing and made a new arrangement of the song for their own record. Interpreting the song through a different medium, this film deconstructs that same source material that has been passed across generations, meditating on its contents, and communicating its meaning in a new way. Circling around two figures - a New England housewife, the wisher, and a character in a mythical waiting space who collects all the wishes - the film considers the potential power in the wishes of those left behind. Up on @smithsonianfolkways YouTube Link in bio

ANNA @arg___art doesn't perform much anymore. this is because they're immunocompromised, and because covid safety measures have been dropped from most venues, even as the virus continues. JOIN a new effort of hers, @a.i.r.nyc collective with a group of disabled nyc artists, to build an air purifier lending library to help make shows safer in their community !! There is a deep inaccessibility issue in music . We all can play a part in shifting this. They are raising funds to build their library, support if you can [🔗 in bio], share, and if you live in or are touring through nyc, please reach out if you want to use a purifier and make your show safer!!! [ this pic, taken by @aoife_mcatamney , at one of anna's two shows last year, hosted in dublin by @chronicartcollective ❤️ ]

Anna plays Dublin tonight 💕💕🍉🍉 Show at 8, I play last 🩷 after @hoganddice and @aoifewolf It is gorgeous and cosy in here, thanks to magic of @misc.aine and @chronicartcollective and a beautiful crew of disabled folk helping set up ! Show is masked, with air filters. Wheelchair accessible with an outdoor space with warm Novembery drinks. Id ::: anna, a white femme in pink light, smizes and wears a white mask. Behind is projected “the high risk club” in charming hand lettering.

Would you like a song over the phone? THIS SATURDAY, @arg___art opens SICK CENTER : DUMBO OFFICE for 6 glorious hours offering SONGS ON CALL, a serenade service for the sick, by the sick*. dear sick friends, let me sing you a song! dear friends, send a song to your sick friends ! text or stop by the (brooklyn) pop-up office on the day of, or sign up in advance by dm or online : (linkinbio) I can sing to anyone in a time zone that will be awake between 12-6 EST :) **sick can include but is not limited to those with a cold, with a bug, with fog, with fatigue, with pain, with nausea; those stuck in bed, those needing to push through; those living with chronic pain, chronic illness, migraines, anxiety, depression, dementia, addiction; those in the middle of treatment, in remission, in recovery, in quarantine, in isolation, in grief; those undiagnosed, self diagnosed, and doctor diagnosed. All are welcome. thank you to @dumbo_brooklyn and @bkartscouncil @art_dumbo for supporting this project !!!!!

Vicki practicing stories for tomorrow 💓💓 Still time for a last minute addition if you want to sign up! Link in bio