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Anne-Marie Sanderson - Amethyst Shoes live

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · 10d

youtu.be/XmP5O2S1ihQ?...

A song inspired by Marina Abramovic's 'Shoes for Departure' (which I learned about via Rebecca Solnit's brilliant book Wanderlust)... a great big pair of amethyst clogs, which, when viewed in a gallery, you are invited step into and see where they take you...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29d

I’ve just finished reading Sarah Hall’s new novel Helm. It is a truly astonishing thing, this book, so vivid that you keep wondering how she could have been witness to all those events, from the Neolithic onwards. Then you remember she made them up. But how? 🧵1/5

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Aug 1

Oops, I forgot about bluesky for a bit. But conveniently remembered because my album is now available on 12" eco-vinyl... and it's bandcamp Friday! (Bandcamp waives its fee and artists get a bigger slice of the pie...)... If you'd like a copy, please step this way: annemariesanderson.bandcamp.com

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 19

Thanks for sharing, Ken!

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 12

Oh, and that’s a Donna Haraway reference about “staying with the trouble”. Another musician influenced by her incredible writing is Ben Weaver (who isn’t on Bluesky but do check out his beautiful album Stay With on Bandcamp).

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 12

…but that is exactly what this song does, culminating in its own downpour with thundering drums (thank you @joshj_music) and lightning clarinets (c’est moi). My local sparrows round out the song with a post-storm cameo.

Anne-Marie Sanderson — Gigs

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 12

The Sky Today - track 8 on my album Old Light. I wrote it during a dry spell in March 2022, fretting about the unseasonable lack of rain. It’s usually an unpopular thing to audibly wish for rain…

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 10

Just a few weeks until I play my first ever gig in #KirkbyLonsdale, for St Mary's Events. I'll be playing songs from Old Light, as well as new and unreleased music including some piano songs on the venue's grand piano. Fancy!
Tickets are available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 3

Tickets via www.annemariesanderson.com/gigs

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · May 3

Two lovely gigs coming up in May! 🌸🌼🌷🧚‍♀️

On 29th May I’ll be playing a short support set for Iona Lane at Brewery Arts Kendal

And on Friday 30th May I’ll be playing a full solo gig at St Marys in Kirkby Lonsdale - I’m especially looking forward to playing the venue’s grand piano for a few songs 🎹🥰

I lost something in the hills - Sibylle Baier

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is terribly sad news. What an inspiring man Jamie was. Thoughts are with Bea and all who knew and loved him.

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 25

Following my cover of Linda Perhacs’ gorgeous song Morning Colors, here is another for my pantheon of Unsung Heroines; Sibylle Baier’s beguiling song “I lost something in the hills”.

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Anne-Marie Sanderson - Old Light

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 20

Old Light is my incantation to help counter the endarkenment. It’s about learning from the past, paying attention, and letting hopeful glimmers help guide our way in a strange and uncertain world 🧡✨
youtu.be/ktxk6jAflf8?...

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 17

If you’re in #sheffield this evening, that would be a lovely coincidence because me and my pal Coruja Jones will be there too, playing a sweet gig at Cafe9 in #netheredge … come and join us if you can 🧡✨

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 8

Are you in #Sheffield? Or near Sheffield? It's very nice there and I have a #gig with my pal Coruja Jones next Thursday at lovely Cafe#9 in Nether Edge. We'd love to see you there if you can make it! wegottickets.com/event/645549

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 8

Are you in #Sheffield? Or near Sheffield? It's very nice there and I have a #gig with my pal Coruja Jones next Thursday at lovely Cafe#9 in Nether Edge. We'd love to see you there if you can make it! wegottickets.com/event/645549

Morning Colors - Linda Perhacs (covered by Anne-Marie Sanderson)

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 14

Thanks Ken, glad to share, I think you’ll enjoy her music!

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 13

My fascination with under appreciated women singer-songwriters continues, with a cover of Linda Perhacs’ “Morning Colors” over on YouTube youtu.be/Wjd8ytfSJJw?...

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 8

Are you in #Sheffield? Or near Sheffield? It's very nice there and I have a #gig with my pal Coruja Jones next Thursday at lovely Cafe#9 in Nether Edge. We'd love to see you there if you can make it! wegottickets.com/event/645549

Anne-Marie Sanderson - Amethyst Shoes (Official Lyric Video)

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 6

"Shoes for Departure are made from pure amethyst and weigh 70 kilos, so you can’t walk. People in the public should take their shoes off, wear the amethyst shoes, close their eyes, not move and depart. The proposition is the mental – not the physical – departure." - Marina Abramovic

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 6

My dreamy new lyric video is out now... inky, lava lamp-like and kaleidoscopic visuals for journeys of the mind: youtu.be/yqBQntzoFnY?...
I wrote Amethyst Shoes after reading about Marina Abramovic's piece "Shoes for Departure" in Rebecca Solnit's brilliant book "Wanderlust: a history of walking".

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Apr 1

I'll be sending out a newsletter to my email subscribers shortly, with a few news items including exclusive access to a dreamy new lyric video, before it's released to the wider world... Sign up for my emails via my website, if you like: www.annemariesanderson.com

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Mar 21

This is going to follow me around all day, I just know it

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Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today my regular 6:30am dog outing was brightened up by (a) the sun; and (b) random guy across the street asking/telling me "do you know what birds are?? .... ancient dinosaurs!!"
"Yes"
"No they aaaare, just people haven't realised it yet!"
And off he went. I was actually braced for a conspiracy 😂

Anne-Marie Sanderson @annemariesanderson.bsky.social · Mar 10

Currently planning another EU train tour for this Oct - any venue recs gratefully received! 😀