Bio

Anne-Marie Sanderson is a British singer-songwriter, currently based in Portland, Oregon.  Propelled by an inquisitive mind and a sense of adventure, Anne-Marie has charted the globe… sort of.  From carving a niche for herself amidst the hustle and bustle of London’s folk scene, and busking her way through France, to yodeling for a spell in the Swiss Alps, she now finds herself in Portland, where people are quite friendly and seem to enjoy her strange accent as well as her songs.

Anne-Marie’s music has been described as “face-melting” and “mind-blowing”, with comparisons drawn to the vocal-stylings of some really swank female singer-types, among others.   Employing several different alternate tunings and a self-taught finger picking style, Anne-Marie’s guitar playing is refreshingly unconventional, but good.  Her songs paint pictures, reignite memories (before safely extinguishing them), ask questions, and occasionally answer them.  Anne-Marie has been playing various venues around town in an effort to promote her growing collection of songs, some of which will be featured on her brand new EP ‘Eloquence’.

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Press

“…[Anne-Marie's] acoustic guitar pop is soothing, folk sensibilities seeping into the song’s very fabric to form a track so beautifully unassuming and humble and uncomplicated you cannot find fault. [...She is] a vocalist who is truly, undeniably comforting…”  ~ Music Dissection

“…graceful and delicate.”  ~ A New Band A Day

“Her song “Kane Cunningham (The Times That We Live In)” tells the story about a house purchased by UK artist Kane Cunningham, which is on the verge of falling off a cliff. While it may seem like a difficult topic to write, much less sing, about, Sanderson pulls it off with a stunning allure.” ~ Stereofox