Anna Mieke

Anna Mieke is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Wicklow, Ireland. Anna Mieke’s musical landscape developed from years of collaborations and experimenting, during her time living in both Cork and Dublin. In 2022, she undertook a residency in New York, collaborating with NYC-based musicians and composers, followed by a 16-date North America full-band tour and support tours with Florist and Iron and Wine across Europe and the US in 2023. She has also supported artists including Wilco, Anais Mitchell, Lankum + Bonny Light Horseman. Outside of her solo material, Anna Mieke played cello with HEX, a Cork-based improvisatory group, and developed her vocals as one-third of the singing group, Rufous Nightjar, both of which allowed her to further explore sound manipulation, improvisation and complex harmonic arrangements. Theatre, which she recorded + co-produced with Nick Rayner, features contributions from bandmates Ryan Hargadon (Kojaque, @Rachael Lavelle) and Matthew Jacobson (Umbra), as well as Rozi Leyden (Rozi Plain), Brían Glynn (@Ye Vagabonds), Lina Andonovska, Alannah Thorn burgh and Cora Venus Lunny + was released in 2022. Theatre was nominated for Album of the Year (2022) in Ireland’s ‘Choice Awards’. “Anna Mieke mines a rich seam of nostalgia and loss on a dreamlike second album” - The Guardian, ★★★★