Anne Harris

Chicago based fiddle player and singer-songwriter Anne Harris has been touring nationally and internationally in the Blues and American Roots genres, gaining fans who are drawn to her uniquely dynamic performances. Her collaborations, live and in-studio, span a large and diverse group of artists, including Markus James, Otis Taylor, Anders Osborne, Living Colour, Shemekia Copeland, Vieux Farke Toure, Guy Davis, Marcella Simien, Cracker, and occasional appearances with hippie legends Jefferson Starship. In 2024 she was awarded the Living Blues Critic’s Choice Award for Best Musician [other] Violin. Anne starred in and wrote the score for the award winning short independent film, “The Musician”, directed by Mark Schimmel. She is the curator and host of a highly acclaimed quarterly women’s music series called ‘She Said.’ This series, supported by the Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation of Illinois features performances and conversations with extraordinary women and femme musicians. Anne commissioned a violin to be made by Nashville luthier Amanda Ewing, officially recognized by the State of Tennessee as the first accredited Black woman violin luthier in the U.S., making this the first official violin commission on record between two black women- luthier and violinist, in the history of the U.S.