Ann Reed (born December 1, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitar player from

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, Minnesota. She is one of the few women guitarists who primarily play the

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. Reed has appeared on ''

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'' and on radio shows such as ''

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'' and '' The Morning Show'' on

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, ''

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'', and ''

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''. She has performed at folk festivals including

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and the

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, and continues to perform in concert. In recent years, Reed has also developed her talents as a playwright and voice-over talent, creating and producing a podcast called ''The Henry and Buster Show''. She donates up to 25 percent of her concert tour bookings for organizations that primarily address issues affecting women and children. Reed first recorded independently then with

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, but since the early 1990s she has produced and distributed her music through her own company, Turtlecub Productions. Ann Reed's first novel, ''Citizens of Campbell'', was published in 2016.

Awards

She has received several awards from the

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, including Songwriter of the Year and Artist of the Year.

Discography

* ''Carpediem'' (1980) * ''room & board'' (sic) (Milwaukee: Icebergg Records, 1984) * ''Just Can't Stop'' (LP/cassette,

, 1986) * ''Talk To Me'' (LP/cassette/CD, Red House Records, 1990) * ''Back and Forth'' (1990) * ''Road of the Heart'' (1991) * ''By Request'' (1992) * ''Hole in The Day'' (1993) * ''Life Gets Real'' (1995) * ''Timing is Everything'' (1997) * ''Through the Window'' (2000) * ''Not Your Average'' Holiday CD (2001) * ''Gift of Age'' (2002) * ''Ann Reed Valentine's CD'' (2003) * ''Telling Stories'' (2006) * ''Every Long Journey : Songs for Wellness'' (2006) * ''The State Fair Songs'' (2007) * ''Heroes'' (2007) * ''Songs for Minnesota'' (2008) * ''Where the Earth Is Round'' (2009) * "Eventually" (released as a single, 2011) * "One Breath" (released as a single, 2011) * ''Eventually'' (2013) * ''Winter Springs, Summer Falls'' (2017)

External links

Ann Reed official website

The Henry & Buster Show official web site
1954 births Living people 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American women guitarists 21st-century American women American acoustic guitarists American women dramatists and playwrights American women singer-songwriters Guitarists from Minnesota Red House Records artists Singer-songwriters from Minnesota Singers from Minneapolis {{US-singer-songwriter-stub